CONSERVATION CAMP SUPERVISOR

JOB The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (NDCNR), protects, manages, and enhances the State's resources to provide the highest quality of life for Nevada's citizens and visitors. The NDCNR with over 900 employees consists of the Director's Office and the following divisions and programs: Environmental Protection, Forestry, State Lands, State Parks, Water Resources, Outdoor Recreation, Natural Heritage, State Historic Preservation Office, Off-Highway Vehicles, Sagebrush Ecosystem, and the Conservation Districts Program. The Department also provides support staff to the Nevada Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and has responsibility for numerous Boards, Commissions, and Councils. The Department has locations and/or provides program services in every community of the State. The mission of the Nevada Division of Forestry (NDF) is to protect and enhance Nevada's ecosystems and communities through natural resource stewardship and wildfire management. The Division of Forestry has a unique partnership with the Department of Corrections to train and provide labor skills in natural resources and wildland fire management to minimum security inmates to provide professional job skills for rehabilitation and to reduce recidivism. This position oversees the Nevada Division of Forestry operations at the Three Lakes Valley Conservation Camp (TLVCC) near Indian Springs, located approximately 38 miles from the City of Las Vegas. Conservation Camp Supervisors manage the Division of Forestry's inmate worker program that supports field implementation of natural resources, mobile kitchen unit support, and wildfire management at one or more correctional facilities. Incumbents are responsible for facility maintenance, budgeting, project planning, customer relations, asset management, security planning, reporting and supervision of assigned crew supervisors. The Conservation Camp Supervisor is responsible for ensuring the assigned Conservation Crew Supervisors have clear direction and expectations for their daily work assignments. This position administers daily camp operations and ensures their camp meets agency targets by providing leadership, training and direction to assigned staff; ordering equipment and supplies; preparing camp budgets; monitoring camp expenditures; tracking camp performance; producing various reports; assigning and review work; and initiating disciplinary action. This position visits project sites to develop estimates of funding, resources, equipment and labor required to complete projects and establishes agreements with cooperators for project implementation. The position serves as the liaison with the Department of Corrections officials and resolves operational issues and ensures the missions of both agencies are being met. The Conservation Camp Supervisor schedules natural resource management work year-round and coordinates their crews' wildfire response within and outside the state, as approved. The position is responsible for fostering good communication between all program areas of the Division, as well as with external partners and cooperators. The Conservation Camp Supervisor reports directly to the Conservation Camp Area Supervisor. Positions in this series supervise the inmate work program at an assigned conservation camp facility or geographic area and are responsible for budget maintenance, project planning, community relations, camp resource and fire suppression programs, security planning, and supervision of assigned personnel.

EXAMPLE OF DUTIES

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in biology, ecology, forestry, natural resource management, business or public administration, or related field and one year of journey level experience supervising work crews assigned to fire suppression and/or resource management; recordkeeping; inventory control; and equipment maintenance; OR Associate's degree from an accredited college or university in forestry, natural resource management, business or public administration, or related field and two years of journey level experience as described above; OR graduation from high school or equivalent education and three years of journey level experience as described above; OR one year of experience as a Conservation Crew Supervisor III in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Working knowledge of: natural resource conservation principles and forest and rangeland management practices; wildland fire behavior and suppression tactics, techniques, strategies and logistical support to include the use of tools and equipment.

General knowledge of:

operation of computers including word processing, spreadsheet and database management software.

Ability to:

plan, organize and coordinate the work of assigned personnel and inmate crews; compile data and calculate inmate good time credits; establish cooperative and effective working relationships with federal, State and county agencies, non-profit organizations, private companies and individuals; promote the services of the Conservation Camp program to the community; estimate the time required and cost of personnel, equipment and materials for completion of work projects; develop and administer emergency action plans; audit equipment use, inventory and funds to ensure proper utilization and accounting; evaluate training needs of staff and provide for training opportunities; prepare budget requests and monitor expenditures; coordinate inmate activities with Department of Corrections administrators.

Recruiter Contact Information:

Susan Ashley - q.ashley@admin.nv.gov