Natural Resource Manager 2 - Permitting Unit

Holland America-Princess (Holland America Dawson City Inn); Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Southcentral Regional Land Office in Anchorage, is seeking a Natural Resource Manager 2 to lead the Permitting Unit. You will oversee a team responsible for issuing permits on state lands across Southcentral Alaska and shape land-use decisions that balance development with resource protection.

Responsibilities include directing permitting operations, mentoring staff, and collaborating with stakeholders to align public land use with the public interest.

Qualifications

• Education and/or experience in planning, coordination, and execution of business functions.
• Knowledge of the interdisciplinary environment and natural resource management.
• Persuades others; builds consensus and gains cooperation to achieve goals.
• Knowledge of the principles, methods, or tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, and managing projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Permitting Unit at the Southcentral Regional Land Office.
• Oversee a team responsible for issuing permits on state lands across Southcentral Alaska.
• Drive economic development while safeguarding Alaska’s natural resources.
• Mentor and guide a team of up to eight staff.

Skills

Planning & coordination

Resource management knowledge

Influencing & negotiating

Project management

Education

Natural resource field, law, public administration, planning or economics degree

Job description

Job Description

The Department of Natural Resources, Division of

Mining. Land & Water

is recruiting for a

Natural Resource Manager 2 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:

Ready to lead and shape the future of Alaska’s public lands?

We’re seeking a dynamic, visionary leader to guide the Permitting Unit at the Southcentral Regional Land Office (SCRO). As the Natural Resource Manager 2, you’ll oversee a team of land management professionals responsible for issuing permits on state lands across Southcentral Alaska.

In this pivotal role, you’ll:

Drive economic development while safeguarding Alaska’s natural resources.

Facilitate responsible public land use in alignment with the public interest.

Mentor and inspire a dedicated team of up to eight staff.

This is more than a job — it’s an opportunity to lead, innovate, and leave a lasting legacy. Your decisions will enhance quality of life for Alaskans today and for generations to come. If you’re passionate about public land management and thrive in collaborative environments, join us and make an impact that matters.

Mission and Values/Culture:

The Permitting Unit is a team of 8 dedicated professionals with deep expertise in land management, specifically in permitting. This position offers a unique opportunity to shape sound public land use decisions, influence policy development, and support Alaska’s economic growth.

At the Southcentral Regional Land Office (SCRO), you’ll find meaningful public service work in an environment that is collaborative, dynamic, and supportive. We offer training in land management and the complex state and federal laws governing Alaska’s lands, along with opportunities for professional growth and advancement.

Join us and make a lasting impact on Alaska’s future while working with a team committed to excellence and stewardship.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:

The Permitting Unit is a team of 8 dedicated professionals with deep expertise in land management, specifically in permitting. This position offers a unique opportunity to shape sound public land use decisions, influence policy development, and support Alaska’s economic growth.

At the Southcentral Regional Land Office (SCRO), you’ll find meaningful public service work in an environment that is collaborative, dynamic, and supportive. We offer training in land management and the complex state and federal laws governing Alaska’s lands, along with opportunities for professional growth and advancement.

Join us and make a lasting impact on Alaska’s future while working with a team committed to excellence and stewardship.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

This position is based in Anchorage, at the Southcentral Regional Land Office (SCRO), a workplace known for its collaborative, team-oriented environment. The work here is fast-paced, challenging, and solution-focused, offering opportunities to tackle complex issues and make impactful decisions every day. The Anchorage office offers a stunning view of the Chugach Mountain Range and is conveniently located downtown near a variety of services, the scenic Park Strip, and the Coastal Trail system, providing easy access to outdoor recreation and urban amenities.

Written Communication

Writes in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for the intended audience.

Oral Communication

Makes clear and convincing oral presentations. Listens effectively; clarifies information as needed.

Conflict Management

Encourages creative tension and differences of opinion. Anticipates and takes steps to prevent counterproductive confrontations. Manages and resolves conflicts and disagreements in a constructive manner.

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 are used 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

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

Administration and Management:

Knowledge of planning, coordination, and execution of business functions, resource allocation, and production.

Environmental Science:

Knowledge of the interdisciplinary concepts, principles, theories, and methods of investigating the natural and physical environment, including examination of ecology, biology, physics, chemistry, plant science, zoology, mineralogy, oceanography, limnology, soil science, geology and physical geography, atmospheric, and other related sciences in the protection and improvement of the environment and its resources.

Influencing/Negotiating:

Persuades others; builds consensus through give and take; gains cooperation from others to obtain information and accomplish goals.

Project Management:

Knowledge of the principles, methods, or tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, and managing projects and resources, including monitoring and inspecting costs, work, and contractor performance.

equivalent to those typically gained by:

Education in a natural resource field, law, public administration, planning or economics and/or progressively responsible professional experience or managerial 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.

“Professional experience” means work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment.

“Progressively responsible” means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility.

“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 w