Natural Resource Specialist 1/2/3

Job Description

The Department of Natural Resources, Division of

Mining, Land & Water,

is recruiting for a

Natural Resource Specialist 1/2/3 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:

The Realty Services Section, Title and Conveyances Team is seeking someone to join our 10-person team, which is responsible for drafting title reports to support issuance of leases, easements, and other disposals of interest in state land, and is responsible for drafting conveyance documents for issuance of state patents, quitclaim deeds, and other instruments. In this position, you will be:

Researching state land ownership, including searching records in numerous databases, reviewing document records, and using mapping applications to complete your research.

Delving into state and federal laws, common property law, and title industry practices that help frame the transfer and creation of land ownership and encumbrances in Alaska.

Writing legally defensible title reports and conveyance documents to memorialize your research findings and convey interests in state land.

Mission and Values/Culture:

The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) mission is to “Develop, conserve and maximize the use of Alaska's natural resources consistent with the public interest.” The DMLW mission is to “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 Realty Services Section supports DNR and DMLW’s missions by ensuring clear title for disposal of state land and issuing authorizations on state land. We value legally defensible, in-depth, accurate land title research and providing excellent customer service to our agency colleagues. Our work helps shape Alaska's long-term land ownership patterns.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:

Our section is a dynamic, positive learning environment that supports teamwork and collaboration, but also requires and supports autonomous work that fits staff needs. You will learn complex land ownership concepts and coordinate with many Division sections to solve problems affecting all corners of the state.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

Realty Services is an excellent environment for those seeking a work-life balance. It is located in downtown Anchorage, on the 10th floor of the Atwood Building. Parking is provided, and secure bike storage is available for pedal commuters. The daily work environment is quiet and consists of research-based desk work, with opportunities to collaborate within and outside the section. The Realty Team is friendly, cooperative, and supportive. Our section supports flexible hours or the option of an alternate work week. This position is potentially eligible for part-time telework and hybrid schedules.

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

Critical Thinking: Uses logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

Attention to Detail: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.

Technical Competence: Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues.

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Minimum Qualifications

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 rather than specific tasks and serve only 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 Qualifications

Natural Resource Specialist 1

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Starting Salary $2059.50

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

Analytical Thinking/Problem-Solving:

using a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience 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.

Natural Resource Specialist 2

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Starting Salary $2365.50

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 (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.

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 in a natural resource field (such as forestry, geology, agronomy, and hydrology), public administration, planning, economics, cartography, or a closely related field and/or professional-level experience in natural resource management.

Natural Resource Specialist 3

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Starting Salary $2725.50

Any combination o