CPW WILDLIFE MANAGER III / Wildlife Damage Specialists (5 positions) - (Colorado)

• Medical and Dental plans
• Strong, flexible retirement plans including PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus pre-tax and Roth 401K and 457 plans
• Paid life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Employee Wellness programs
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Accounts
• 11 paid holidays per year plus generous vacation and sick leave
• Flexible work schedule options and remote-work options
• Career advancement opportunities throughout the State system
• Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

Meet regularly with representatives from various local stakeholder groups to discuss wildlife damage prevention/minimization strategies and CPW compensation programs, engage individual agricultural owners to inform them of CPW compensation/prevention programs, attend monthly and bi-annual multi-agency livestock depredation meetings, and represent the Region/Areas by preparing and providing legal written and oral expert testimony in court cases and/or Commission hearing proceedings.

Develop relationships with agricultural associations, private landowners, livestock producers, wolf advocates, NGOs, and other state and federal government agencies.

Minimum Qualifications
Six (6) years of relevant experience in Natural Resource Management or an occupation related to the work assigned to this position
OR
A combination of related education in biology, environmental science, fisheries/wildlife biology, conservation biology, wildlife management, zoology, ecology, Agricultural Science, ichthyology, or another closely related science-based or biology-based and/or relevant experience in Natural Resource Management or an occupation related to the work assigned equal to six (6) years

Preferred Qualifications

• Current or former State experience relevant to this position
• Colorado POST certification is not required but would be beneficial
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Experience providing customer service
• Experience leading/mentoring others
• Experience with public speaking/presenting and/or facilitating meetings
• Knowledge of or experience with Wildlife Management  techniques and/or principles
• Ability or experience working in a team environment
• Knowledge of or experience with working in outdoor conditions, including principles of safety in the outdoors, camping, wilderness first aid.
• Ability to safely operate 4WD vehicles, all terrain vehicles and use of trailers.
  Experience with using horses/mules in the backcountry.
• Strong written skills with an understanding of legal and regulatory concepts and language
• Knowledge of CPW’s big game and wolf damage prevention and compensation programs
• Knowledge of non-lethal conflict minimization techniques  for ungulates and carnivores
• Knowledge or experience of agricultural business and ranching operations
• Excellent organizational and time management skills

• Strong written skills with an understanding of legal and regulatory concepts and language. This includes but is not limited to professional report writing and memos.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills

• Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license if operating a State vehicle.
• On Call -At the discretion of Region/Area
• Use, Handling or Exposure to hazardous materials- CPW issued pyrotechnic as well as handling dead and decaying livestock and wildlife carcasses.
• Use of Firearms or other weapons -Non-lethal deterrents such as rubber buckshot, bean bags and cracker shells.
• Travel throughout the region including overnight.  Some multi-day assignments out of region and/or out of state possible.
• Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose the information on the application and provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify their application from the current position.  (Please Note: Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with DNR).

• All applications received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed by an HR Specialist against the Minimum Qualifications in this announcement. 

• Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process. Part of, or all of, the comparative analysis for this position will be a structured application review by Subject Matter Experts.

• Resumes, cover letters and other attachments are not considered as part of initial reviews, therefore, it is important to document in your application your education, experience, minimum qualifications, and preferred qualifications as outlined in the job announcement. 

• Please thoroughly answer all supplemental questions (if listed) since question responses may be evaluated for content, writing ability, spelling, grammar, and effective communication. 

• This recruitment may involve additional testing and/or exams to arrive at the top group for interviews.