CPW Wildlife Manager V​/Native Plant Material Coordinator; Delta,

Consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources. It’s our mission to manage and conserve Colorado’s natural resources for the benefit of people today – and tomorrow. That means we have to balance development with conservation so the state we all love provides similar opportunities for our children and their children.

We invite you to explore our website at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). to find out more about the work we do to manage Colorado’s natural resources for today – and tomorrow. The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply.

• 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.

Our Mission is to perpetuate the wildlife resources of the state, to provide a quality state parks system, and to provide enjoyable and sustainable outdoor recreation opportunities that educate and inspire current and future generations to serve as active stewards of Colorado's natural resources.

The Habitat Conservation Team exists to develop, coordinate, and implement a statewide strategic landscape scale habitat conservation program for the conservation of wildlife populations and the ecological functions that sustain them. The team's primary responsibilities are focused on biological planning, conservation design, and delivery of habitat conservation through coordination of habitat treatments (e.g. enhancement, restoration), monitoring, research, and post-treat­ment evaluation.

This position serves as CPW’s senior authority on ecoregional plant material development, production, storage, utilization and multi-agency distribution. Recognized by senior and executive management, the position focuses on native plant material resources across the Colorado Plateau, Southern Rockies, Wyoming Basin and Arizona/New Mexico Plateau (USGS Level III Ecoregions). Responsibilities include formulating strategic program goals for CPW leadership and advising the CPW Commission, Director, Leadership Team, Terrestrial Branch Manager and Habitat Conservation Program Supervisor on native plant policy and vegetation practices.

The position directs statewide operations, including increasing native plant material availability, supporting propagation/production efforts, managing Escalante SWA Seed Storage Building operations and implementing statewide strategies. As the agency’s senior authority, this role directly influences policy, conservation, planning, management and funding decisions across external state, federal and private organizations.

Serve as the agency’s senior authority for the Colorado Plateau, Wyoming Basin, Southern Rockies and Arizona/New Mexico Plateau ecoregional native plant material programs. Integrate terrestrial, avian and pollinator habitat needs into broader ecosystem management frameworks. Develops ecoregional strategic goals, objectives, and statewide guidance on plant material development, inventory, data collection, monitoring and use. Coordinate directly with adjacent states,…