Natural Resource Manager 3 - Mining Section Chief (PCN 10-1149)

State of Alaska; Anchorage (AK); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mining, Land & Water, seeks a Natural Resource Manager 3 to serve as Mining Section Chief in Anchorage. This leadership role focuses on setting strategic vision, guiding mine permitting, and advancing responsible development of Alaska's mineral resources.

Open to Alaska residents with a hybrid work arrangement; the role emphasizes integrity, environmental stewardship, and collaboration within a thriving mining sector.

Qualifications

• Competency-based minimum qualifications are required; applicants should demonstrate the required knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors for the job class.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team responsible for strategic vision and high-impact mining development.
• Guide complex mine permitting and regulatory processes to ensure responsible resource development.
• Represent the division with integrity and environmental stewardship within Alaska's mining sector.

Skills

Leadership

Decision making

Communication

Job description

Natural Resource Manager 3 - Mining Section Chief (PCN 10-1149) in Anchorage, AK | GovernmentJobs.com page has loaded.

The Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mining, Land & Water, is recruiting a Natural Resource Manager 3 to serve as the Mining Section Chief in Anchorage.

This position is open to Alaska Residents only.

Lead the team that drives responsible, high-impact development of Alaska's mineral resources. As Mining Section Chief, you'll set the strategic vision, guide complex mine permitting, and ensure the State leads with integrity, environmental stewardship, and expertise. This mission-critical leadership role sits at the center of a rapidly expanding mining sector energized by today's federal priorities. Step into a position where your leadership will shape Alaska's future and influence one of the nation's fastest-growing industries.

Mission and Values/Culture:

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mining, Land and Water, is dedicated to safeguarding and advancing the State's land and natural resources through responsible, forward-looking management aligned with our mission and vision to put Alaska's resources to work now and into the future. Join a mission- driven team leading responsible resource development at the heart of Alaska's growing mining sector.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:

This position offers a professional and supportive work environment with the ability to telework a couple of days per week or on a situational basis as needed. Join a team that values collaboration, meaningful public service work, and opportunities for continued professional growth within the Division and Department.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

The role is based in downtown Anchorage in a northeast corner office that provides convenient access to state partners, public services, and urban amenities.

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

• 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.
• Leadership: Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations.
• 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 DescriptionThe competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the