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State of Nevada Announces
An Open Competitive Recruitment for:
FORESTRY PROGRAM MANAGER, OPTION C: CONSERVATION CAMPS
APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -  $59,236.56 to  $88,698.24  PAY GRADE: 39
For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.
JOB INFORMATION
Work Type: Permanent, full time vacancies as they may occur in this geographical location.
Department: Conservation and Natural Resources
Division: Division of Forestry
Location: Carson, Minden, Gardnerville, Genoa
Job Class Code: 01.805 C
RECRUITMENT INFORMATION
Announcement Number: 35611
Open to all qualified persons.
Posted 10/25/2018
Close Date: 11/27/2018
Recruiter:
   KENNETH SCHULZ
   Phone: **None**
   Email: krschulz@admin.nv.gov
Applications accepted for another Expired
The Position
Forestry Program Managers plan, coordinate and oversee activities, services and staff in major program areas such as resource management, fire management, conservation camp management, support services management, or safety and training management.
Forestry Program Managers plan, coordinate and oversee activities, services and staff in major program areas such as resource management, fire management, conservation camp management, or serve as Regional Forester. The incumbent functions as a manager who trains, supervises and evaluates the performance of subordinate supervisors; develops policies and procedures; and allocates staff and resources to accomplish goals and objectives. The Division of Forestry's mission is to provide professional natural resource and wildland fire management services to enhance, conserve and protect forest, rangeland and watershed values, endangered plants and other native flora.
The Division of Forestry has a unique partnership with the Department of Corrections to train and provide labor skills in natural resource and wildland fire management to minimum security inmates to help rehabilitate and reduce return rates. This position is a senior leadership position within the Division, working alongside counterparts representing resource and wildland fire management to plan, coordinate and oversee activities, services and staff to meet the overall mission of the agency. The incumbent should have a working knowledge of principles, practices and methods of effective natural resource management for forests, rangelands, and watersheds; wildland fire suppression, mitigation and prevention; federal, State and local governmental relationships and collaborative processes; and leadership principles and practices. The Forestry Program Manager- Conservation Camps functions as a program administrator and manager who conducts strategic planning and establishes programmatic goals for continued development and enhancement of the program. The incumbent allocates staff and resources to accomplish goals and objectives, tracks strategic plan implementation, supervises and evaluates the performance of subordinate supervisors, and develops policies and procedures. The program manager is responsible for training and mentoring staff in order to develop strong program leadership and must be able to develop and manage budgets and analyze and create reports for varying audiences. The position requires strong leadership skills and the capability to work effectively as a member of an executive management team. For additional information and references regarding this position, please paste this link into your browser (https://tinyurl.com/y7pmldw3). *** THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. QUALIFIED APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ***

To Qualify:
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
Education and Experience (Minimum Qualifications)
    Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in business administration, forestry, natural resource management or related field and four years of increasingly responsible conservation camp experience which included conservation and natural resource management activities, fire suppression and budget preparation including at least two years of supervisory experience; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Special Requirements
    A valid driver's license is required at the time of appointment and as a condition of continuing employment.
The Examination
FORESTRY PROGRAM MANAGER, OPTION C: CONSERVATION CAMPS (01.805C) Training and Experience Exam
The exam will consist of a rating of training and experience weighted 100%. It is essential that applications include extensively detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. Your score will be based on the information provided in your application and your responses to the questions asked below. If there are several parts to a question, answer each part separately. Along with each answer, identify the position(s) and/or training (as described in your application) where you gained the background asked for in the question. Absence of experience/training asked for in a question is not necessarily disqualifying. Failure to answer the questions will result in a score based solely on the application.

Qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview.
1) Describe your experience, including the number of years, in developing, interpreting, and applying rules and regulations and/or policies and procedures.
2) Describe your experience preparing and providing testimony to varying audiences.
3) Describe your experience working in a natural resources field with diverse cooperators including: 1) federal; 2) state; 3) local agencies; and 4) private landowners.
4) Describe your experience, including the number of years, developing, managing, and defending a budget request.
5) Describe your experience, including the number of years, managing and supervising other supervisors that have responsibility for a program specific area or program entity under your chain of command.
6) Describe your experience, including the number of years, developing and implementing program level goals and objectives.
INFORMATIONAL LINKS
For more information about state employment, visit the following:
Division of Human Resource Management: http://hr.nv.gov
Public Employees Retirement System: http://www.nvpers.org
Public Employees Benefits Program: http://pebp.state.nv.us
More Benefits Information: http://nvjobs.nv.gov/Applicants/EB
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Email
Direct Inquiries or Correspondence to:
Division of Human Resource Management
Northern Nevada
209 East Musser Street,
Room 101
Carson City, Nevada 89701-4204

TDD for the Hearing Impaired (800) 326-6868
Division of Human Resource Management
Southern Nevada
555 East Washington Avenue,
Suite 1400
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101-1046

TDD for the Hearing Impaired (800) 326-6868


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