Hiring: Restoration Landscapes Positions
Partnering to Conserve Sagebrush Rangelands, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and our partners are pleased to announce new job openings that will help channel once-in-a-generation funding via the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into conservation and habitat restoration across the West.
In response to the IRA, the BLM has designated 21 Restoration Landscapes in places where strategic investment will make the most difference for habitat, ecosystem health, communities, and public resources. The IWJV and partners will be placing numerous staff positions within these Restoration Landscapes, and the first four positions are now ready for application. If you or a colleague are a good fit for any of these jobs, please apply via the links on our Restoration Landscapes webpage here or at the links below:
Current Listings
TWO positions in Boise and Idaho Falls, ID: IDAHO NATURAL RESOURCES SPECIALIST
The position will support the BLM Idaho’s implementation efforts specific to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act (BIL/IRA) restoration program. This full-time position will work as part of the restoration team within Idaho’s Restoration Landscapes assisting with tracking treatment/restoration success, partnerships, and outreach, and assisting project implementation—specifically, tracking the effectiveness of ecological restoration efforts; expanding capacity and partnerships; overseeing projects such as inputting Beaver Dam Analogs (BDAs), low tech mesic restoration, fencing, seeding, upland restoration; and ongoing monitoring.
Learn more here. Apply by JUNE 19.
Previous Listings
These positions are now closed to additional applicants. Please check back soon for new openings!
CLOSED - Dillon, MT: SOUTHWEST MONTANA HABITAT RESTORATION SPECIALIST
The position responsibility will be to further the delivery and implementation of conservation efforts of Missouri Headwaters Restoration Landscape through the Inflation Reduction Act. Assist with landscape-level conservation planning, project prioritization, and project management support to the BLM, Pheasants Forever, and IWJV. This position will provide natural resource expertise, range/soils technical assistance, coordination and support for collaborative conservation, management and restoration efforts; facilitate information and awareness on conservation opportunities to all levels of each partner in the partnership including BLM, Pheasants Forever, and IWJV staff; communicate program requirements and complete site visits for soils management (including surveys, inventories, monitoring) on identified projects; seek new partnerships, write and secure grants, and develop agreements as appropriate; and serve as the resident expert advisor and consultant on soil productivity, quality, sustainability, and limitations for management, planning, and directing land use activities.
Learn more here. Apply by APRIL 10.
CLOSED - Cedar City or St. George, UT: COLOR COUNTRY CONVERGING RESTORATION LANDSCAPE COORDINATOR
This position will assist the Project Manager in formulating, coordinating, tracking, and supporting the restoration projects and efforts throughout the Color Country Converging Restoration Landscape. This position would contribute to the identification of projects and work directly with partners to ensure integration that efficiently uses shared financial and other resources and maximizes ecological outcomes. This position will also assist with documenting, through photos, video, and other means, the results of the work and collaborate with public affairs specialists to develop communications products to be shared with a broad audience across multiple platforms.
Learn more here. Position open until filled with preference given to applications received by APRIL 5.
CLOSED - Winnemucca, NV: NATURAL RESOURCE SPECIALIST / ECOLOGIST
The Natural Resource Specialist will support and develop natural resource Inflation Reduction Act projects within the Montana Mountains restoration landscape, including the planning, collection, analysis, and reporting of natural resources data for monitoring and conservation activities, with particular emphasis on vegetation management. This position addresses critical threats to natural systems and individual species, fosters cross-site learning within the BLM and among partners, and supplies planning teams with site or landscape level information relevant to the planning process. For projects within the focal landscape, this position will coordinate among subject matter experts including wildlife, fisheries, and invasive species biologists, hydrologists, range management specialists, minerals specialists, geologists, cultural resources, and community members, and will help to determine if projects within the focal area are compatible with stated restoration objectives. The incumbent will also coordinate learning opportunities between the BLM and The Nature Conservancy staff. As a project manager, the position will set deadlines, adaptively manage projects, inspect projects and ensure completion of work to high standards. May work in variable weather conditions, at remote locations, on difficult and hazardous terrain and under physically demanding circumstances.
Learn more here and apply by MARCH 11.
CLOSED - Pinedale, WY: LABARGE RESTORATION LANDSCAPE NATURAL RESOURCES SPECIALIST
The position will further the delivery and implementation of conservation efforts of the LaBarge Restoration Landscape project. The selected applicant will provide knowledge of local ecology, assist on the ground coordinating work crews, and support the project by consulting on resources via analysis and drafting of NEPA documents. The applicant should possess extensive knowledge of fisheries, surface hydrology, riparian & wetlands, range & land health assessment, ecology, and NEPA. This position will require fieldwork in addition to document drafting in the office.
Learn more here and apply by MARCH 8.
CLOSED - Rawlins, WY: MUDDY CREEK PROJECT MANAGER
This position will further the delivery and implementation of conservation efforts within the Muddy Creek Restoration Landscape in Wyoming. Muddy Creek is an important tributary of the Little Snake River that supports a rare community of native fish as well as big game migratory corridors and core sagebrush habitat.
Restoration projects managed in this position will include riparian and wetland enhancement, erosion control and fish passage all aimed at restoring natural ecologic function in the headwaters of the Colorado River basin. The applicant should possess extensive knowledge of surface hydrology, riparian and wetlands ecology, and watershed restoration techniques. This position develops, manages, and advances implementation of habitat improvement, bank stabilization, and aquatic organism passage projects, with a combination of field work and document drafting in the office.
Learn more here and apply by FEBRUARY 23.
CLOSED - Elko, NV: UPPER HUMBOLDT / O’NEIL BASIN NATURAL RESOURCE SPECIALIST - AQUATICS
This position will further the delivery and implementation of conservation efforts within the Upper Humboldt / O’Neil Basin Restoration Landscape in northeast Nevada.
The position will serve as a technical specialist and project manager for aquatic, fisheries, riparian, wetland, and Threatened and Endangered Species habitat projects. The purpose of this position is to provide professional expertise in aquatics, fisheries, riparian, and wetland ecosystem management, the management of Threatened and Endangered Species habitat; the development, implementation, management, and monitoring of landscape/watershed scale restoration projects for aquatics, fisheries, riparian, wetland, and Threatened and Endangered Species habitat on district managed lands which comprise of the Great Basin; and to manage relationships with partners, other agencies, non-governmental organizations, and others interested parties regarding the program area and program area resources.
Learn more here and apply by FEBRUARY 22.
New habitat restoration partner positions will be stationed within these four BLM Restoration Landscapes.
CLOSED - Malta, MT: RANCHERS STEWARDSHIP ALLIANCE RESTORATION LANDSCAPE COORDINATOR
This position will further the delivery and implementation of conservation efforts within the Hi-Line Sagebrush Anchor in northern Montana. Apply by DECEMBER 15
CLOSED - Boise or Idaho Falls, ID: SENIOR MESIC HABITAT RESTORATION COORDINATOR
This position will manage wetland and mesic habitat restoration projects within several Restoration Landscapes across Idaho, including the Upper Salmon River and Snake River Plain. Apply by DECEMBER 25
CLOSED - Cedar City or St. George, UT: COLOR COUNTRY CONVERGING RESTORATION LANDSCAPE COORDINATOR
This position will formulate, coordinate, track, and support restoration projects throughout the Color Country Converging Restoration Landscape. Apply by DECEMBER 29
CLOSED - Kremmling, CO: COLORADO OPEN LANDS RESTORATION LANDSCAPE COORDINATOR
This position will restore habitat for important species such as greater sage grouse, pronghorn, mule deer, moose, elk, bear, waterfowl, and migratory birds in Colorado's North Park Restoration Landscape. Apply by DECEMBER 31