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Under general direction, Wildlife Staff Specialists perform program research, planning, analysis and evaluation; draft proposed legislation, policies, procedures and regulations related to wildlife management programs and activities throughout the State.

This position co-leads the Habitat Restoration and Rehabilitation Program for the Department. The program coordinates, plans, funds, implements, and monitors projects aimed at improving habitat values for wildlife. The incumbent will evaluate and prioritize actions and locations to most efficiently and effectively rehabilitate degraded vegetative communities that have been impacted by land use, infested with noxious/invasive plants or damaged by wildfire. This position administers the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration (WSFR) Program's W-24 Wildlife Habitat Restoration Grant. This position is the implementation lead providing support to staff on project administration activities including coordination, contract administration, agreement administration and reporting, NDOW funding program administration and support, etc. An ecological background with knowledge and experience of Nevada's habitats, plants, soils, systems, and rangeland restoration techniques is necessary. Knowledge and experience with geo-spatial information, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and databases is preferred. This position is also responsible for reporting on program accomplishments and working with NDOW?s Conservation Education Division on media releases. This position also provides support to the other program co-lead on an as needed basis assisting with the vegetation monitoring programs, science/research, and planning needs.

This is a leadership position that will be acting as liaison with state and federal land management agencies and a variety of national and state conservation organizations to pursue, capture and leverage funds and resources for habitat restoration actions. Coordination and communication with restoration biologists, cooperating agencies and entities is required for the purpose of negotiating approaches and solutions to major resource issues in Nevada's ecosystems, especially the Great Basin. The position will have fiscal responsibilities such as; applying for, managing and reporting on various grants and agreements, as well as assisting on overarching contracts, subgrants and purchase requisitions. This will also involve coordinating the development of policies and procedures necessary to operate the restoration and rehabilitation program. Work is performed independently within the framework of department policies and all applicable laws, regulations and statutory requirements; project management includes determining work priorities, standards, techniques and guidelines; when standards and techniques are not adequate or applicable, judgment and ingenuity must be exercised. The State of Nevada is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action in recruitment of its employees and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages.

In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements: