RANGE MANAGER

Job Definition:

Job Description:

• Research or study range land management practices to provide sustained production of forage, livestock, and wildlife.

Duties and Tasks:

• 1) Develop technical standards and specifications used to manage, protect and improve the natural resources of range lands and related grazing lands.
• 2) Develop methods for protecting range from fire and rodent damage and for controlling poisonous plants.
• 3) Maintain soil stability and vegetation for non-grazing uses, such as wildlife habitats and outdoor recreation.
• 4) Manage forage resources through fire, herbicide use, or revegetation to maintain a sustainable yield from the land.
• 5) Regulate grazing, and help ranchers plan and organize grazing systems in order to manage, improve and protect rangelands and maximize their use.
• 6) Plan and direct construction and maintenance of range improvements such as fencing, corrals, stock-watering reservoirs and soil-erosion control structures.
• 7) Study forage plants and their growth requirements to determine varieties best suited to particular range.
• 8) Study rangeland management practices and research range problems to provide sustained production of forage, livestock, and wildlife.
• 9) Study grazing patterns to determine number and kind of livestock that can be most profitably grazed and to determine the best grazing seasons.
• 10) Develop new and improved instruments and techniques for activities such as range reseeding.
• 11) Measure and assess vegetation resources for biological assessment companies, environmental impact statements, and rangeland monitoring programs.
• 12) Mediate agreements among rangeland users and preservationists as to appropriate land use and management.
• 13) Offer advice to rangeland users on water management, forage production methods, and control of brush.
• 14) Plan and implement revegetation of disturbed sites.
• 15) Tailor conservation plans to landowners’ goals, such as livestock support, wildlife, or recreation.
• 16) Manage private livestock operations.

Activities:

• 1) Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
• 2) Analyzing Data or Information — Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
• 3) Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
• 4) Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information — Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
• 5) Developing Objectives and Strategies — Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
• 6) Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People — Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
• 7) Processing Information — Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
• 8) Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
• 9) Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events –Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
• 10) Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
• 11) Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
• 12) Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
• 13) Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment — Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.
• 14) Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
• 15) Provide Consultation and Advice to Others — Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.

Abilities:

• 1) Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• 2) Inductive Reasoning — The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• 3) Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• 4) Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• 5) Speech Clarity — The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.

Knowledge

• Administration and Management — Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Biology — Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
• Food Production — Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.