ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST

Clark County, NV is hiring an Environmental Specialist for the Department of Environment and Sustainability in Las Vegas. The role involves habitat restoration, species monitoring, property management, and project management in the Desert Conservation Program. Candidates require a Bachelor's degree in a related field and two years of relevant experience. The position includes both office and field work, with travel required throughout the County.
Salary: $35.38 - $52.32 Hourly
Location : Clark County - Las Vegas, NV
Job Type: PERMANENT
Job Number: 29230
Department: Environment and Sustainability
Division: AQM
Opening Date: 08/12/2025
Closing Date: 9/2/2025 5:01 PM Pacific

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Clark County Department of Environment and Sustainability in Las Vegas, Nevada, is seeking qualified candidates for Environmental Specialist to work in the Desert Conservation Program Division. The Environmental Specialist will be responsible for the development and implementation of habitat restoration projects, species monitoring and research, property management activities, habitat monitoring, and contract management. This role directs professional-level biological and environmental projects and contracts that benefit species covered by the Clark County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan. Will also perform a full suite of project management responsibilities including project development, contractor procurement, project coordination, and budgetary and related analyses for division, department, County Manager, Board of Commissioners, and/or other governmental agencies. This position will be comprised of a mix of office work and field work.

This examination will establish an Open Competitive Eligibility list to fill current and/or future vacancies that may occur within the next six (6) months or may be extended as needed by Human Resources.

Human Resources reserves the right to call only the most qualified applicants to the selection process.

Some positions may be confidential positions and are excluded from membership in the union.

Some positions may be non-union positions and are excluded from membership in the union.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education and Experience: Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Science, Biology, Planning, Business or Public Administration or a closely related field and two (2) years of full-time professional experience in performing environmental and natural resource management analyses and studies or similar analyses and studies. Full-time administrative experience in a field related to the work may be substituted for the degree on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of two (2) years. An appropriate advanced degree is desirable.

All qualifying education and each experience must be clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write "see attached resume" on your application. All details must be written in your own words and cannot be copied from job descriptions or other external sources.

Working Conditions: Attend meetings outside of normal working hours. Requires travel by automobile to various locations throughout the County. May conduct site visits out of doors in varying weather conditions.

Licensing and Certification: Specified positions may require possession of a valid Nevada Class C Driver's License at time of appointment.

Background Investigation: Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation. Periodically after employment background investigations may be conducted.
Citizenship: Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Please note, Clark County does not provide H1B visa sponsorships or transfers for any employment positions.

Pre-Employment Drug Testing: Employment is contingent upon the results of a pre-employment drug examination.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
• Performs tasks directly related to regulatory compliance and permitting associated with the Endangered Species Act, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and other applicable regulations.
• Plans, oversees, reviews, and evaluates the work of professional service consultants and ensures that project and program goals and objectives are achieved.
• Performs full range of project management work, including the development of scopes of work for complex and technical nature resource related projects, including request for proposal (RFP) development, contractor selection, budget and schedule preparation and negotiation, and tracking of scope, schedule and budget compliance.
• Performs site visits.
• Negotiates and administers contracts for professional services relating to property acquisition and management.
• Serves on, and may provide staff support to, a variety of committees and task forces related to the projects or programs to which assigned.
• Coordinate with federal, state, and local governments, private contractors and nonprofit organizations on conservation related projects.
• Confers with and represents the department and the County in meetings with staff from other departments, representatives of governmental, community, business, professional and public agencies and the public.
• Reviews and evaluates land and resource management plans, biological studies, and other technical environmental documents, and provides recommendations.
• Plans and organizes administrative, operational, budgetary, environmental or other studies related to the activities or operational area to which assigned.
• Determines analytical techniques and data gathering processes and obtains required information for analysis.
• Plans and organizes administrative, operational, budgetary, environmental or other studies related to the activities or operational area to which assigned.
• Determines analytical techniques and data gathering processes and obtains required information for analysis.
• Analyzes alternatives and makes recommendations regarding such matters as team improvement and productivity alternatives, project and program budget development and administration, project related staffing and facilities, and policy and procedure development and implementation.
• Confers with management and operational staff and assists in implementing changes resulting from such studies and analyses.
• Works with the general public by providing information and education on environmental and natural resource issues.
• Assists with and performs specific management support activities such as coordinating and preparing Board agenda items, coordinating departmental budget and administration, reviewing and assessing proposed legislation, coordinating the development of departmental automated systems and representing the department head and others as specified.
• Prepares and presents presentations.
• Maintains accurate records and files related to the areas of assignment.
• Prepares a variety of technical, statistical and narrative reports, correspondence and other written materials.
• Contributes to the efficiency and effectiveness of the unit's service to its customers by offering suggestions and directing or participating as an active member of a work team.
• Prepares and submits reports to various regulatory agencies, funding sources and other organizations.
• May direct the work of professional, technical or office support staff on a project or day to day basis.
• Uses standard office equipment including a computer, in the course of the work.
• May drive a County or personal motor vehicle or be able to arrange for appropriate transportation in order to attend off-site meetings and visit various work sites.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Mobility to work in a typical office setting, use standard office equipment, and be capable of driving a motor vehicle or arranging for transportation in order to attend off-site meetings and visit various work sites; vision to read printed materials and a computer screen; and hearing and speech to communicate in person or over the telephone. Accommodation may be made for some of these physical demands for otherwise qualified individuals who require and request such accommodation.
Come Make a Difference and Join the Clark County Family where we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
• Flexible Schedules including 4/10 options
• More Money in Your Pocket
• 100% Employer Paid Defined Benefit Retirement
• No Social Security Deduction
• No State Income Taxes
• Two Employer Sponsored Health Plans Offered - Choice of PPO or EPO (hybrid of HMO)
• - Employer pays 90% of premium
• Pharmacy Benefits (30, 90-day retail or mail order fills)
• 24/7 Telephone Advice Nurse - no employee cost
• Teledoc, Doctoroo, and Dispatch Health
• Retiree insurance - eligible after 5 years of service
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance - Employer Paid
• AD&D - Employer Paid
• Long Term Disability - Employer Paid
• Generous Leave Accruals that include:
• 13 Paid Holidays including a Floating Birthday Holiday
• Paid Vacation Leave
• Paid Sick Leave
• Holiday Leave
• Other leave options
• Catastrophic Leave
• Parental Leave - Up to 90 days
• Wide Variety of Voluntary Benefits that include
• Guardian - Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, and Short-Term Disability Insurance.
• Trustmark - Permanent Life Insurance benefits and long-term care.
• Sunlife Financial - Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance, AD&D, and long-term disability insurance
• TASC - Flexible Spending Account - FSA & Dependent Day Care Debit Card Available
• Morgan Stanley - Deferred Compensation Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Onsite Fitness Center - $12/month
• Benefits vary and are subject to change depending on assignment, hiring organization and bargaining unit.
01

The following questions 1-5 will be used to assist in determining if candidates meet the minimum qualifications. Please note that part-time experience must be prorated and credited as half of full-time experience (i.e., if you performed the task for two years in a part-time position, 20 hours per week, you can only credit yourself with one year of experience in that area).
Which best describes your level of education?
• Some High School
• High School Diploma or GED
• Trade School or Technical Degree
• Some College (1-29 semester credits)
• Some College (30-59 semester credits)
• Some College (60-89 semester credits)
• Some College (90-120+ semester credits)
• Associate's Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree or higher
• None of the above

02

List all degrees received or college level course work that directly relates to the position. The template provided below must be completed in its entirety or the application will be considered incomplete and not eligible to move forward in the process. Type N/A if you have no related education (see template below).
College/University:
Did you graduate:
College Major/Minor:
Semester Credits Completed:
Degree Received:
03

Indicate your full-time professional experience performing environmental and natural resource management analyses and studies or similar analyses and studies.
• No Experience
• Less than 2 years
• 2 to 3 years
• 3 to 4 years
• 4 to 5 years
• More than 5 years

04

Indicate your full-time professional experience administrative experience in a field related to the work.
• No Experience
• Less than 1 year
• 1 to 2 years
• 2 to 3 years
• 3 to 4 years
• More than 4 years

05

Please list all employer(s) and each job title on your application where your experience was obtained in question(s) 3-4. The template provided below must be completed in its entirety or the application will be considered incomplete and not eligible to move forward in the process. Type N/A if you have no related experience (see template below). Do not list "see attached resume"

Employer Name:
Job Title:
Hours Worked Per Week:
Dates of Employment:

06

Do you currently hold a valid driver's license?
• Yes, I currently hold a valid Nevada driver's license.
• Yes, I currently hold a valid driver's license from another state.
• No, I do not currently hold a valid driver's license.

07

The following skills assessment is a self-assessment used to evaluate an applicant's training and experience.
I understand that:
A) Part-time experience must be prorated and credited as half of full-time experience (i.e., if you performed the task for two years in a part-time position, 20 hours per week, you can only credit yourself with one year of experience in that area)
B) The education, knowledge, and experience levels indicated by my skills assessment responses must be supported and clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections of my application;
C) Any falsification or misrepresentation of the information listed on the employment application or skills assessment may result in removal from the eligibility list or rescinding a job offer;
D) Responses to assessment questions that are not supported and clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections on the application may result in question scores being adjusted to receive zero points;
E) Assessment scores may be used to consider applicants for the selection process;
F) I further understand that since exam scores will be automatically generated based on the applicant's response to each item in the assessment, score appeals will not be allowed for this recruitment.
• I have read and understand the above information regarding the completion of the following skills assessment questions. I further understand that this recruitment includes a skills assessment and that the answers I provide must be consistent with the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections detailed on my application and that scoring appeals will not be allowed for this recruitment.

08

Indicate your full-time professional experience conducting property management and oversight activities for lands that are managed for their conservation/resource values.
• No Experience
• Less than 2 years
• 2 to 3 years
• 3 to 4 years
• 4 to 5 years
• More than 5 years

09

Indicate your full-time professional experience with developing and implementing natural resource projects such as native plant restoration, vegetation management, fuel reduction, and species inventories.
• No Experience
• Less than 2 years
• 2 to 3 years
• 3 to 4 years
• 4 to 5 years
• More than 5 years

10

Please list all employer(s) and each job title on your application where your experience was obtained in question(s) 8-9. The template provided below must be completed in its entirety or the application will be considered incomplete and not eligible to move forward in the process. Type N/A if you have no related experience (see template below). Do not list "see attached resume"

Employer Name:
Job Title:
Hours Worked Per Week:
Dates of Employment:

11

Indicate your full-time professional experience coordinating and/or working with recreation user groups or similar stakeholders to reduce conflicts and impacts to resource values and conduct conservation outreach/education.
• No Experience
• Less than 2 years
• 2 to 3 years
• 3 to 4 years
• 4 to 5 years
• More than 5 years

12

Indicate your full-time professional experience working with community groups or volunteers to carry out conservation projects (e.g., restoration, clean-ups, citizen science data collection).
• No Experience
• Less than 2 years
• 2 to 3 years
• 3 to 4 years
• 4 to 5 years
• More than 5 years

13

Please list all employer(s) and each job title on your application where your experience was obtained in question(s) 11-12. The template provided below must be completed in its entirety or the application will be considered incomplete and not eligible to move forward in the process. Type N/A if you have no related experience (see template below). Do not list "see attached resume"

Employer Name:
Job Title:
Hours Worked Per Week:
Dates of Employment:

14

Indicate your full-time professional experience conducting vegetation assessments including point intercept transects, quadrat sampling, or similar protocols.
• No Experience
• Less than 2 years
• 2 to 3 years
• 3 to 4 years
• 4 to 5 years
• More than 5 years

15

Indicate which of the following ecosystems you have experience in conducting/overseeing restoration for (select all that apply).
• Desert riparian
• Mojave Desert scrub
• Wetland
• Other
• N/A

16

If you indicated other in question 15, please list what ecosystems you have experience in conducting/overseeing restoration for.
17

Please list all employer(s) and each job title on your application where your experience was obtained in question(s) 14-16. The template provided below must be completed in its entirety or the application will be considered incomplete and not eligible to move forward in the process. Type N/A if you have no related experience (see template below). Do not list "see attached resume"

Employer Name:
Job Title:
Hours Worked Per Week:
Dates of Employment:

18

Indicate your full-time professional experience managing contracts, to include developing/reviewing scopes of work, project cost tracking, and overseeing contract compliance.
• No Experience
• Less than 2 years
• 2 to 3 years
• 3 to 4 years
• 4 to 5 years
• More than 5 years

19

Indicate your full-time professional experience writing and reviewing technical reports.
• No Experience
• Less than 2 years
• 2 to 3 years
• 3 to 4 years
• 4 to 5 years
• More than 5 years

20

Please list all employer(s) and each job title on your application where your experience was obtained in question(s) 18-19. The template provided below must be completed in its entirety or the application will be considered incomplete and not eligible to move forward in the process. Type N/A if you have no related experience (see template below). Do not list "see attached resume"

Employer Name:
Job Title:
Hours Worked Per Week:
Dates of Employment:

Required Question