New Mexico Department of Wildlife · New Mexico · posted yesterday
To apply, please visit the provided link and click the "Apply for Job" button. Please do not send application materials to the listed contact. Why does the job exist? The Carnivore and Small Mammal Program Manager is responsible for oversight and supervision of the Department’s Bear and Cougar Program, Furbearer Program, and Non-game Mammals Program. This is done through direct supervision of three Department biologists (Bear and Cougar Biologist, Mammalogist, Large Carnivore Specialist), grant and budget administration, and the development and execution of research, management actions, and public engagement in the context of biological, social, and political needs. The program manager will work with agency leadership and internal/external partners, as well as collaborate with and delegate to their staff, to identify research needs, coordinate monitoring efforts, perform advanced statistical analyses, and ultimately develop conservation and management recommendations for state, federal and international efforts. The program manager provides programmatic direction for employee development, species conservation and research strategies, inter-agency coordination, and threatened and endangered species conservation. This position is the primary biologist responsible for the statewide Furbearer Program, and will spend some time in the field (~20-30% depending on the season) conducting surveys and monitoring for that program and the programs they supervise. How does it get done? • Supervision - Consistent with State Personnel Office and Department policies and procedures: develop and review employee performance and evaluations, manage employee time sheet and leave balances, oversee vehicle and logistics coordination, coordinate seasonal technician activity, and implement employee growth, development and performance intervention procedures. • Program Administration - Develop, implement, and administer three or more Federal Aid Grants including proper reporting and documentation, identify fiscal requirements annually, develop budget documents as necessary, ensure projects are all within budget, and develop contracts and ensure contractor compliance with all deliverables, ensure employee compliance with State Purchasing procedures. • Research and monitoring – Provide programmatic direction through collaboration and delegation to identify data needs, ensure projects have meaningful management implications, and develop and execute statistically robust research and monitoring projects for those species. Analyze data to determine population dynamics, spatial ecology and other metrics critical to informing management actions, and draft publications and reports to communicate results from those analyses, to include publication of scientific papers. Collaborate with land management agencies, private landowners, contractors, and universities to implement studies statewide. Research and monitoring activities will include time spent in the field (roughly 20-30% of the year, or up to 4 to 8 days a month, depending on the season) for extended stays to implement capture, handling and marking efforts, non-invasive monitoring, mortality investigations, habitat assessments, translocations and reintroductions, and other wildlife management needs. • Conservation and management – Lead Department rule development processes to create and update regulations on hunting, trapping and other management activities through the analysis of data, drafting of management recommendations, development of presentations and information for State Wildlife Commission meetings and public meetings, and synthesis of and engagement with public input on those rule proposals. Represent the Department and the State of New Mexico in threatened and endangered species listing and recovery efforts. Develop guidelines for human-wildlife conflict mitigation. Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate will possess: • A degree in wildlife science/management, ecology, or closely related degree, and professional experience managing wildlife. • Experience supervising a diverse team of biologists, both in the field and in a professional, public setting. Experience with all aspects of supervision, from employee development and growth to administrative and human resources procedures. • Experience leading the development and implementation of research or surveys on a variety of mammal species, including capture and chemical immobilization experience. • Experience in both academic and professional capacities with advanced statistical analysis of wildlife data to develop written reports for a variety of audiences ranging from scientists to the general public. • Experience with incorporating biological, social, political, and economic considerations into monitoring programs and management recommendations, and working collaboratively within a supervisory chain and with other stakeholders to develop those efforts, ensure they meet agency directives, and strategically grow the wildlife program. Please visit the provided link to see more details about the job, the required and ideal qualifications, and working conditions.
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