Field Assistant Minimum Qualifications Waived

***THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE***

The Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA) Division of Animal Industry is seeking to fill 1 vacant Field Assistant 2 position in Ely for the Predatory Animal and Rodent Control (PARC) program. Incumbent uses wildlife management and control techniques such as surveying documenting tracking trapping and/or eradicating of predatory animals property destroying birds nuisance animals and rodents in order to protect livestock wildlife and to reduce the economic losses caused by these predators to livestock producers and the citizens of the state.

PER EXECUTIVE ORDER 2026-002 ALL MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN WAIVED FOR THIS POSITION UNTIL DECEMBER 31 2026. Please refer to the link for more information: year of applicable experience as described in the job duties and graduation from high school or equivalent education.

1. Track locate and identify predators or rodent species in rural and urban areas evaluating the type of depredation or damage and compiling related data.
2. Respond to requests from livestock and agriculture producers wildlife managers industry and the public to resolve wildlife and rodent damage to livestock agriculture wildlife and control of nuisance animals in urban and rural areas.
3. Verify losses to livestock and agriculture determine the depredating species and implement efficient and effective damage management methods such as firearm application trapping snaring and pesticide use.
4. Check for and report evidence of animal-borne disease.
5. Meet with grazing boards livestock and agriculture producers and concerned citizens to discuss strategies for protecting livestock agriculture economic interests of ranchers wool growers and homeowners.
6. Operate maintain and safeguard a variety of equipment and chemicals including firearms vehicles ATVs trailers (including utility and sheep camps) traps snares pyrotechnics and pesticides in local and remote locations in Nevada throughout the year.
7. Manage damage caused by wildlife and rodents through surveys and application of firearms traps snares and pesticides in accordance with established guidelines.
8. Utilize various electronic mapping programs and devices to record locations of damage management equipment and areas with current and historic loss to determine patterns and corresponding solutions.
9. Maintain records related to surveys travel time/mileage equipment usage wildlife and rodent species removed capture activities and other events for compiling information for statistical and narrative reports.
10. Provide information to ranchers agriculture producers woolgrowers homeowners industry and interested citizens.
11. Demonstrate wildlife and rodent damage management techniques device usage and identification techniques.
12. Ground crew and/or utilize firearms in fixed-wing and rotary-wing aerial operations.
13. Offer technical assistance in wildlife and rodent damage management to increase public understanding.
14. Follow disease sampling and reporting protocols.
15. Perform related duties as assigned.

Knowledge of:

• Predatory and depredating wildlife and rodent species including characteristics and diseases as well as familiarity with local federal State and local laws and regulations governing wildlife/rodent damage management.
• North American wildlife species their behavior and habitats especially those that may threaten economic interests or human health and safety.
• Lethal and non-lethal wildlife and rodent damage management techniques.

• Math and recordkeeping of daily activities and observations.
• Tool maintenance trap construction firearm handling and utilizing working animals in rough terrain.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills both verbal and written.
• The use of office and job-related equipment electronics and software.
• Utilizing wildlife damage management techniques to carry out a full range of common technical duties including: exclusion trapping snaring non-lethal harassment firearm use and pesticide application.
• Utilizing specialty equipment such as ATVs UTVs snowmobiles 4-wheel drive vehicles and trailers (including towing and backing).

• Operate computer systems for documenting daily activities messaging and data collection.
• Negotiate with landowners and conduct training sessions for individuals and groups.
• Maintain relationships with stakeholders.
• Provide effective wildlife damage management technical assistance to livestock and agriculture producers wildlife managers and members of the public.
• Recognize wildlife species behavior characteristics and habitats.

The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse inclusive and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to race color national origin religion or belief age disability sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression pregnancy domestic partnership genetic information (GINA) or compensation and/or wages.

Please send direct Inquiries or correspondence to the recruiter listed on this announcement.