The County of Riverside’s Regional Park and Open-Space District has an opportunity for a Natural Resources Manager who will be assigned to the Multi-Species Reserve located in Temecula.  The Natural Resource Manager will serve as a lead to coordinate, prepare, implement and evaluate plans and procedures for managing current and future projects regarding wildlife habitat and passive recreation activities.  Additionally, the incumbent will enforce laws relating to environmental resource protection, public use of conservation lands, and various regulatory requirements.

The District seeks candidates that have land management (with passive recreation component), vegetation management and habitat restoration experience.  Candidates that know about the collection of flora and fauna of California, and have experience creating, restoring, enhancing wildlife habitat for conservation and passive recreation are highly encouraged to apply.

Meet the Team!
The Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District is a nationally accredited agency who strives to be the regional leader in improving lives through people, parks, places, and programs. Their mission is to acquire, protect, develop, manage, and interpret for the inspiration, use, and enjoyment of all people, a well-balanced system of areas of outstanding scenic, recreational, and historic importance.

• Prepares, implements, evaluates, and revises management plans and programs for wildlife reserves in consultation with federal and State resource agencies, scientists, and researchers; provides functional supervision for professional, operations and maintenance staff assigned to wildlife management, exotic vegetation removal, and habitat restoration projects carried out by the Park District; provides procedures, methods and species identification training as needed for district staff and project consultants; works with licensed district staff in the application of herbicides and pesticides.

• Prepares complex technical reports regarding habitat management and environmental restoration projects; designs, implements, and evaluates data collection activities and biological monitoring programs for management and restoration projects; performs and directs the conduct of biological surveys of species and habitats using generally accepted scientific principals.

• Prepares natural resource conservation related grant applications and administers assigned grant funded projects; administers grant agreements and consultant contracts to ensure compliance with applicable terms and provisions.

• Provides liaison to various federal, State, and local agencies as well as non-profit land management organizations; represents the Park District on wildlife reserve management committees; works with private property owners, environmental organizations, resource conservation districts, and others on habitat management and environmental restoration issues.

Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s degree in biology, wildlife management, conservation biology, ecology, natural resource management, zoology or a closely related field.

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Experience: Three years of full-time field work experience in natural resource management, wildlife management, ecology, or habitat restoration.  Three years of experience must have included at least two years of experience providing professional field supervision to a crew for the management of wildlife habitats, restoration of native habitat through re-vegetation, removal of exotic vegetation, conducting biological surveys of plant and animal species, or similar activities. (A Master’s degree in one of the required educational disciplines may be substituted for one year of the required fieldwork experience.)

Knowledge of: Principles and practices of wildlife habitat conservation, restoration and management; techniques of biological surveying and monitoring of sensitive species and habitats; techniques of exotic vegetation removal and restoration of natural riparian and upland ecosystems; techniques of data collection, analysis and methods of wildlife management; federal, State, and local laws and regulations relating to wildlife conservation; methods and procedures of conducting field studies; preparation and management of governmental grants.

Ability to: Prepare, implement and evaluate the effectiveness of management plans for wildlife habitat; prepare complex reports; establish and maintain effective working relationships with Park District staff, federal and state resource agencies, private land management organizations, private property owners, and members of the general public; communicate effectively to a variety of groups and individuals; work independently with minimal supervision; complete complex assignments in a timely fashion; represent the Park District effectively on interagency committees and with the general public; properly file requests to obtain permits from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as necessary for surveying of species protected under the Endangered Species Act.

Veterans’ Preference  
The County has a Veterans Preference Policy. Upload a copy of your (or your spouse’s) Member-4 Form DD-214 (or NGB-22) indicating dates of service, and a copy of your spouse’s letter of disability (if applicable) with your application. For privacy reasons, it is recommended that you remove your social security information from the document(s). A Human Resources Representative will review the materials and determine if you qualify for veterans’ preference. See the policy here (PDF)

What’s Next?

Apply here: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/riverside/jobs/2876476/natural-resources-manager-parks?keywords=Natural%20Resources&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs

This recruitment is open to all applicants.

Applicants who are currently County of Riverside employees and/or current employees of the Department/Agency may be considered before other applicants depending on the volume of the applications received.

Qualified applicants may be considered for future vacancies throughout the County.

Applications received prior to the closing date will be considered based on the information submitted. Changes or alterations cannot be accepted. No late applications will be permitted.

For specific questions regarding this position, contact the Ebelyn Skinner at eskinner@rivco.org.

BASED ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED, THIS POSTING MAY CLOSE WITHOUT NOTICE.