Individual Placement - GIS and Natural Resources Assistant

Student Conservation Association • Leavenworth, KS

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About The Position

This position will assist the Fort Leavenworth GIS Manager, Natural Resources
Specialist, and Cultural Resources Specialist in accomplishing goals set forth
in the Fort’s Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan and the Integrated
Cultural Resources Management Plan. These goals will require work on the 3,500
acres of unimproved lands on the Post and on the largest inventory of Pre-1919
buildings in the Army. The Resource Assistant (RA) will conduct map projects
using ARC-GIS and Autocad. They will create data layers for habitat, species
ranges, historic districts, and use LIDAR technologies.

Requirements

• Knowledge and experience working with ARC-GIS and AutoCAD and Lidar
• Personal Vehicle Required

Nice To Haves

• Ability to work independently
• Adaptability to change focus as required by local conditions

Responsibilities

• Mapping Natural and Cultural Resources
• Ground truthing mapping areas
• Data entry into ARC-GIS and AutoCAD
• Collecting and entering Metadata
• Work with LIDAR data
• Geo-rectifying landmarks
• Environmental Education
• Data entry abilities

Benefits

• $650.00 per week living allowance
• $1,100.00 one-time travel allowance
• Health Insurance

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees