LANDS RESOURCE SPEC - RANGE - Idaho Division of Human Resources : Job Details

LANDS RESOURCE SPEC - RANGE

Posting Begin Date: 2024/12/30

Posting End Date: 2025/01/27

Category: Natural Resources

Work Type: Full Time

Location: Deary, ID, United States

Minimum Salary: 23.03

Maximum Salary: 23.03

Pay Rate Type: Hourly

Description

Idaho Department of Lands

The Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) is seeking a full time Lands Resource Specialist - Grazing position. This position will be located at the Ponderosa Supervisory Area in Deary, ID.

Applications will be accepted through 4:59 PM MST on the posting end date.

Description

To perform technical, operational, and administrative duties to plan, design, and administer programs or projects associated with land management and/or natural resource protection; perform related work. 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. Typically, the Senior level requires 2-5 years of experience as a Lands Resource Specialist or equivalent work experience. Incumbents 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 Lands Resource Specialist, Senior.

Responsibilities

Contract Administration:

Assist potential applicants and existing lessees with the application process for instruments including leases, easements, and land use permits.

Conduct market research and negotiate lease and land use permit terms and rates. Interpret land survey legal descriptions, ownership plats, aerial photos, and topographic maps.

Develop management plans that address applicant's objectives, resource constraints and maximize revenue potential.

Prepare and participate in the auctioning of lease contracts.

Communicate both verbally and in writing with lessees to ensure instrument compliance and complete changes such as assignments, adjustments, and lease cancelations.

Review, analyze and prepare lease documents for expiration process

Conduct compliance inspections and implement corrective action as necessary.

Land and Resource Management:

Inventory and evaluate rangelands using knowledge of soils, ecology, plant identification and plant physiology.

Prepare and evaluate plans, develop necessary permitting requirements, and inspect the construction of range improvement projects.

Complete Resource Assessments and Site-specific monitoring using knowledge of soils, ecology, plant identification and plant physiology.

Inter-Agency Coordination:

Coordinate and collaborate with peers in other federal, state, and local agencies on projects and plans that may impact state endowment trust lands, including:

+ Federal grazing permit renewals.

+ Federal travel management plans.

+ Interagency coordinating committees.

+ Local working groups.

Other Duties:

Participate in the implementation and administration of other IDL programs including, but not limited to:

o Crop production.

o Communication sites.

o Recreation.

o Fire suppression and prescribed burns.

o Respond to public inquiries and communicate IDL policies, relevant rules, and statutes.

o Additional duties may be assigned within the responsibilities of this job classification.

Minimum Qualifications

Experience:

Communicating effectively both verbally and in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience through technical reports, business correspondence, and oral presentations

Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to produce maps and analyze spatial data

Knowledge of:

State and federal laws, rules and regulations in relation to natural resource management activities

Methods used to evaluate projects and/or data, analyzing alternatives, and making recommendations

Public land survey legal descriptions, aerial photos and topographic and property ownership maps

Financial analysis methods used to consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions or proposals to choose the most appropriate one

Specialty area:

Livestock production and grazing management principles

Rangeland ecology principles

Range inventory and monitoring techniques

Range plant identification

Weed management

Soils

Riparian area management

Other:

Possession of a valid driver's license

Desired Qualifications

+ Degree in Rangeland Ecology and Management or a related natural resource degree

+ Lease administration preparation that includes implementation and evaluation of contracts as well as field inspection, compliance, reporting requirement, and terms and conditions

+ Writing a variety of technical documents including board memos, lease inspections, resource assessments, internal and external documents, and project reports

+ Developing and negotiating terms and rates for land asset leases and contracts

+ Oral presentations to Department committees and various public entities

Benefits

The State of Idaho offers a robust total compensation package, including medical, vision, and dental insurance; PERSI retirement benefits; paid sick, vacation, and parental leave; and 11 paid holidays per year. For additional information related to benefits and/or State programs, please visit

EEO/ADA/Veteran

The State of Idaho is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, political affiliation or belief, sex, national origin, genetics, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws.

The State of Idaho is committed to access and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities, auxiliary aids and services are available upon request. If you require an accommodation at any step in our recruitment process, you are encouraged to contact (208) ###-#### (TTY/TTD: 711), or email [email protected].

Preference may be given to veterans who qualify under state and federal laws and regulations.

About the Idaho Department of Lands

Become part of an organization where you will work with dedicated people who are committed and skilled in managing and protecting Idaho's natural resources.

The Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) believes in its employees and values stewardship, service, accountability and cohesiveness. Our goals emphasize our people and processes, financial stewardship, and customer focus. We strive for a culture in which leadership equips, entrusts and expects employees to make decisions in fulfillment of our mission. View our Strategic Plan here.

Under the direction of the Idaho State Board of Land Commissioners ( , IDL manages more than 2.5 million acres of state endowment trust land under a constitutional mandate to produce maximum long-term financial returns for public schools and several other State of Idaho 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 quality, fish, wildlife habitat, and recreation on navigable waterways ( , and ensure the protection of water quality and other resources by overseeing forestry and mining practices across all ownerships in the state. We also work to reclaim abandoned mines in Idaho. One of our most important resource protection responsibilities is fire prevention and suppression. We also aid landowners in managing their forest lands, work with communities to plant trees in urban settings, help keep working forests working through the Forest Legacy Program, and work with many partners to promote healthy forests on a landscape level. IDL also is the administrative arm of the Idaho Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.