CPW WILDLIFE MANAGER V/ Small Game Manager (Fort Collins, CO)

Full Job Description

• 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.

Requirements

This position directs and coordinates statewide activity on all small game species; it advises the Commission and Director on small game policy issues and has specific management responsibility for a number of statewide programs, including the Small Game Harvest Surveys (including HIP), Walk-In Access Program (WIA), and the Pheasant Habitat Improvement Program (PHIP).

Develops, implements, and maintains statewide small game management policies and administrative processes.

Coordinates and conducts monitoring efforts, such as pheasant crow counts and morning dove banding. Submits monitoring records to federal agencies.

Reviews and revises small game and migratory gamebird hunting regulations (W-3 and W-5), brochures, and website. Maintain CPW’s federal permits for banding gamebirds and nuisance resident Canada Geese.

Provides expert strategic advice to the Terrestrial Programs Supervisor, Deputy Assistant Director, Assistant Director, Director, and the Commission on all small game issues.

Serves as an agency liaison and technical expert for key national and state partners, including Pheasants Forever, National Wild Turkey Federation's Western Technical Committee, Quail Unlimited, Quail Forever, and federal Farm Service Agencies (NRCS, FSA).

Represent CPW on the Central Flyway Technical Committees.

Qualifications

• Additional appropriate education will substitute for the degree requirement on a year-for-year basis.

• Current or former State experience relevant to this position.
• Current or former Colorado Parks and Wildlife experience.
• Strong analytical, inductive, and deductive reasoning.
• Experience with project management, including planning, budgeting, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and evaluating programs and projects.
• Experience with procurement processes for major projects.
• Experience with managing staff, contractors, and vendors to develop, implement, maintain, and support projects.
• Ability to use databases to store, organize, and export data.
• Experience managing large budgets, writing RFPs, and overseeing complex vendor contracts.

• Excellent organizational, communication, and time management skills.
• Knowledge of the ecology, monitoring, conservation, and management of small game species.
• Understanding of state and federal regulations and the ability to interpret and apply them to small game management.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate effectively and translate technical information through email, phone, virtual meetings and in person.
• Ability to manage funds, prioritize spending across programs, and fulfill federal aid reporting requirements.

• State of Colorado residency is required at the time of application.
• Occasional travel to attend various meetings (CPW Commission, staff training, Area meetings, etc.)

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).

Pursuant to the DNR-120 Fleet and Driving Standards Administrative Directive, any worker who will be expected to drive a State-owned vehicle is responsible for maintaining a safe driving record and a valid driver license prior to driving any State-owned vehicle.

To be compliant with the new fleet vehicle policy, Motor Vehicle Records (MVRs) will be pulled for review for workers who: Have an assigned State fleet vehicle

• Are required to operate a vehicle as part of the position

• Utilize a State fleet vehicle as a pool vehicle

Additional Information

• 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.