Job Opportunity
The Swan Valley Connections Operations Manager will play a critical role in keeping our office a positive, welcoming, and productive environment, strengthening organizational operations, and supporting program staff to enhance SVC’s conservation impact throughout the Southwest Crown of the Continent.
The Operations Manager will be responsible for a variety of administrative support tasks. They will also use available systems and resources to maintain, track, and research data, and to produce and review reports. They will apply established processes and practices in order to improve effectiveness and to document program procedures for reference by staff. They will coordinate activities with multiple variables, set realistic deadlines and manage the timelines. The Operations Manager will oversee the visitor’s center and administrative facilities, and may handle inquiries about the organization’s activities and assist in the development of program materials and correspondence.
Job Opportunity
The Conservation Communications Assistant will focus on marketing and communications in order to share the mission and work of Swan Valley Connections, recruit students and participants for our programs, enhance fundraising support, and strengthen and increase partnership opportunities. The responsibilities for this position are wide-ranging, and will be split into approximately 70% outreach, marketing, and development and 30% more hands-on in our conservation and education programs. Your assistance in other areas of the organization will lend to your storytelling and communications abilities.
Job Opportunity
As the fiscal sponsor for the Musselshell Watershed Coalition (MWC), the Petroleum County Conservation District (PCCD) will employ the Outreach and Project Coordinator to manage and coordinate the MWC missions and efforts. This person will work with the MWC Board and members to determine the goals and priorities for projects.
Position open until filled. See announcement below for more details.
Job Opportunity
Do you like to work outside? Interested in water quality? DEQ’s Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Section is seeking qualified and motivated people to collect water quality data in Montana’s watersheds this summer. Field technicians are based in Helena and travel and work across Montana. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn and apply the State’s monitoring protocols to collect data for water quality assessment, status and trend analyses.
The term of these positions runs from mid-May to November.
Duties include:
-Data collection using established field protocols, including a variety of chemical, physical and biological parameter methods and use of instruments and sampling equipment
-Extensive travel to monitoring sites statewide (overnight stays for up to 5-6 days at time, lodging and camping coordination, driving and navigation responsibility, equipment packing)
-Data organization, various office tasks.
Qualifications:
-Interest in water quality monitoring and assessment
-Flexible schedule (schedule is subject to change with minimal notice so this position does not accommodate extended periods of time off during the summer, limited times may be negotiated)
-Willingness to work long hours (often 10+ per day) and potentially on weekends, to work outside in unfavorable weather conditions, carry up to 40 lbs, and to sometimes hike and camp overnight
-Effective communication skills (typically crews of 1-2 people working daily together for a week)
-Take initiative to assist DEQ staff with all day-to-day activities.
-Ability to follow technical monitoring protocols (training provided)
-Valid driver’s license
Benefits:
-Pays approximately $17/hr+ benefits with health insurance
-Meal per diem while in travel status
-Compensatory time (1.5) earned for overtime worked > 40 hours/week
-State vehicle and reimbursements of expenses provided for travel.
Job Opportunity
The incumbent’s primary responsibility will be managing the Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances (CCAA) programs for Arctic grayling in Region 3. This duty involves coordinating with agency partners, private landowners, and interest groups, developing site-specific management plans with private landowners, ensuring landowner compliance with site specific plans, and completing reporting and administrative obligations with the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) as outlined in the CCAA for Big Hole Arctic grayling and CCAA for Centennial Valley Arctic grayling. Specific emphasis will be placed on completing riparian assessments and developing riparian management plans or modifying site plans by synthesizing collected riparian, discharge, and entrainment data with knowledge of grazing systems, stream process, ecology, and restoration principles. The incumbent is also responsible for coordinating grayling conservation/restoration projects in the Missouri River headwaters, with emphasis on the Big Hole and Red Rock drainages. This includes coordinating with various agencies, private landowners, and the public, pursuing funding, directing MEPA, assisting with NEPA, developing, implementing, and monitoring compliance for conservation plans through the CCAA programs, completing associated stream permitting and wetland delineations, and conducting habitat surveys directed toward conservation and restoration of grayling populations. The position conceptualizes problems, collects habitat information, prepares reports interpreting results to the public and professional organizations; identifies and implements conservation and restoration strategies to enhance, expand, and protect grayling populations and grayling habitat; and makes management recommendations to the Region 3 Native Fish Program Manager, the Region 3 Native Fish Biologist, and area management biologists. The incumbent develops, implements, and evaluates agreed upon actions with little or no direct supervision, in a collaborative fashion with area FWP management biologists, and is largely responsible for scheduling and coordinating work activities.
Communication skills and people skills are critical. The incumbent must have the ability to communicate with multiple and diverse interests. Training in human dimensions is desirable. Incumbent must have proficient writing skills to produce scientific reports and articles to the public. Considerable knowledge of riparian management and ecology, rangeland ecology and management, development of grazing management plans, stream ecology, geomorphology, and hydrology are important: including understanding ecological interrelationships, research methods, scientific study design, and principles of riparian and range management and stream form, function, and ecology. Must have knowledge of statistical and quantitative analyses of biostatistical data. Must be able to design data entry forms, compile data sets and check programs for errors. Data management requires knowledge of computer programs (such as Word, Excel, Access, and Power Point) and use ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Field Maps, and ArcGIS Survey123 proficiently. Must be able to train subordinates and give clear, concise instructions. In addition, this position oversees a full-time technician. Lastly, this position must establish and maintain effective working relationships with private landowners, fellow employees, other agencies, various interest groups, and the public.
Job Opportunity
The Centennial Valley Association (CVA) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in Montana are seeking one dedicated individual to join our Team as a Field Technician in 2023. This is a seasonal, joint position between both organizations. The CVA and TNC are partners in the Centennial Valley, working together to maintain and conserve the Centennial Valley’s biological integrity while preserving a shared, working landscape for future generations of stewards, cattle ranching, wildlife, and fisheries. The Field Technician will be responsible for participating in and supporting various field and preserve projects that serve the Centennial Valley community, landscape, and partner organizations, including: |
Job Opportunity
WGM Group is seeking an Environmental Field Technician to join our dynamic planning and design firm in the vibrant mountain town of Bozeman, MT. WGM Group is a comprehensive multi-disciplinary engineering firm including, planning & design, survey, environmental and natural resource management with office locations in Bozeman, Kalispell, Missoula, and Hamilton. This role will work collaboratively on specific short and long-term projects. This position will oversee tasks delegated by the project manager and facilitate coordination among the project team members to keep the project moving forward on time and on budget.
Position open until filled.
Job Opportunity
The Montana Rangeland Resources Committee and the Rangeland Resource Program at DRNC will provide a unique opportunity for three students the summer of 2023. The successful applicants will have the opportunity to spend 2 weeks at each of the 6 host/mentor’s ranch operations.
This internship is designed to offer beginning agriculturalists, natural resource and range specialists, biologists, soils majors or any student looking into natural resources, the real-world and hands-on experience implementing the educational tools already gained to a ranching operation. This paid internship will last for three months during the summer where interns will work and learn from mentoring ranchers from across the state of Montana. A monthly wage will be paid with room and board provided by the mentoring/host ranch.
Students majoring in any natural resource related field are recommended to apply for this opportunity.
Job Opportunity
The Glacier Institute is seeking candidates to join their leadership team as Lead Educators. The ideal candidates will have experience delivering educational programming, experience supervising staff, be willing to mentor less-experienced educators, and are interested in staying for multiple years to grow with the Institute. Lead Educators are the catalyst for communication, positivity, and growth within their staff.
Under the direction of the Director of Education, the Lead Educator is responsible for overseeing the delivery of educational programming. Lead Educators are responsible for supervising our team of Outdoor Education Specialists, as well as instructing field-based education courses to a wide variety of audiences. The Education Team will lead in-depth hikes within Glacier National Park, as well as the surrounding Flathead National Forest. The Glacier Institute specializes in place-based, hands-on learning of the natural sciences and cultural history, and strives to empower students of all ages to become stewards of the natural world. They are looking for Lead Educators to specialize in one of two areas: Multi-Day Adult Education or Family Day Programs. This is a full-time, year-round position.
Applications reviewed on rolling-basis.
Job Opportunity
The Montana Rangeland Resources Committee and the Rangeland Resource Program at DRNC will provide a unique opportunity for three students the summer of 2023. The successful applicants will have the opportunity to spend 2 weeks at each of the 6 host/mentor’s ranch operations.
This internship is designed to offer beginning agriculturalists, natural resource and range specialists, biologists, soils majors or any student looking into natural resources, the real-world and hands-on experience implementing the educational tools already gained to a ranching operation. This paid internship will last for three months during the summer where interns will work and learn from mentoring ranchers from across the state of Montana. A monthly wage will be paid with room and board provided by the mentoring/host ranch.
Students majoring in any natural resource related field are recommended to apply for this opportunity.
Please note that the Internship Program is not designed solely as a working ranch hand position, but students will be responsible to help in any way possible throughout the summer doing various chores that are necessary for daily ranch operations. Interns will have the opportunity to learn about rangeland monitoring, plant and weed identification, rotational grazing, ranch economics, erosion control, habitat conservation and much more.
There will be two parts to the application process for the Internship Program: approval of the application and a 2 part interview.