District Manager - North Central District Office
Do you have a passion for ranching and wildlife? Range management and ecosystem conservation? Wildlife habitat management? Working with an awesome small team?
We want you!
What is the State Land Board?
The Colorado State Board of Land Commissioners manages Colorado’s state trust assets. The agency’s mission is to earn reasonable and consistent income over time by managing the assets in a manner that preserves the long-term productivity and value of the land, minerals and improvements.
The Asset Management Section is responsible for planning and managing all of the revenue generating activities of the agency. The Field Operations Section is responsible for the day-to-day management of state trust land.
Description of Job
This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.
This isn’t your typical government job.
We want you to share in our excitement over intergenerational stewardship of natural assets and share in our pride of providing significant financial support to Colorado’s public schools. Your work will be a model across the country for massive-scale (2.8 million acres) of land management.
The District Manager is charged with administering all district assets (surface and subsurface) in a manner that optimizes current revenue, ensures that appropriate stewardship practices are followed, and protects the future value of the land and improvements. This position is also responsible for managing all surface use on approximately 424,000-acres of state trust lands in a part of the state where grazing is the predominant agricultural use, oil and gas development is prevalent, water rights are critical to continued agricultural production, recreational use is increasing, competition for the acquisition of large ranch properties is significant, and land values are rapidly rising. The position represents the State Land Board in negotiations with lessees, land owners, and other agencies and develops critical program recommendations for consideration and approval by the Board.
Specific Duties Include:
Asset and Resource Management: The District Manager manages a portfolio of real property assets to accomplish the agency’s business and financial goals. The position must understand the agency’s broad mission, vision, and goals and translate those aspirations into specific actions at the district level. The District Manager is the primary relationship manager with all customers in their district and as such, may request and manage the participation of other agency staff in specific projects. The position prepares and presents final decision requests for review and consideration by the State Board of Land Commissioners.
Strategic Business Planning and Development: The District Manager contributes to the development of, and implements, annual business plans that contribute to the achievement of the agency’s mission, strategies, and goals. The position is responsible for achieving specific goals for revenue, revenue growth, and the development of particular lines of business. The District Manager develops and maintains relationships with existing and potential customers in order to build and maintain a stable revenue stream for the organization.
Communication and Outreach: The District Manager represents the agency at meetings with lessees, local and state level elected officials, community organizations, industry and trade associations, and Federal land management agencies such as the Bureau of Land Management and US Fish and Wildlife Service. The position fosters clear and consistent internal communication between the district office, the Filed operations Team Leader, the assistant director, and other agency staff.
Supervision and Personnel Management: The District Manager supervises the District Assistant and District Resource Specialist and also has responsibility for managing outside consultants and/or other agency staff assigned to specific projects in the district. The position establishes employee and consultant work priorities and approves time keeping requests. The position prepares performance plans and conducts performance reviews. The District Manager ensures a positive work environment in the District office and identifies opportunities to collaborate with State Land Board staff in other offices.
Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.
Minimum Qualifications:
Experience Only:
Seven (7) years of relevant experience in the management of large working and/or production landscapes.
- OR -
Education and Experience:
A combination of related education and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned equal to seven (7) years, including the management of large working and/or production landscapes.
Acceptable degrees include Bachelor’s (substitutes for 4 years of experience) and/or Master’s (substitutes for 2 years' experience) degrees in Natural Resources, Range Management, Animal Science, Agriculture and Resource Economics, Land Planning, Environmental Science, or in another field of study directly related or closely related field.
Please note: The required experience must be substantiated within the work experience section of your application. Your resume will not be reviewed to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications; only the work experience section of your application will be reviewed to determine this. “See Resume” statements on the application will not be accepted. In addition, part-time work will be prorated.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Current or former State experience relevant to this position
- Additional years of professional experience above the minimum of 7 years
- Range management practices and knowledge of carrying capacity
- Comfort with public speaking and presenting
- Experience using complex databases
- Ranching and infrastructure systems
- Wildlife and habitat management experience
- Regenerative grazing management experience
- Agricultural leasing or sales experience
- Knowledge of, and practical experience applying, Colorado water law
- Experience with noxious weeds and treatment strategies
- Familiarity with the Northeastern Colorado landscape
- Familiarity with Google office products
- Familiarity with ARC GIS mapping tools
Required Competencies:
- Good written and oral communication with the ability to convey information to others effectively and efficiently
- Independent yet also a team player, quick to help others
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Customer-service mindset, respectful, helpful
- Proactive, takes initiative, self-motivated
- Possesses good problem solving skills, seeks to understand alternatives, employs logic and good judgment
- Self-confident and self-aware
- Great work ethic: results oriented, disciplined, conscientious, thorough, and diligent
- Honest, trustworthy, dependable
- Enthusiastic, energetic, optimistic, positive attitude
- Organized and professional
- Adaptable and open to change