Natural Resource Specialist 2 Mine Permitting Specialist (PCN 10-8209)

The Department of Natural Resources Division of Mining Land & Wateris recruiting for a Natural Resource Specialist 2 (Mine Permitting Specialist) in Fairbanks.

This position is open to Alaska Residents only.

Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.

What You Will Be Doing:

The Natural Resource Specialist 2 focuses on the technical review and adjudication of mining-related land use authorizations within the Application for Permits to Mine in Alaska (APMA) program as well as mineral land management tasks. This includes but is not limited to conducting detailed technical reviews of permit applications and reclamation plans to ensure they meet regulatory requirements and operational standards. The role involves:

• Drafting permit conditions and stipulations to minimize environmental impacts and ensure compliance.
• External relations coordinating with permittees agencies stakeholders and providing information to the public.
• Conducting field inspections to ensure compliance with permits and reclamation plans.

The specialist also contributes to the Statewide Mining Reclamation Bond pool and performs case-file management duties.

Mission and Values/Culture:

This position supports the Department of Natural Resources mission to develop conserve and enhance Alaskas natural resources for the benefit of all Alaskans. The agency values responsible resource management balancing economic development with environmental stewardship. Our culture fosters collaboration technical expertise and dedication to serving the public through sound decision-making and efficient permitting processes.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:

This position is housed within the Mining Section which has a highly supportive positive family-like atmosphere. The successful applicant will have training and travel opportunities as well as opportunities for advancement within the Division/Department and will work extensively with the public and other agencies to support the responsible development of Alaskas natural resources.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

This position is at the DNR Northern Regional Office which has a charming wooded campus and great nearby amenities such as shopping and restaurants. There is a good balance between office cubicle-based work and fieldwork. While primarily assigned to permit and inspection mining operations north of the Alaska Range and in Western Alaska the statewide scope of the overall permitting program means remote field travel can be expected to be conducted in all regions of the state.

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

• Compliance Inspection: Knowledge of the guidelines regulations and procedures associated with compliance inquiries including application of compliance rules and criteria and ability to make appropriate decisions and issue citations fines or orders.
• Mining Engineering: Knowledge of the concepts principles theories and methods related to rock mechanics; the exploration excavation extraction processing and transporting of mineral resources; and the conservation and development of mineral lands materials and deposits.
• Stakeholder Management: Knowledge of the concepts practices and techniques used to identify engage influence and monitor relationships with individuals and groups connected to a work effort; including those actively involved those who exert influence over the process and its results and those who have a vested interest in the outcome (positive or negative).

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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 instead of specific tasks and are only used as parameters and guidelines. A competencys 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.

Natural Resource Specialist 2 Starting Salary $31.54

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 ones 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.

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 professions principles concepts theories and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to ones own judgment.
• Progressively responsible - means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity difficulty or level of responsibility.
• Qualified - means 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 online self-study and on-the-job) from accredited and unaccredited sources and programs of long duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short duration (such as a seminar).
• 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 with experience or education in managing these resources may specialize in different management functions (for example planning regulation research or title). All of this experience is applicable to the natural resource management definition. Some positions may require education in a particular area of natural resource management or specific technical knowledge and training gained through specialized education or progressively greater responsibilities at the lower levels of the series.

** Please read the information below carefully. **

At the time of the interviewplease ensure that you provide the following materials. Failure to do so may result in loss of consideration. Required documents include:

• A copy of your last two performance evaluations or two letters of recommendation may be used in lieu of performance evaluations (if you are a current or former State of Alaska employee).
• A copy of any documents necessary to show proof of meeting the minimum qualifications for this position. This includes a copy of your college transcripts if you are using education to meet the positions minimum qualifications.
• Proof of a valid Alaska drivers license

SPECIAL NOTICES

• Ability to walk over steep uneven rocky and/or heavily vegetated terrain in highly variable weather conditions as required. Must be comfortable traveling in small fixed and rotary-winged aircraft river boats and operating off-road vehicles.
• This position will require regular and recurring overnight travel away from the Fairbanks duty station primarily during the summer field inspection season.

Application Notice

How to Apply webpage (link). Your application must be received by 5:00 p.m. Alaska Standard Time on the closing date.

Supplemental Questions

For your application to be evaluated you must answer the Supplemental Questions. The State of Alaska (SOA) utilizes four proficiency levels to measure and describe an applicants level of competence in applying certain behaviors knowledge skills and abilities to accomplish a specific task. The four proficiency levels are Mastery Fluency Literacy and Discovery. You must rate your proficiency level for each competency listed in the supplemental questions.

Education

If post-secondary education is required to meet the minimum qualifications you must fill out the Education section of the application. If you have not yet obtained a degree please indicate the units you have completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials if used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position.

Special Instructions for Foreign Education

Education completed at foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the minimum qualifications listed above. If using this education to meet minimum qualification requirements you must demonstrate that the credentials have been submitted to a private organization specializing in interpreting foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in standard U.S. education programs. Alternatively an accredited U.S. post-secondary institution must report that the other institutions transcript is given full value or that full value is recognized in relevant subject areas aligned with the post-secondary institutions curricula. It is your responsibility to provide this evidence when applying.

Work Experience

If using work experience not already documented in your application also provide the employers name job title employment dates and whether full or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine whether the responses are supported and whether the minimum qualifications are met. If they are not the applicant may not advance to the recruitment interview and selection phase.

Note:Attaching a resume is not a substitute for completing the application in its entirety. Noting see resume or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination that your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.

Please ensure your application (through work history training education licenses certifications etc.) supports/demonstrates that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

Bargaining Unit

If you are acurrent state employee please indicate the union to which you belong at the time of application. Do not complete this question if you are not a current state employee.

Drivers License Requirement

Applicants must possess a valid drivers license. Proof of licensure will be required prior to reporting to duty.

EEO STATEMENT
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Dave Charron

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