Summary The position is within the Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), State Conservationist principal staff member, Assistant State Conservationist for Field Operations, assigned to an NRCS area office within the state with the focal point for the nation's farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners for crop, conservation programs and conservation technical assistance and disaster programs. Responsibilities Oversees the development of conservation plans for a work area that covers a large geographic area usually consisting of cropland, rangeland, pastureland, forestland, and includes urban as well as rural areas. Provides supervision to staff of specialists (Soil Scientists, Foresters, Agronomists, Engineers. Provides leadership of program activities, making work assignments, evaluating performance, making selections, and determines training needs. Manages available staff resources schedules for staff activities, preparing and monitoring budgets and ...