Conservation Foreman

Job Description

Job ID: 32808
Agency: Game Fish & Parks
Location:Lake City, SDSalary: $20.89-$26.10/hr, depending on qualifications
Pay Grade: G
Closing Date: 09/24/2025

The Conservation Foreman manages and performs assigned development projects and maintenance and repair activities by prioritizing projects, recruiting and training crew members, developing work schedules, making sure equipment is adequate for the tasks at hand, maintaining inventories of materials and supplies, and monitoring work progress to ensure completion of management plans designed to maintain and enhance Roy Lake State Park, Sica Hollow State Park, Pickerel Lake Recreation Area and Fort Sisseton State Park.

This is a Full-Time position with the Department of Game Fish & Parks. For more information on the Department of Game Fish & Parks, please visit https://gfp.sd.gov/ .

Licenses and Certifications:
Must have a valid driver's license and will have or will attain a commercial pesticide applicators license.

The Ideal Candidate Will:

• Recruit and manage work crews to facilitate completion of annual work plans.
• Prioritize and schedule assigned annual, weekly, monthly and daily work plans and tasks to ensure their completion within acceptable time frames by adequately balancing weather, staffing and equipment and time constraints.
• Oversee and perform the work to maintain facilities and grounds to ensure they are in the best condition possible.
• Manage a wide variety of vehicles and equipment to meet the needs of the annual work plan.
• Perform various administrative duties to provide information and support to managers.
• Do manual labor including heavy lifting and strenuous physical activity at times
• Work outdoors in all types of weather and conditions

Knowledge of:

• human resources management practices sufficient to interview, train, and evaluate temporary employees;
• purchasing processes such as ordering from contracts, contacting local vendors for bids, writing specifications, and preparing requisitions and vouchers;
• facility maintenance skills such as plumbing, electrical repair, carpentry, and painting;
• seed, fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides;
• tractors, loaders, skid steers and related attachments;
• soils;
• tree species, tree diseases and pests;
• tree storage, planting procedures, and maintenance;
• groundskeeping methods, equipment, and maintenance;
• noxious weeds, weed spray, methods of application, and spraying equipment;
• diagnostic and repair methods for a wide variety of vehicles and equipment;
• welding;
• safe-operating guidelines for equipment;
• timber harvesting and equipment;
• fence-building.

Ability to:

• organize and prioritize projects on a long- and short-term basis and calculate time, equipment, and manpower needs;
• clearly provide work direction to others;
• delegate work to others based on evaluation of their capabilities;
• handle chemicals safely;
• diagnose vehicle and equipment malfunctions and determine the most cost effective resolution;
• communicate sufficiently to resolve conflicts with staff, and the public.

This position is eligible for Veterans' Preference per ARSD 55:10:02:08.

NCRC: If you possess a National Career Readiness Certificate, please submit the certificate with your application. For more information on how to acquire a National Career Readiness Certificate contact a South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation Job Service Office. A certificate is not necessary to be considered.

The State of South Dakota does not sponsor work visas for new or existing employees. All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete an Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9. The State of South Dakota as an employer will be using E-Verify to complete employment eligibility verification upon hire.

The State of South Dakota offers $0 premium employee health insurance option plus eleven paid holidays, generous vacation and sick leave accrual, dental, vision, and other insurance options, and retirement benefits. You can view our benefits information here . This position is a member of Class A retirement under SDRS.

Must apply online: https://gen-stateofsouthdako-trn.inforcloudsuite.com/hcm/xmlhttp/shorturl.do?key=2CF
You must apply online, emailed resumes or submissions will not be accepted.
South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources
Telephone: 605.773.3148 Email: careers@state.sd.us
http://bhr.sd.gov/workforus
"An Equal Opportunity Employer"

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