Natural Resource Specialist 2/3 (PCN 10-1283 & 10-1834)

About the role

The Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mining, Land & Water, is recruiting multiple Natural Resource Specialist 2/3s in Anchorage.

Responsibilities

• Work independently, or as a member of a team, to develop resource analyses, plan designations and management intent statements for specific parcels of state land.
• Utilize programs such as ArcGIS Pro to evaluate resource data, create resource maps, and depict resource data and other information in associated documents.
• Absorb other programs/sections with land research, and support other sections as needed to prepare mineral orders, plan amendments and other related documents to ensure state land is appropriately classified for sale or lease.
• Serve as project manager for less complex and contentious planning projects.
• Serve as the project manager in the development of plans for state lands that are managed by DNR. This position is responsible for managing the plan development process, which includes formulating land and resource allocation proposals, policies, management intent, and guidelines for large areas of state lands.
• Build and implement public processes to successfully convey complex and/or sensitive information to interested parties. This includes conducting public meetings in what can be high stress situations.
• Represent the department in several capacities, including as a member of planning teams or advisory committees, interpreting and discussing policy issues.
• Engender trust and build relationships with staff and decision-makers in various agencies; develop extensive expertise in planning, long-standing issues, federal and state regulatory frameworks, policies and land management authorities; and negotiate frequently with parties that may not share the Department's perspective.

Qualifications

• Education in a natural resource field (such as forestry, geology, agronomy, and hydrology), public administration, planning, economics, cartography, or a closely related field and/or professional-level experience in natural resource management.
• Education in a natural resource field such as forestry, geology, agronomy, and hydrology, law, public administration, planning, economics, or a closely related field and/or progressively responsible professional experience in natural resource management.

Skills

• Analytical Thinking/Problem-Solving: uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.
• Decision-Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
• Legal, Government, and Jurisprudence: Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, legal practices and documents, Government regulations, Executive orders, agency rules, Government organization and functions, and the democratic political process.
• Oral Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
• Writing: Recognizes or uses correct English grammar, punctuation, and spelling; communicates information (for example, facts, ideas, or messages) in a succinct and organized manner; produces written information, which may include technical material, that is appropriate for the intended audience.

Benefits

• Flexible work schedules and teleworking opportunities to help foster a good work/life balance.

Pay

• Natural Resource Specialist 2 – Starting Salary $2365.50
• Natural Resource Specialist 3 – Starting Salary $2725.50

Schedule

• This is primarily an office position in the Robert B. Atwood Building in downtown Anchorage. The office is within walking distance of restaurants, shopping, and the park strip.
• Travel throughout the state to research information, meet with the public and agency representatives, and conduct public meetings is occasionally required.