Deputy Director - Resource Management

The Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) has one (1) opening for a Deputy Director, Resource Management. This is a non-classified position. This position is a full-time, benefited position located at our Staff Office in Boise, Idaho but may consider our Coeur d'Alene Bureau Office as well.

SPECIAL NOTIFICATION: This position is exempt from classified state service and the rules of the Division of Human Resources and the Idaho Personnel Commission. Additional information can be found at: State Employee Compensation | Division of Human Resources (idaho.gov)

Salary Range is $73.00/hour +DOE and includes a competitive benefits package.

This position is a non-classified Deputy Director within the Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) reporting to the Director. IDL seeks talented people committed to delivering our land management, regulatory, and assistance missions and preparing IDL for future natural resource challenges.

As a member of IDL's executive leadership team, this position assists the Director, Deputy Director - Policy and Administration, and Division Administrators with strategic planning, budgeting, and overall program planning, priorities, and direction.

The Deputy Director will lead four Division Administrators responsible for Trust Land Management, Forestry & Fire, Operations, and Minerals/Navigable Waterways/Oil & Gas. This position establishes strategic goals and tactical objectives for the divisions and for IDL and drives strategic plan implementation. This position provides overall direction for the land management, protection, and regulatory functions and is responsible for achieving objectives for those programs. The incumbent is responsible for directing, committing, coordinating, and acquiring resources necessary to achieve goals and objectives critical to the State Board of Land Commissioners (Land Board).

This position represents IDL through regular contact with the public, other state and federal agencies, stakeholders, and elected officials. Additionally, this position will interact with external parties including landowners and representatives of industries that may be impacted by resource management practices and decisions.

You must possess all the minimum qualifications below. Please make sure your resume and work history support this. Failure to do so may disqualify you from being considered for this position.

Minimum Qualifications:

Graduation from a full four (4) year college course of study with a bachelor's degree in a field aligned with the duties of the position, plus five (5) years of related professional experience; OR, ten (10) years of successful and progressive professional experience of such a nature as to enable the applicant to perform these duties successfully at the professional level.

Experience: Leading, implementing, and improving natural resource management, protection, and regulatory programs; Leading and managing professional staff; analyzing financial and other data; preparing and analyzing policies and making policy recommendations; analyzing management and program problems, identifying alternatives and recommending and implementing solutions; preparing budgets and preparing and analyzing related reports; preparing and making presentations to groups; engaging with legislators and elected officials; engaging productively with local, state, and federal officials; managing a diverse suite of related but unique activities across a variety of natural resource disciplines.

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:

• Experience managing a professional staff with diverse responsibilities; setting goals and objectives for programs and projects, and evaluating results; budgeting for natural resource or land management programs; preparing documents and reports; performing liaison activities and dealing effectively with local, state and federal entities, elected officials, business and community leaders, the media and general public to develop understanding, acceptance and support for a program; communicating effectively orally and in writing; and, making public presentations.
• Considerable knowledge of business and government principles; state and federal laws and regulations related to the Department's business; private sector business practices; financial analysis methods; federal, state and local government operation.
• Good knowledge of customer service; developing and implementing public policy; financial and accounting principles and practices; interpreting financial reports and data.
• Knowledge of a wide variety of programs sufficient to establish the credibility necessary for leadership of professional staff.
• Ability to establish a clear vision for programs within the position's responsibility and guide staff towards efficient implementation.
• Knowledge related to effective communication methods necessary to share information and advance Department initiatives.
• Proven experience with management practices, organizational development, and performance management.
• A track record of demonstrated leadership, vision and innovation for delivering results, building accountability for staff, and creating a positive work environment.

Special Requirement:

• Travel up to 30%.
• Occasional long shifts and weekend work.
• Valid Driver's License.

Examples of Duties:

Administration:

• Serves as a member of the executive leadership team.
• Develops Department budgets, controls expenditures, and projects income.
• Recommends, interprets, and applies regulations and policies and ensures consistency and compliance with governing laws and regulations.
• Ensures compliance with statewide reporting requirements for the agency.
• Directs preparation of reports on Department progress.
• Plans and coordinates a variety of special administrative projects and assignments.
• Investigates, troubleshoots, and resolves or recommends solutions to complex or unusual inquiries, problems and issues.

Leadership:

• Assists in setting expectations for performance standards; coaches and mentors staff in their leadership and management roles.
• Sets and evaluates effectiveness of Department priorities and goals to ensure strategic objectives are achieved.
• Evaluates effectiveness of programs and recommends/implements changes to improve performance.
• Provides technical assistance to staff in program development.
• Creates a team environment, providing leadership, direction and motivation for employees to accomplish the numerous goals and targets of multiple programs and projects.
• Acts with the full authority of the Director when delegated.

Management:

• Participates in recruiting, interviewing and making or reviewing hiring recommendations.
• Provides for adequate resources and staffing levels in the Department. Hires and trains staff, assigns work, and evaluates performance.
• Coordinates work assignments and ensures effective communication among four divisions and other IDL program areas.
• Sets expectations for performance standards, provides coaching and feedback, identifies necessary training and evaluates performance to ensure productivity, quality of work and customer service.
• Recognizes and resolves both internal and external personnel issues; mediates and implements appropriate corrective action as needed.
• Maintains a culture of strong customer service for both external and internal customers.

Public Relations:

• Directs, reviews, prepares and presents information and testimony to legislative committees.
• Analyzes impact of legislation on Department programs; prepares issue analyses and/or audit responses.
• Makes presentations to the Land Board.
• Provides liaison between staff and other state and federal agencies.
• Advocates Department programs to the Land Board, legislature, cooperators, and the public.
• Represents the Director in meetings and on committees and other duties as assigned.
• Responds to complaints concerning Department services and activities.

How to Apply:

Application must be received by November 30, 2026 at 5:00 pm MST.

Please send your resume and cover letter to the address below. Email is acceptable.

Idaho Department of Lands

Attn: Kamerron Slay

300 N. 6th Street

Boise, ID 83702

Email: Kamerron.slay@idl.idaho.gov

Please contact Kamerron Slay at (208) 334-0200 for further information.

Benefits:

The State of Idaho offers a robust total compensation package, including medical, vision, and dental insurance; PERSI retirement benefits; paid sick, vacation, and parental leave; and 11 paid holidays per year. For additional information related to benefits and/or State programs, please visit https://dhr.idaho.gov/StateEmployees/Benefits.html.

Supplemental Information:

Overtime/Vacation Accrual FLSA:

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) code for this position is Executive (E) Based on the FLSA code for

this position. Vacation accrual is based on the FLSA code and accrual rates can be found at: https://dhr.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/Section2Vacation-1.pdf (Exception: Employees engaged in Fire Suppression activities for which overtime hours are earned will be paid at the rate of 1.5 times the hourly rate for each one hour of overtime worked. Payment will be made on the regular pay date corresponding to the pay period in which the overtime work occurred.)