Wildlife biologist – specialist

Pheasants Forever is seeking a Wildlife Biologist II-GIS Specialist for a full-time role in Reno, NV, starting July 2025. The position involves coordinating GIS data and modeling efforts with the Nevada Department of Wildlife, focusing on statewide mapping, habitat mapping, and field data collection. Responsibilities include managing ArcGIS products, developing GIS solutions, and collaborating with various conservation partners. A Bachelor’s degree in a related field and GIS experience are required.
Coordinating Wildlife
Biologist II-GIS Specialist
Location: Reno, Nevada

Application deadline: June 11, 2025

Anticipated start date: July 2025

This is a full-time position working in partnership with the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) and Pheasants Forever, as well as other in-state conservation partners to assist with coordination and planning efforts related to GIS data and modeling efforts within Nevada. The initial primary tasks will focus on statewide mapping, modeling, and data collection projects including:
• Statewide mapping applications – This position will assist in the development of online mapping applications for a variety of purposes including supporting habitat restoration and conservation planning; communicating information regarding hunting, fishing, and public lands; and providing information about habitat and wildlife conservation plans.
• Big Game Seasonal Habitat mapping – The position will assist Game Division biologists to create seasonal habitat maps for each of their related big game hunt units.
• Field Data Collection – Assisting with the creation and maintenance of field data collection applications for efforts ranging from vegetation health monitoring to upland game data collection to big game data collection.

This position includes building internal and external partnerships, ensuring communication and coordination between NDOW divisions, partners, assist the co-leads of partners through the process to select restoration projects, work with project leads to ensure project delivery, and working with partners in other states looking to initiate similar programs.

Duties and Expectations:
• Manage/administer ArcGIS products, SQL databases and manage GIS web services, develop and support new GIS solutions, and incorporate hardware/software solutions within the GIS architecture.
• Create and/or research, interpret, and modify existing models that can analyze and transform spatial data, interpret results, and convey the results via written and/or oral reports.
• Create scripts using python, SQL, or other languages that automate processes, analyze/transform data, generate reporting tools (e.g., documents, dashboards), or create other efficiencies that benefit NDOW.
• Design, develop, implement, maintain and monitor GIS databases, databases schemas, tables, views, documentation, and reports.
• Manage backups, archives, geodatabase loading and tuning, patches, troubleshooting, and data sharing.
• Resolve highly complex database integrity, access, and use issues.
• Attend internal and/or external meetings as appropriate.
• Assist in providing data coordination between NDOW and other partners as appropriate.
• Compile and organize data.
• Provide data quality control.
• Conduct data updates as appropriate.
• Other GIS-related tasks necessary.

Qualifications
Minimum qualifications are a Bachelor’s degree in GIS or natural resources, conservation, biology, wildlife, or closely related field with two years of work experience working with GIS programs and systems.

Desirable experience and skills include:
• Working with federal, state, NGO, and private industry partners.
• Knowledge of ecological and biological concepts and data standards.

Salary – Up to $55,000 Commensurate with Experience + health benefits

To Apply: Visit our website at www.pheasantsforever.org/jobs

ONLY ONLINE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Please combine your cover letter, resume. and 3 references into a single Word document or PDF file on the Recruitment website. Additional questions may be directed to Kaelie Peña, Nevada State Coordinator, kpena@pheasantsforever.org.

Pheasants Forever, Inc and Quail Forever is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as a qualified individual with disability, or any other category that may be protected by law.

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