Wildlife Crew Lead (Tahoe National Forest)

The Great Basin Institute is hiring a Wildlife Crew Lead for the Tahoe National Forest in Sierraville, CA. The role involves supervising a small team in vegetation management projects, ensuring safe data collection, and providing technical leadership for wildlife management. Responsibilities include coordinating field operations, mentoring crew members, and liaising with US Forest Service staff. The position offers a salary of $26 per hour and does not require a degree.
The Great Basin Institute, in cooperation with the US Forest Service, is recruiting a wildlife crew lead to support planning and implementation of vegetation management projects on the Tahoe National Forest in the Sierra Nevada, California. The crew lead will be responsible for coordinating and supervising a small team of technicians (1-3 personnel) to ensure safe, efficient, and scientifically sound data collection in support of US Forest Service resource management objectives. The crew lead will oversee daily field operations, mentor and train crew members, and serve as the primary point of contact between the field crew and US Forest Service/GBI staff. The crew lead will provide technical advice and leadership for wildlife management programs including: planning and leading of surveys for TES (threatened, endangered, and sensitive) wildlife species; gathering, compiling, and analyzing data to determine wildlife habitat requirements and management needs; ensuring data quality an...