Hybrid Natural Resource Specialist 1 (PCN 10-N22015) at State of Alaska, AK

About the Department

The Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mining, Land & Water, is recruiting for a Natural Resource Specialist 1 in Anchorage.

This position is open to Alaska Residents only. 

Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.

What You Will Be Doing:  

Join our team at the Division of Mining, Land & Water (DMLW) for an exciting opportunity to be part of the Contract Initiation and Revenue Recovery Section (CIRR) backlog reduction project. This role provides broad exposure to the work of our division and offers a great opportunity to grow within the Department of Natural Resources. You will be involved in scanning, auditing, and archiving various DMLW case files, including permits, easements, and leases across the three regional land offices, while contributing to the development of our proprietary content management system. Additionally, the position will perform data entry into the Appraisal Section database as well as scanning of completed appraisals.

Mission and Values/Culture:  

The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is dedicated to developing, conserving, and maximizing the use of Alaska's natural resources consistent with the public interest. Our mission at the Division of Mining, Land & Water (DMLW) is to responsibly manage Alaska's state-owned land and water to ensure their appropriate use while aiming for maximum utilization in line with the public interest. As part of the Contract Initiation and Revenue Recovery Section (CIRR), our role is to support DNR and DMLW in their missions by overseeing the maintenance of state authorizations and ensuring monetary compliance in accordance with the public interest.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:  

• Supportive Work Environment: Be part of a close-knit team that values cooperative relationships and mutual support.
• Career Development: Access ample training opportunities and take advantage of our tuition reimbursement program for relevant college courses.
• Work/Life Balance: Enjoy a regular Monday-Friday work schedule with no overtime required.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Benefit from excellent health, dental, and vision insurance, 12 paid holidays, generous paid leave, great retirement matching, and an annual legal benefit for family/estate law matters.

When you join us, you'll be part of a dynamic, diverse team that values learning and growth. This role offers the chance to work alongside experienced natural resource professionals and gain hands-on experience with various programs within DMLW. You'll have ample opportunities to develop the skills and knowledge needed to advance your career.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:  

This position is located in Anchorage on the 6th floor of the Robert B. Atwood building. Most work will be performed in the office, where staff will interact with physical case files. However, we offer situational teleworking opportunities to all our staff. The daily work environment for CIRR is collaborative, supportive, and team-oriented. Our team comprises diverse and passionate individuals, making CIRR a fun and rewarding workplace that offers numerous opportunities to acquire new skills and knowledge, as well as to form strong bonds with colleagues.

We are looking for a candidate who possesses the following position-specific competencies.  

• Computer Skills: Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work.
• Clerical: Knowledge of filing, typing, entering data, maintaining records, taking shorthand, and using and completing forms.
• Self-Management: Sets well-defined and realistic personal goals; displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner; works with minimal supervision; is motivated to achieve; demonstrates responsible behavior.

Click here to learn more about working for the Division of Mining, Land & Water.

Position Duties

Competency-Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions
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. 
 
Competency Description           
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 instead of specific tasks and are only used 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.
 
Minimum Requirements

Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in:

• 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.
• 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.
• Reading: Understands and interprets written material, including technical material, rules, regulations, instructions, reports, charts, graphs, or tables; applies what is learned from written material to specific situations.
• 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.

equivalent to those typically gained by:

Education from an accredited college and/or experience in natural resource management. 

Definitions:

“Competencies” means a combination of interrelated knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation.

“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.

Special Note:

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.

Minimum Qualifications

** Please read the information below carefully. **

At the time of the interview, please ensure that you provide the following materials.  Failure to do so may result in loss of consideration.  Required documents include: 

• A list of three professional references with current contact information, one of which must be from a former or current supervisor.
• A copy of any documents necessary to show proof of meeting this position's minimum qualifications. This includes a copy of your college transcripts if you are using education to meet the position's minimum qualifications.

Application Notice

You can ONLY apply for this position through the Workplace Alaska website or by submitting a paper application. Instructions on how to apply with Workplace Alaska can be found on the 'How to Apply" page. Your application must be received by 5:00 p.m. Alaska Standard Time on the closing date.  

Supplemental Questions

For your application to be evaluated, you must answer the Supplemental Questions.  The State of Alaska (SOA) utilizes four proficiency levels to measure and describe an applicant’s level of competence in applying certain 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.

Education

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. 

Special Instructions for Foreign Education

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. 

Work Experience

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 is not a substitute for completing the application in its entirety. 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.  

Bargaining Unit

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. 

EEO STATEMENT
The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities who require accommodation, auxiliary aids or services, or alternative communication formats should call 1-800-587-0430 or (907) 465-4095 in Juneau or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or 1-800-770-8973 or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at P.O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal opportunity employer.

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Other Qualifications

Workplace Alaska Application Questions & Assistance

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For specific information about this position, please get in touch with the hiring manager at the following:

Tony Adams

Natural Resource Manager 1

Phone: 907-269-8597

Email: [email protected]