Remote Natural Resource Specialist: GIS & Field Projects

Bureau of Land Management; Springfield (OR); Remote; USD 62,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telework eligible

Job summary

Bureau of Land Management in Oregon is seeking a Natural Resource Specialist to perform professional and technical natural resource management tasks. The role emphasizes GIS, data collection and environmental compliance, with opportunities to train staff and lead field surveys.

Responsibilities include coordinating with local groups, maintaining monitoring data, and supporting project implementation while adhering to program standards and supporting telework eligibility.

Qualifications

• Mandatory education requirement; transcripts must be provided if substituting education for experience.
• Unofficial transcripts acceptable but official transcripts required if education is used to qualify.
• Foreign education must be evaluated and provide proof of equivalence to U.S. education.

Responsibilities

• Working with local groups to promote and sustain cooperative conservation interests and volunteerism.
• Assisting in the collection, entering and maintenance of natural resources monitoring data according to prescribed BLM and program standards.
• Utilizing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Database Management Systems (i.e., Access, Excel).
• Accomplishing field surveys and leading or assisting in providing on-the-job training to seasonal or other employees to accomplish natural resources inventory, and project implementation.
• Assisting in the preparation and review of environmental compliance documents.

Skills

GIS

Data management

Field surveys

Tools

Access

Excel

Job description

Bureau of Land Management in Oregon is seeking a Natural Resource Specialist to perform professional and technical natural resource management tasks. The role emphasizes GIS, data collection and environmental compliance, with opportunities to train staff and lead field surveys.

Responsibilities include coordinating with local groups, maintaining monitoring data, and supporting project implementation while adhering to program standards and supporting telework eligibility.