Western Operations Technician

 

Title:  Western Operations Technician

Starting Salary Range: The starting salary range for this position will be in the $23.75/hr to $24.46/hr depending on experience, education, and skills relevant to the position.  Please note that the indicated starting salary range describes the range for an incumbent in this position.  Most new staff generally start at the beginning of the range percentile to ensure internal salary equity.

Location: Arizona, New Mexico, or Colorado

Status: Full-Time, Non-/Exempt

Benefit Eligible: Health, Vision, Dental, Short/Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Retirement, Paid Time Off per Personnel Policies, Supplemental benefits including critical care, pet insurance, supplemental life, and others.

Reports to:  Western Operations Specialist

Posting Period: Please apply before January 9, 2026

 

It is vital for a candidate to submit both a resume and cover letter.

 

Organizational Summary: 

Conservation Legacy is a nationwide non-profit.  The Corps programs within the organization engage participants in diverse conservation and community projects that serve public and private lands.   These projects provide opportunities for personal and professional development and strive toward a high priority of needs for public land managers and community partners.

Through the mission of engaging future leaders who protect, restore and enhance our nation’s lands through community-based service; Conservation Legacy works toward a world with healthy lands, air and water; thriving people and resilient communities.

 

Position Summary:

This position is responsible for supporting local programs across the region in developing participant and staff technical skills, assisting programs with strategic projects and operational needs, and engaging in the quality assurance of local programs within the region.

The primary focus of this position is to ensure programs are equipped to execute high quality and safe project work.

This position will work directly with the Operations Specialist to prioritize needs across the region and support local program staff in the execution of programming.

This position is required to stay up-to-date on industry standards in conservation, trail construction, forestry, restoration, and other land stewardship work, and actively works with regional and national operations teams to ensure these standards are met.

 

This position contributes to Conservation Legacy’s effort to further develop facilitation and technical skillsets of program staff.

Some focus areas may include: providing training and technical support for crew-based programs’ staff and participants, reviewing and delivering curriculum for skills training, working with program staff and/or partners to develop technical specifications and standards for projects, and supporting national and regional program development strategies.

This position may also support intern program staff as needed by helping develop training, w...