Conservation Camp Supervisor

The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (NDCNR), protects, manages, and enhances the State’s resources to provide the highest quality of life for Nevada’s citizens and visitors. The NDCNR with over 900 employees consists of the Director’s Office and the following divisions and programs:
Environmental Protection, Forestry, State Lands, State Parks, Water Resources, Outdoor Recreation, Natural Heritage, State Historic Preservation Office, Off-Highway Vehicles, Sagebrush Ecosystem, and the Conservation Districts Program. The Department also provides support staff to the Nevada Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and has responsibility for numerous Boards, Commissions, and Councils. The Department has locations and/or provides program services in every community of the State.

The mission of the Nevada Division of Forestry (NDF) is to protect and enhance Nevada's ecosystems and communities through natural resource stewardship and wildfire management. The Division of Forestry has a unique partnership with the Department of Corrections to train and provide labor skills in natural resources and wildland fire management to minimum security inmates to provide professional job skills for rehabilitation and to reduce recidivism.

This position oversees the Nevada Division of Forestry operations at the Three Lakes Valley Conservation Camp (TLVCC) near Indian Springs, located approximately 38 miles from the City of Las Vegas. Conservation Camp Supervisors manage the Division of Forestry's inmate worker program that supports field implementation of natural resources, mobile kitchen unit support, and wildfire management at one or more correctional facilities.

Incumbents are responsible for facility maintenance, budgeting, project planning, customer relations, asset management, security planning, reporting and supervision of assigned crew supervisors. The Conservation Camp Supervisor is responsible for ensuring the assigned Conservation Crew Supervisors have clear direction and expectations for their daily work assignments. This position administers daily camp operations and ensures their camp meets agency targets by providing leadership, training and direction to assigned staff;

ordering equipment and supplies; preparing camp budgets; monitoring camp expenditures; tracking camp performance; producing various reports; assigning and review work; and initiating disciplinary action. This position visits project sites to develop estimates of funding, resources, equipment and labor required to complete projects and establishes agreements with cooperators for project implementation. The position serves as the liaison with the Department of Corrections officials and resolves operational issues and ensures the missions of both agencies are being met.

The Conservation Camp Supervisor schedules natural resource management work year-round and coordinates their crews' wildfire response within and outside the state, as approved. The position is responsible for fostering good communication between all program areas of the Division, as well as with external partners and cooperators. The Conservation Camp Supervisor reports directly to the Conservation Camp Area Supervisor.

• Manage the operation of a Nevada Division of Forestry (NDF) Conservation Camp or geographic area; represent programs to other government agencies, non-profit organizations, private companies and individuals; solicit, plan, assess and coordinate conservation work projects; negotiate and establish agreements for the completion of work.
• Prepare assigned budgets; compile and review financial and statistical data; oversee the budget and monitor expenditures; plan and prepare equipment purchases; prepare, review and audit inmate payroll data and maintain good time credit records.
• Prepare and review operational and incident reports; implement corrective actions as appropriate; develop and maintain security and emergency plans to ensure the safety of personnel, equipment and facilities.
• Develop estimates for time, labor, skill level and equipment needed for conservation work projects; inspect work sites and evaluate work in progress;…