Private Land Conservationist, Senior

Overview: The incumbent will serve as a Senior Private Lands Conservationist is WA state and as a team leader for the WA Pheasants Forever team by providing both biological/wildlife technical assistance for conservation programs to agriculture producers and landowners as well as leadership to the corps of other PF partner biologists. This position is made possible in partnership with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Pheasants Forever.   The position will be an employee of Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever and be supervised by the PF Washington State Coordinator and NRCS staff.  The leadership responsibilities of the position will be in addition to the normal workload of a Private Lands Conservationist. 

Job Duties: 

• Perform all duties of a Private Lands Conservationist at an exemplary level, and:
• Provide leadership to other members of the PF & QF team in Washington through:
  • Onboarding, training, and development of new partner biologists.
  • Developing and implementing comprehensive training plans for new partner biologists.
  • Developing and implementing continuous training for other partner biologists.
  • Organizing and hosting regular team meetings to exchange information, inspire collaborative innovation, and build comradery. 
  • Coordinate a team approach to the development and organization of education and outreach efforts such as habitat tours, field days, landowner workshops, etc.
  • Assist with development of annual work plans for partner biologists.
  • Assist with implementation of annual employee reviews.
  • Provide feedback, coaching, and mentorship to other partner biologists  
  • Approve timesheets, leave requests, out-of-pocket expenses, and other administrative duties as assigned.         
  • Ensure accurate and timely work product reporting by the partner biologist team in CRM. 
• Communicate with regional and state level partner contacts such as NRCS Area Conservationists, WDFW Farm Bill Coordinator, USFWS Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program Coordinator, etc.
• Propose and seek innovative ways to further wildlife conservation and partnerships at the state level.
• Assist State Coordinator with State Strategic Plan updates and annual progress tracking and goal setting.
• Assist State Coordinator with organization of state and regional team meetings, trainings, etc.
• Other duties as assigned may include:
  • Representing PF at relevant professional and partnership meetings.
  • Representing PF on relevant partnership working groups and committees.
  • Assisting in the management of grants and agreements, and the budgets, expenses, and revenues to maintain program funding.    
  • Review and compile work product reporting data as required for grant and agreement deliverables/outcomes.  
  • Organizing and/or hosting meetings with primary funding partners to ensure consistent exchange of information and accomplishments.