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Salary– Annual Salary Range: $49,321 – $66,095

The Whatcom Conservation District (WCD) is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic natural resource management professional to coordinate a regional community wildfire resilience program across Whatcom and Skagit Counties, as well as support the Outreach & Education teams at Whatcom and Skagit Conservation Districts.

The Wildfire Resilience Specialist provides wildfire risk reduction outreach, education, and technical assistance to landowners, communities, and partners on topics of community wildfire resilience and water conservation, and builds and maintains partnerships with other wildfire and natural resource management agencies and organizations. Other duties include assisting with a residential water conservation program, participating in general District community engagement events, and publishing Skagit Conservation District’s eNews and Annual Newsletter. There is opportunity for growth in this position to build new partnerships and develop new funding proposals that will support expansion of the program and associated projects.

The ideal candidate will have exceptional organizational, communication, and people skills to build trust and empower residents to better understand wildfire risk and take associated actions, is conversant in the latest science and research on wildfire risk for western Washington, and possesses an understanding of natural resource conservation science and concerns applicable to the Salish Sea regions.