Posting number: 55377
Department: Natural Resources
Division: Mining, Land & Water
Job classification: Natural Resource Manager 1
Posting type: Open
Categories: Public Relations, Management, Land Use, Natural Resources, Project Management
The Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mining, Land & Water, is recruiting for a Natural Resource Manager 1 in Anchorage or Juneau.
This position is open to Alaska Residents only.
Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.
This position serves as the working supervisor for a team of adjudicators responsible for authorizing the sale of State-owned land through the DNR’s statewide competitive land sale offerings administered by the Land Conveyance Section (LCS). This includes managing the day-to-day operations of the Competitive Unit and serving as the lead or point of contact for difficult and/or potential projects.
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) mission is to “develop, conserve and maximize the use of Alaska's natural resources consistent with the public interest.” The DMLW mission is "to provide for the appropriate use and management of Alaska's state-owned land and water, aiming toward maximum use consistent with the public interest.” Within DMLW, the Land Conveyance Section helps fulfill this mission by providing the opportunity for private land ownership through a variety of unique land sale programs and creating opportunities to get Alaska’s Lands into Alaskans’ hands.
The Land Conveyance Section is a highly collaborative team where team members regularly share ideas and solutions, and work through challenges together. The project development staff work together and with other staff to provide a service that is meaningful to Alaska residents and supports the Alaska economy. The work we do is challenging, and through this position you will be introduced to many facets of land and resource management and development. The office environment is friendly, relaxed, and highly supportive. You may have the option of flexible work schedules and telework.
This position is being recruited in Anchorage and Juneau. Regardless of location, the incumbent will work in a private cubicle in an office setting. Both locations offer free parking and easy access to nearby shops and restaurants.
The daily routine for this position includes collaborating on projects in all forms, making decisions, discussing policy, and communicating clearly and consistently with team members and supervisors. Core office hours are 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., with an 8-hour daily work schedule, Monday through Friday; however, work schedules are flexible. Although this position is primarily office-based, there will be occasional opportunities to travel to conduct and assist with field inspections, public meetings, and/or training.
We are looking for a candidate who possesses the following position-specific competencies.
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This job class uses competency-based minimum qualifications. Please ensure your application (through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.
The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations rather than specific tasks and serve only as parameters and guidelines. A competency’s description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to meet the competency successfully, but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options for how an applicant can meet the job expectation.
Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in:
equivalent to those typically gained by:
Education in a natural resource field, law, public administration, planning or economics and/or
progressively responsible professional experience in natural resource management.
“Competencies” means a combination of interrelated knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation.
“Professional experience” means work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment.
“Progressively responsible” means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility.
“Qualified” means is assessed to credibly possess the competencies needed to learn the job in a reasonable period.
“Training” and “education” in this guidance are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, on-line, self-study, and on-the-job), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs.
“Typically gained by” means the prevalent, usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job.
For purposes of the minimum qualifications, natural resource management is defined as the management of the land, water, mineral, forest, oil, gas, agricultural, archaeological, natural and cultural history, park, and related surface and subsurface resources. Experience or education in natural resource management means involvement in the above resources exclusively. Those with experience or education in managing these resources may specialize in different management functions (for example, planning, regulation, research or title). All of this experience is applicable to the natural resource management definition. Some positions may require education in a particular area of natural resource management or specific technical knowledge and training gained through specialized education or progressively greater responsibilities at the lower levels of the series.
Anchorage
$2960.80
Juneau
$3108.60
At the time of the interview, please provide the following materials. Failure to do so may result in loss of consideration. Required documents include:
You can ONLY apply for this position through the Workplace Alaska website or by submitting a paper application. Instructions for applying are available on the Workplace Alaska How to Apply webpage. We must receive your application by 5:00 p.m. Alaska Standard Time on the closing date.
For your application to be evaluated, you must answer the Supplemental Questions. The State of Alaska (SOA) uses four proficiency levels to measure and describe an applicant’s competence in applying specific behaviors, knowledge, skills, and abilities to accomplish a specific task. The four proficiency levels are Mastery, Fluency, Literacy, and Discovery. You must rate your proficiency level for each competency listed in the supplemental questions.
If post-secondary education is required to meet the minimum qualifications, you must fill out the Education section of the application. If you have not yet obtained a degree, please indicate the units you have completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials if used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position.
Education completed at foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the minimum qualifications listed above. If using this education to meet minimum qualification requirements, you must demonstrate that the credentials have been submitted to a private organization specializing in interpreting foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in standard U.S. education programs. Alternatively, an accredited U.S. post-secondary institution must report that the other institution's transcript is given full value or that full value is recognized in relevant subject areas aligned with the post-secondary institution's curricula. It is your responsibility to provide this evidence when applying.
If using work experience not already documented in your application, also provide the employer’s name, job title, employment dates, and whether full or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine whether the responses are supported and whether the minimum qualifications are met. If they are not, the applicant may not advance to the recruitment interview and selection phase.
Note: Attaching a resume does not substitute for completing the application in full. Noting "see resume" or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination that your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.
If you are a current state employee, please indicate the union to which you belong at the time of application. Do not complete this question if you are not a current state employee.
This position is being recruited for in Juneau and Anchorage; the final location will depend on the most qualified candidate's location. Only ONE position is available.
Applicants must possess a valid driver's license. Proof of licensure will be required prior to reporting to duty.
Please ensure your application (through work history, training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports/demonstrates that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.
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For specific information about this position, please get in touch with the hiring manager at the following:
Phone: 907-451-2734
Email: timothy.shilling@alaska.gov
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