Natural Resource Specialist ; PCN

Natural Resource Specialist 2/3 – Anchorage

The Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mining, Land & Water is recruiting for a Natural Resource Specialist 2/3 in Anchorage. This position is open to Alaska Residents only. Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.

The duties of this Natural Resource 2/3 position within the Division of Mining, Land and Water (DMLW), Land Conveyance Section (LCS) include:

• Collaborating with a team as the lead adjudicator (NRS 3 Level) in a dynamic and diverse office setting.
• Generating innovative and creative solutions to land management problems.
• Extensive research and regulatory adjudication of conveyances of State land.
• Leading sound decision‑making that affects municipalities, organizations, and people in Alaska.

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." The LCS mission is "To provide opportunities for land entitlement, preference right, and competitive sale, directly or indirectly benefiting the residents and nonresidents of Alaska, encouraging private land ownership and settlement." LCS contributes to these missions by fulfilling constitutional and legislative mandates to encourage the settlement of State lands by creating opportunities for land ownership for the benefit of the public.

This position is on the Non‑Competitive Land Conveyance Unit (NCCU), whose purpose is to support the people, communities, and organizations of Alaska through the efficient, thoughtful, and accurate conveyance of state land for the betterment of lives and livelihoods.

• Working with a team of new and tenured subject matter experts.
• Meaningful work that has a noticeable impact on the people of Alaska.
• Opportunities for training, telework, and a flexible schedule.
• Positive and supportive environment that encourages professional development.
• Opportunity for advancement.

Location:

sixth floor of the Robert

B. Atwood building. Free surface or covered parking. Core office hours 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., 7.5‑hour daily schedule Monday‑Friday. Hybrid teleworking opportunities available. Travel may be required for field inspections.

• Adaptability:
  Adjusts planned work by gathering relevant information and applying critical thinking to address multiple demands and competing priorities in a changing environment.
• Interpersonal
  
  Skills:
  
  Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships; effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.
• Leadership:
  Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations.

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.
• Decision‑Making:
  Makes sound, well‑informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
• Legal, Government, and Jurisprudence:
  Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, legal practices and documents, Government regulations, Executive orders, agency rules, Government organization and functions, and the democratic political process.
• Oral Communication:
  Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information; makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others,…