Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
This position will serve as an agricultural engineer senior level under the supervision of the Conservation Engineering Section Manager and will provide engineering assistance to County Land Conservation Department (LCD) staff, other conservation professionals, and landowners in support of state and county programs including Soil and Water Resource Management (SWRM) grants, county land and water resource management plans and manure storage ordinances, and other Land and Water Resources Bureau (LWRB) programs and projects such as Livestock Facility Siting.
Technical assistance will also be provided in support of Federal and State programs including the Natural Resource Conservation Service’s (NRCS) Financial Assistance programs, and Dept. of Natural Resources (DNR) Nonpoint Source Water Pollution Abatement and NR 243 Animal Waste Management programs.
This position will provide engineering services and technical support within an assigned multi-county area related to the design, installation, and approval of practices for soil and water conservation and animal waste management. Additional responsibilities include the certification of technical staff under the Conservation Engineering Practitioner Certification program (Wis. Admin. Code ATCP 50.46), the advancement of conservation engineering technologies, provision of training, and assistance with the administration of the LWRB programs.
The multi-county area includes Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, Florence, Forest, Iron, Oneida, Price, Sawyer, Taylor, Vilas, and Washburn counties.
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