Ability to: Plan, manage, direct, coordinate and evaluate large-scale, complex ranching and farming programs and operations, including livestock breeding and crop selection, production and sales; collaborate with managers and staff in a variety of disciplines to profitably operate ranching activities while ensuring the protection and beneficial use of SNWA water rights and the conformance with environmental protection requirements; analyze and evaluate short and long-term issues including weather patterns, livestock and crop statistics and commodity market pricing to make strategic decisions on ranching operations; understand, interpret, explain and apply federal, state and local law, regulations and court decisions applicable to areas of responsibility; work collaboratively with District/SNWA management and external stakeholders and provide expert advice and counsel on solutions to complex ranch operational issues; organize, set priorities and exercise expert independent judgment within areas of responsibility; develop and implement appropriate management and operational procedures and controls; identify and ensure prompt resolution of safety issues and hazardous conditions; prepare clear, concise and comprehensive records, reports, correspondence and other written materials; negotiate effectively on behalf of SNWA and represent the organization clearly, logically and persuasively in public meetings and interactions with other ranchers, agents and representatives of state and federal agencies; exercise tact and diplomacy in dealing with sensitive, complex and confidential issues and situations; establish and maintain highly effective working relationships with SNWA managers and staff, other ranchers, agents, vendors, suppliers, the community, state and federal officials and others encountered in the course of work. While performing the duties of this class, an employee is regularly required to use written and oral communication skills; read and interpret complex data, information and documents; analyze and solve complex problems; use math and mathematical reasoning; observe and interpret people, conditions and situations; deal with multiple concurrent tasks with changing deadlines and frequent interruptions; and interact with SNWA managers and staff, other ranchers, vendors, agents, the community, state and federal officials and others encountered in the course of work.