Lands Resource Specialist

~ Become part of an organization where you will work with dedicated and extraordinary people who have commitment and skills to manage and protect Idaho's natural resources. ~

The Department of Lands (IDL) believes in its employees and values teamwork, innovation, quality contributions, and individual initiative and leadership. We strive for a culture where leadership equips, entrusts and expects employees to make decisions in fulfillment of our missions.

Under the direction of the Idaho State Board of Land Commissioners, the Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) manages over 2 million acres of state endowment trust land under a constitutional mandate to produce maximum long-term financial returns for the public schools and several other state institutions.

Leases and other contracts are used to authorize revenue generating activities such as timber harvest, grazing, farming, mining, commercial use, residential use and conservation in a prudent and sustainable manner.

Managing endowment trust lands is only part of our story. We also protect public resources such as water, fish, wildlife, and recreation on public trust lands and ensure protection of water quality and other resources by overseeing forest and mining practices across all ownerships in the state. One of our most important resource protection responsibilities is fire prevention and suppression. We also provide assistance to landowners to manage their forestlands and to remediate abandoned mined lands.

Position Overview

The Idaho Department of Lands is recruiting for a Lands Resource Specialist (LRS) with a specialty of Forest Management in our Ponderosa Supervisory Area office in Deary. The Lands Resource Specialist position is used for recruitment and training purposes for the Lands Resource Specialist, Senior. Through various types of on-the-job training, the employee will learn to carry out the duties of a Lands Resource Specialist, Senior (LRSS.)

Typically the Senior level requires 2-5 years of experience as a Lands Resource Specialist or equivalent work experience. Lands Resource Specialists are expected to apply his/her technical knowledge and training while learning the state laws and department policies and procedures necessary to achieve the expertise and independence of the journeyman level LRSS - Forest Management. If you feel you are qualified at the Senior level, we encourage you to apply for the LRSS - Forest Management as well under announcement #01074032501. 

Responsibilities

• Prepares and administers timber sale contracts;
• Establishes and maintains lands management and regulatory records;
• Prepares and administers easements and temporary permits;
• Establishes timber sale and lease locations and boundaries;
• Prepares program budgets and manages program accounts;
• Communicates Department policy to lessees and contractors;
• Prepares annual, 5-year and 10-year timber sales plans;
• Completes Project cost estimates and summaries;
• Inspects leases for renewal, assignment and lease compliance including improvement construction projects;
• Supervision of seasonal personnel;
• Investigates and mediates disputes;
• Prepares and administers forest improvement projects and hazard management work; and,
• May participate in fire suppression and prescribed burn programs.

Qualifications

• Communicating effectively both verbally and in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience through technical reports, business correspondence, and oral presentations; and,
• Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to produce maps and analyze spatial data.

To Apply

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Open for Recruitment: February 9, 2016 - March 8, 2016.