Muleshoe Preserve Steward

## Muleshoe Preserve Steward Apply:
Willcox, Arizona:
Full time:
Posted Today:
JR103948###
** What We Can Achieve Together:
** The Muleshoe Ranch Preserve Steward is responsible for day-to-day maintenance and land management operations at a remote preserve in southeastern Arizona. The position maintains Preserve headquarters, including historic buildings, infrastructure, and equipment; implements management plans and ecological restoration projects with a priority on protecting the Preserve's aquatic and riparian systems; periodically supervises seasonal staff, volunteers, and contracted crews when present on the Preserve;

and occasionally hosts visitors, donors, researchers, and partners. The Steward is also responsible for maintaining clean and functional housing and facilities for Preserve visitors and staff, including hands-on custodial work. This is a fixed-term position expected to be funded October 2026 - June 2027 and could change based on business needs. Housing at the Preserve is provided and is a requirement of this position.
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** ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
**** Facilities and Infrastructure Management (~45%)
*** Maintain historic buildings, staff/guest housing, shop facilities, utilities, roads, trails, fencing, vehicles, and equipment.
* Perform preventative, routine and corrective maintenance; determine when to complete work in-house vs. use contractors.
** Land Management and Restoration (~30%)
*** Implement Preserve management plans focused on aquatic systems.
* Build and maintain erosion/grade control structures, conduct invasive species control, perform native seed/plant collection and planting, and collect monitoring data.
** Crew, Contractor and Project Leadership (~15%)
*** Plan, schedule and supervise activities of seasonal staff, interns and volunteers, contracted crews, and work groups.
* Scope, plan, and carry out improvement projects independently and collaboratively; oversee contractors, inspect completed work, and coordinate multi-day remote crew operations.
** Visitor and Partner Programs (~5%)
*** Host donors, trustees, staff, researchers, partners and the public.
* Lead field trips/interpretive walks, support events and workshops, monitor visitor use, and communicate Preserve rules and stewardship practices.
** Administration, Records and Planning (~5%)
*** Develop and maintain Preserve records, including maintenance schedules and service records.
* Maintain monitoring databases for data such as streamflow, precipitation and rare species observations.
** RESPONSIBILITIES & SCOPE
*** Responsible for day-to-day maintenance and land management operations at the Preserve. Works with infrequent direct supervision at a remote duty station approximately 2.5 hours from the nearest Conservancy office and one hour from the nearest town, accessed by a road that may become impassable during and after significant rainfall. Regularly required to make sound, independent field decisions within established Preserve management priorities, low-impact stewardship practices, and minimum-tool principles, consulting with their supervisor on matters with significant ecological, operational, or financial implications and collaborating on larger or more complex projects.
* Exercises sound judgment in work affecting Preserve infrastructure, historic structures, and sensitive riparian and restoration areas, where outcomes may be difficult to reverse, and identifies situations…