Make Nature Your Office: Explore job opportunities at Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Bridget O'Rourke
DENVER – Are you ready to turn your love for the outdoors into a career? Join our team at Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) and become a part of something truly special.At CPW, we're not just hiring Park Rangers and District Wildlife Managers. We're looking for passionate individuals who will play a vital role in our mission to perpetuate the state's wildlife resources and provide quality parks and outdoor opportunities for all.
Applications for the positions are live Sept. 1- 30, 2024. CPW staff will send links to the written exam, writing prompt, and background check materials to applicants shortly after the application period closes. The next step for those who score well on the written exams is participating in an online oral panel hosted from Oct. 15-17. Those who do well on the oral panels will complete a polygraph exam and physical fitness test between Oct.30 - Nov.6. The final Executive Management Interviews will be on Nov. 7-8.
To help applicants with the hiring process, CPW is hosting a Park Ranger and District Wildlife Manager Hiring Q&A Webinar on Sept. 13 at 6:30 p.m. Interested attendees can register for the webinar online.
Applicants can also schedule a ride-along with a CPW Park Ranger or District Wildlife Officer by calling their local CPW office.
CPW Park Rangers wear many diverse hats, but their general duties are to provide public safety, natural resource protection, and administrative management of Colorado state parks. To learn more, visit cpw.state.co.us/careers
District Wildlife Managers are wildlife professionals dedicated to law enforcement, customer service, and wildlife management. To learn more, visit cpw.state.co.us/careers
In addition to offering rewarding, meaningful work, the job positions also offer quality benefit packages that include:
- Medical and Dental plans
- Flexible retirement plans, including PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus pre-tax and Roth 401K and 457 Plans
- Paid life insurance
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Employee Wellness Programs
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Health Savings Accounts
- Paid holidays per year and sick leave
- Flexible work schedules and remote work options
- Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
To learn more about the application process and the benefits packages, visit cpw.state.co.us/careers.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is an enterprise agency, relying primarily on license sales, state parks fees and registration fees to support its operations, including: 43 state parks and more than 350 wildlife areas covering approximately 900,000 acres, management of fishing and hunting, wildlife watching, camping, motorized and non-motorized trails, boating and outdoor education. CPW's work contributes approximately $6 billion in total economic impact annually throughout Colorado.