Student Conservation Association

Individual Placement - GIS and Natural Resources Assistant

Student Conservation Association  •  Kansas (Onsite)  •  2 months ago
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Job Description

About Us:

The Student Conservation Association (SCA) is the largest provider of hands-on environmental conservation programs for youth and adults. Program participants protect and restore national parks, national forests, wildlife refuges, marine sanctuaries, cultural landmarks, community green spaces, and much more across the country.

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.

Schedule

June 8, 2026-August 28, 2026

Key Duties and 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

Marginal Duties

  • Environmental Education
  • Data entry abilities

Required Qualifications

Knowledge and experience working with ARC-GIS and AutoCAD and Lidar

Preferred Qualifications

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

Hours

40 per week

Living Accommodations

No housing is provided for this position.

Compensation

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

All allowances are subject to applicable federal, state, and local taxes.

Personal Vehicle Information

Required

Additional Benefits

Health Insurance

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

The Student Conservation Association, Inc., is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The SCA strives to cultivate a work environment that encourages fairness, teamwork, and respect among all staff members and is committed to maintaining a work atmosphere where lifestyles may grow personally and professionally

Student Conservation Association

About Student Conservation Association

The Student Conservation Association (SCA) is the largest provider of hands-on environmental conservation programs for youth and adults.

Our program participants protect and restore national parks, marine sanctuaries, cultural landmarks and community green spaces at various locations across the country.

After working with the SCA, our members emerge with increased environmental awareness, social responsibility and leadership skills.

As America’s most effective youth conservation service organization, the SCA transforms lives by empowering young people of all backgrounds to plan, act, and lead while they protect and restore our natural and cultural resources.

Founded in 1957, the SCA is dedicated to building the next generation of conservation leaders while inspiring lifelong protection of the environment and our communities.

SCA's mission is to build the next generation of conservation leaders and inspire lifelong stewardship of our environment and communities by engaging young people in hands-on service to the land.

Industry
Consulting & Advisory
Company Size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
Arlington, Virginia
Year Founded
1957
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