Director, Farm Services (Agriculture)

Location: Prairie View, Texas, United States. Work is performed in office, field, livestock, greenhouse, and outdoor agricultural environments, with occasional evening, weekend, holiday, emergency response, and travel requirements.

Company

Prairie View A&M University’s College of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources operates a university farm and ranch supporting research, teaching, extension, outreach, and public service.

What you will do

• Lead daily crop, livestock, greenhouse, pasture, natural resource, facility, and support operations.
• Develop operational plans, production schedules, labor plans, land-use strategies, and resource allocation models.
• Coordinate land, equipment, personnel, and facilities for faculty research, field trials, teaching laboratories, student learning, and extension programming.
• Supervise, train, mentor, schedule, and evaluate farm personnel, technicians, seasonal employees, student workers, interns, and support staff.
• Oversee equipment, vehicles, irrigation systems, barns, fencing, storage facilities, greenhouses, maintenance programs, and infrastructure improvements.
• Manage budgets, procurement, inventories, operational records, compliance programs, stakeholder partnerships, and agricultural outreach activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in agriculture, agronomy, animal science, agricultural engineering, agricultural systems management, natural resources, environmental science, agribusiness, or a closely related field.
• At least 10 years of progressively responsible experience in farm management, agricultural operations, research farm administration, ranch operations, or a related agricultural setting.
• Knowledge of crop production, livestock operations, pasture management, irrigation, natural resources, sustainable agriculture, farm equipment, and agricultural safety.
• Knowledge of environmental stewardship, land management, pesticide regulations, compliance standards, budgeting, inventory management, and workforce coordination.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, solve operational problems, and collaborate with faculty, researchers, extension personnel, students, and stakeholders.
• Employment may be affected if immigration sponsorship is required; the university will not pay the stated H-1B fee.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree or Ph.D. in a related agricultural or natural resources field.
• Experience managing integrated crop and livestock systems, large-scale agricultural operations, multidisciplinary teams, research trials, extension demonstrations, or student learning environments.
• Experience with precision agriculture, AI-enabled agricultural systems, remote sensing, greenhouse automation, or digital farm management platforms.
• Licensed pesticide applicator certification or the ability to obtain it within 3–6 months after hire.

Culture & Benefits

• Work supports a land-grant university mission spanning research, teaching, extension, outreach, and public service.
• Role includes collaboration with faculty, research scientists, extension specialists, students, industry partners, producers, agencies, and community stakeholders.
• Employment is funded by a grant or restricted funds, and continued employment depends on renewal of that funding.
• Salary is commensurate with education and experience within the university’s assigned salary range.
• All positions are security-sensitive and require a criminal history investigation and verification of credentials.

Hiring process

• Submit a resume or CV and cover letter through the PVAMU career site.
• Employment is contingent on completion of the required background and credential checks.