Smoky Valley Ranch Rangeland Specialist

Smoky Valley Ranch (the Ranch) is a 17,500-acre, custom-grazed cattle and bison operation with a diversity of management goals and conservation targets. The ranch carries 700 cow-calf pairs during a grazing season from March through October, with about 150 bison grazing year-round. The Rangeland Specialist (Specialist) participates in property operations, maintenance, management, and has primary responsibility for livestock care. The Specialist assists the Program Manager with developing cattle grazing leases, coordinates leasing, and manages relationships with tenants; implements the SVR management plan, provides recommendations to the Program Manager regarding grazing management strategies; maintains logs on livestock and other operations, and shares information with the Program Manager.

Housing is available for rent for the Rangeland Specialist on the Ranch but living onsite is not required. If the Specialist chooses to live at Smoky Valley Ranch, please note that this option may be modified by The Nature Conservancy in the future.

SALARY GRADE $40,000 – $48,000

To apply, visit https://careers.nature.org, search for job 48400.

The deadline to apply is 10:59 PM Central on February 7, 2020.