Natural Resource Specialist

Natural Resource Specialist

ID:
B24ID081ID-001
Location:
Coeur d'Alene
Program:
BLM

Wage/Hr:
$35.00
Hours/Week:
20 hours/week
Minimum Age:
55

This position supports the Bureau of Land Management Coeur d'Alene Field Office.
? The BLM Experienced Services Program is a unique partnership created to help
solve the workforce issues facing government agencies. The program connects
experienced workers (age 55+) to the BLM to provide scientific, technical, and
administrative support. ? BLM ESP positions are meant to provide temporary,
project-based support. This position is currently funded for an estimate of 30
weeks. ? A background security investigation may be required prior to the start
date. Only those positions with 30+ hours per week are eligible for health
insurance benefits; all positions will accrue sick leave. ? The experienced
workers participating in the Program are referred to as ?Enrollees? and are not
employees of the BLM or NEW Solutions. NEW Solutions is the ESP non-governmental
organization responsible for administrative aspects of the program, and the
Enrollees work under BLM direction to assist the Agency staff in carrying out
their mission. BLM ESP Enrollees benefit from the opportunity to keep technical
skills current; to access new training opportunities; to engage in gainful
project-based positions; and to undertake meaningful tasks using their
experience and talent to contribute to the environment, the national economy,
and their own financial security.

Qualifications:

Minimum of 2 year(s) of experience in Natural resources management OR BA/BS
Degree in Biological Sciences/Environmental Sciences OR Previously completed
training in Herbicide Application

Experience required with Windows, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, ARCVIEW
(GIS)
BLM Software - S1 data collection
Duties:

Enrollee will support a variety of Natural Resources including surveying,
inventorying, collecting and analyzing natural resources. Will provide input in
to the Annual Work Plan, limited office support and data entry.

Invasive species: treatments/inventory/monitoring 50%
Wildlife: condition assessment/monitoring 15%
Restoration: implementation/monitoring 20%
Forestry: layout/monitoring 10%
Botany: special status species condition assessments 5%

Other:
safety training, etc
Health and Safety Considerations: Enrollee will be trained by and treatments
will be supervised by Licensed Pesticide applicator
Required Safety Gear: Safety glasses, nitrile gloves, chemical resistant
boots, hard hat, decontamination equipment
Safety Gear Use: Herbicide handling and application
Physical requirements: The position requires varying proportions of office
and field oriented duties. Office duties will often require long periods of time
at a duty station inputting, organizing, and interpreting data. Office duties
also require significant amounts of time coordinating and planning program
factors with staff, outside interest groups, and other agencies. Field duties
may involve long hours of driving, hiking, climbing, and other forms of outdoor
physical activities. Field trips may vary from one day to two weeks in duration.
The incumbent is expected to operate a four-wheel drive vehicle/ATV/UTV in
remote areas.

NEW Solutions is committed to promoting equal opportunity and to an environment
free from discrimination and harassment in any form administering Experienced
Worker Programs under cooperative agreements with federal agencies. It is NEW
Solutions' policy to comply with all applicable laws that provide equal
opportunity and to prohibit unlawful discrimination in enrolling participants in
the federal programs.