Natural Resource Specialist

Summary:

American Conservation Experience, a nonprofit Conservation Corps, in partnership with Bureau of Land Management (BLM) New Mexico State Office Minerals Division, is seeking one Natural Resource Specialist to work alongside Natural Resources Staff staff from the BLM Roswell Field Office.

For more information about ACE, please visit our website.

As soon as possible.

July 27, 2027

* The start date is contingent upon a federal background check processing. The start date will be pushed forward if the candidate's background check has not been processed by the start date listed above.*

Roswell Field Office, New Mexico

For more information about BLM Roswell Field Office, please visit their agency website.

The BLM New Mexico State Office is providing an opportunity for one member to gain hands‑on experience in the fields of natural resource management, environmental remediation, and environmental compliance. The successful candidate will assist the BLM New Mexico State Office Fluid Minerals Operations Team with surface management related duties, particularly, inspection and enforcement assistance to the field. The member will also assist with ArcGIS data management and entry, electronic and hard‑copy record keeping systems, and data entry into the BLM's Automated Fluid Minerals Support System (AFMSS).

Those participating in this program will have the opportunity to learn about BLM land‑management challenges and responsibilities, gain an understanding of the ins‑and‑outs of environmental regulation, and get boots on the ground experience with federal compliance measures. The member will be able to shadow a variety of different BLM projects and gain insight into how various programs within the office operate and interact.

This individual placement is meant to facilitate professional development and promotes exposure to land management agencies and networking with professionals. This could include gaining experience in different conservation fields and shadowing different work groups.

• Assist with data input and maintenance of records.
• Create or update geospatial data sets or products.
• Assist with Field Office inquiries and develop requested products.
• Assist Field Office Surface Staff statewide with inspection, compliance, and inventory related to fluid minerals development and operations.
• Assist Field Office Surface Staff by utilizing GIS, the Automated Fluid Minerals Support System (AFMSS
  2), Onbase, and other sources of records to identify wells in Abandoned status where reclamation is successful and need submission of Final Abandonment Notice (FAN) from the Operator of record.

This list is not exhaustive and other duties may be assigned based on project needs.

This individual placement is meant to facilitate professional development and promotes exposure to land management agencies and networking with professionals. This could include gaining experience in different conservation fields and shadowing different work groups.

Mon‑Fri, between the hours of 8:00am - 5:00pm MST generally.

The ACE Member is expected to contribute ~40 hours/week and will receive a living allowance of $870/week to offset the costs of food and incidental expenses, dispersed bi‑weekly. The living allowance is a fixed rate determined by the BLM New Mexico State Office and ACE and is not flexible.

Members serving under this agreement must meet the PLC Eligibility requirements to be considered for this position. Members may be eligible for a federal hiring authority upon completion of their term of service and 640 hours of service. If…