Rangeland Management Field Lead

Rangeland Management Field Lead Environmental Reno NV

About DJ&A

Founded in 1973 DJ&A is a multidisciplinary professional services consulting firm with office locations in Montana Colorado Washington South Dakota New Mexico and Nevada. Our team of more than 180 professionals works across the country to deliver a diverse range of engineering environmental survey mapping landscape architecture and planning projects for federal state local tribal and private clientele.

Job Summary

DJ&A is seeking a seasonal Rangeland Monitoring Field Lead out of Reno Nevada with one year of relevant experience to work May through September 2025 with the potential to extend employment depending on contract needs. Candidates will have a bachelors degree in rangeland ecology natural resource management or biology and at least one year of experience with rangeland or vegetation monitoring preferably in the Great Basin. Qualifications may be met through education experience or a combination.

Leads will be paired with a field technician and as a team of two they will conduct rangeland monitoring on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) administered land throughout Nevada. This position requires working hiking and camping in remote areas during the spring summer and fall. Field leads must be detailoriented enjoy being outside for long periods work well with others and be interested in learning about rangeland science.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Field crews will conduct rangeland field monitoring for an average of 5 consecutive days up to 12 days maximum. Fieldwork will typically occur during the work week though there may be occasional field stints that extend into the weekends to maximize efficiency. A typical schedule will be one week in the field followed by a week in the office.

Leads will be responsible for a large amount of data entry and will be expected to enter manage and review data with accuracy and consistency to ensure high quality. Attention to detail is essential and expected.

Fieldwork is often located in remote and rugged areas of Nevada and will be accessed using a 4x4 truck UTV or on foot. Road conditions can be highly variable and challenging. Leads will be expected to share and comfortably handle driving and vehicle maintenance responsibilities alongside technicians. UTV trailer and other related training will be provided.

Safety is DJ&As top priority and all field personnel are expected to perform tasks and act in a safe manner in accordance with company policy and internal training.

Field Data Collection Overview

Monitoring methods include but are not limited to Key Species Utilization HeightWeight Utilization Production Riparian Multiple Indicator Monitoring Use Pattern Mapping and Photo Plots. All crew members will participate in protocol trainings to ensure understanding of relevant monitoring methods data entry procedures and QAQC processes.

DJ&A is committed to the professional development of all its employees. Therefore field leads will receive training at the beginning of the season with the expectation that they will be able to perform monitoring methods without technical assistance before taking on the lead role. This includes not only understanding the monitoring methods thoroughly but also becoming proficient in identifying Great Basin plant species. Senior crew leads will conduct training and will evaluate when the new lead is ready to work independently.

Office Work Overview

When not in the field field leads are expected to work in the office located in northern Reno near Parr Boulevard. Some remote work is allowed but must be approved by the supervisor.

Field leads will be responsible for QAQC of field data maps and notes designating tasks to the technicians as needed.

Field leads will be responsible for the planning and preparation of upcoming field stints. This work involves route planning equipment packing cleaning and organizing vehicle maintenance and occasionally running errands around Reno.

Field leads are expected to proactively manage administrative and officerelated tasks during their scheduled office week anticipating that they will be out of the office the following week.

Required Skills and Abilities:

Demonstrated experience in various rangeland monitoring protocols including utilization production cover frequency riparian assessments Assessment Inventory and Monitoring (AIM) and/or Multiple Indicator Monitoring (MIM).

Demonstrated experience or familiarity with Great Basin vegetation identification

Excellent crew management experience

Proficient in Microsoft software (Office Excel Word etc.)

Experience conducting data QA/QC

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Excellent planning organizational and communication skills.

Highly proficient analytical and problemsolving skills.

Independent selfmotivated resultsoriented and dynamic.

Ability to work under tight deadlines and with geographically dispersed teams.

Education and Experience:

B.S. in Rangeland Management or Natural Resource Management.

Between 1 and 5 years of experience related to rangeland management or natural resource management.

Project experience with federal or state agencies (FHWA NPS BLM DNRC USFS NRCS etc.) is a plus.

Physical Requirements:

Prolonged periods working in the field in various conditions and over varied and difficult terrain.

Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds at times.

Must be able to travel to various (and sometimes remote) sampling sites.

Must be able to access and navigate to sampling sites.

Must be able to safely and comfortably operate a vehicle ATV/UTV and a trailer on 4wheel drive roads and in remote conditions.

Salary and Benefits

Hourly wage $2628 DOE.

Per diem reimbursement.

Medical dental and vision benefits (monthly medical premiums fully paid).

Longterm disability and life insurance.

Health Savings Account (HSA) or Flexible Spending Account (FSA) with annual company deposit.

Roth and 401(k) retirement accounts.

Profit sharing based on eligibility and work hours.

Paid Time off and holidays.

Professional development training

Friendly supportive knowledgeable staff and culture!

Instructions to apply: Please submit a cover letter resume and three professional references to

DJ&A is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. We do not discriminate based upon race religion color national origin sex (including pregnancy childbirth reproductive health decisions or related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender identity gender expression age status as a protected veteran status as an individual with a disability genetic information political views or activity or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

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