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

State of Alaska•Anchorage, AK

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mining, Land & Water, is recruiting multiple Natural Resource Specialist 2/3s in Anchorage. This position is open to Alaska Residents only. At the Natural Resource Specialist 3 level, the role involves working independently or as a team to develop resource analyses, plan designations, and management intent statements for specific parcels of state land. This includes utilizing programs like ArcGIS Pro for data evaluation and map creation, assisting other programs with land research, and preparing documents for land classification for sale or lease. The position also serves as a project manager for less complex planning projects. At the Natural Resource Specialist 3 level, the role is responsible for managing the plan development process for state lands, formulating land and resource allocation proposals, policies, management intent, and guidelines for large areas. This includes building and implementing public processes to convey complex information, conducting public meetings in high-stress situations, and representing the department on planning teams or advisory committees. The role requires interpreting policy issues, building trust with various agencies, developing expertise in planning and regulatory frameworks, and negotiating with parties who may not share the Department's perspective. You will be joining a lively team of experienced natural resource professionals with diverse backgrounds. This position collaborates with most sections within the division as well as most divisions within DNR, offering significant opportunities to learn about the work of DMLW and other programs within the department. We offer flexible work schedules and teleworking opportunities to help foster a good work/life balance.

Requirements

Knowledge of the concepts, practices, and techniques used to identify, engage, influence, and monitor relationships with individuals and groups connected to a work effort; including those actively involved, those who exert influence over the process and its results, and those who have a vested interest in the outcome (positive or negative).
Deals calmly and effectively with high-stress situations (for example, tight deadlines, hostile individuals, emergencies, and dangerous situations).
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.
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.
Environmental Science: Knowledge of the interdisciplinary concepts, principles, theories, and methods of investigating the natural and physical environment, including examination of ecology, biology, physics, chemistry, plant science, zoology, mineralogy, oceanography, limnology, soil science, geology and physical geography, atmospheric, and other related sciences in the protection and improvement of the environment and its resources.
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.
Valid Driver’s License

Nice To Haves

A writing sample demonstrating how your knowledge and experience will support your success in this position. This sample can be a letter, report, finding, briefing document, white paper, plan, analysis, or other similar document that showcases the technical writing skills necessary for success in this position.

Responsibilities

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.
Assist 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.
Manage 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.
Conduct 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.
Negotiate frequently with parties that may not share the Department's perspective.