<p>Job Description</p> <p>The Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mining, Land & Water, is recruiting for a Natural Resource Specialist 2 in Fairbanks.</p> <p>This position is open to Alaska Residents only.</p> <p>Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.</p> <p>What You Will Be Doing:</p> <p>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 and 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: 1) Drafting permit conditions and stipulations to minimize environmental impacts and ensure compliance. 2) External relations, coordinating with permittees, agencies, stakeholders, and providing information to the public. 3) Conducting field inspections to ensure compliance with permits and reclamation plans.</p> <p>The specialist also contributes to the Statewide Mining Reclamation Bond pool and performs case file management duties.</p> <p>Mission and Values/Culture:</p> <p>This position supports the Department of Natural Resources' mission to develop, conserve, and enhance Alaska's 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.</p> <p>Benefits of Joining Our Team:</p> <p>This position is housed within the Mining Section, which has an extremely 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 Alaska's natural resources.</p> <p>The Working Environment You Can Expect:</p> <p>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.</p> <p>We are looking for a candidate who possesses the following position-specific competencies.</p> <ul> <li>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. </li><li>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. </li><li>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). </li></ul> <p>Click here to learn more about working for the Division of Mining, Land & Water.</p> <p>Minimum Qualifications</p> <p>Competency-Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Competency Description</p> <p>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 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.</p> <p>Qualifications</p> <p>Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in:</p> <ul> <li>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. </li><li>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. </li><li>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. </li><li>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. </li><li>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. </li></ul> <p>equivalent to those typically gained by:</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Definitions:</p> <p>"Competencies" means a combination of interrelated knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation.</p> <p>"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.</p> <p>"Qualified" means is assessed to credibly possess the competencies needed to learn the job in a reasonable period.</p> <p>"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.</p> <p>"Typically gained by" means the prevalent, usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job.</p> <p>Special Note:</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Additional Required Information</p> <p>Please read the information below carefully.</p> <p>At the time of the interview, please ensure that you provide the following materials:</p> <ul> <li>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). </li><li>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 minimum qualifications for this position. </li><li>Proof of a valid Alaska driver's license. </li></ul> <p>SPECIAL NOTICES</p> <ul> <li>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. </li><li>This position will require regular and recurring overnight travel away from the Fairbanks duty station, primarily during the summer field inspection season. </li></ul> <p>Application Notice</p> <p>You can ONLY apply for this position through the Workplace Alaska website or a hard copy application. Instructions on how to apply with Workplace Alaska may be found on the Workplace Alaska "How to Apply" page. Your application must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. Alaska Standard Time on the closing date.</p> <p>Supplemental Questions</p> <p>For your application to be evaluated, you must answer the Supplemental Questions. The State of Alaska (SOA) uses four proficiency levels to measure and describe an applicant's 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.</p> <p>Education</p> <p>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 obtained a degree, please indicate the units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials if used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position.</p> <p>Special Instructions for Foreign Education</p> <p>Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the minimum qualifications listed above. If utilizing this education, you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs; or an accredited U.S. post-secondary institution reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the post-secondary institution. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.</p> <p>Work Experience</p> <p>If using work experience not already documented in your application, also provide the employer's name, job title, employment dates, and whether full or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine whether the responses are supported and the minimum qualifications are met. If they are not, the applicant may not advance to the recruitment interview and selection phase.</p> <p>Note: Attaching a resume is not an alternative to filling out the application entirely. 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.</p> <p>Bargaining Unit</p> <p>If you are a current state employee, please mark the union you are a member of at the time of application. Do not complete this question if you are not a current state employee.</p> <p>EEO STATEMENT</p> <p>The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities who require accommodation, auxiliary aides or services, or alternative communication formats should call 1-800-587-0430 or (907) 465-4095 in Juneau or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or 1-800-770-8973 or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at P.O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal opportunity employer.</p> <p>Please be sure to check your junk folder for any messages that may be sent to you about this recruitment.</p> <p>Contact Information</p> <p>Workplace Alaska Application Questions & Assistance</p> <p>Questions regarding application submission or system operation errors should be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 1-800-587-0430 (toll-free) or (907) 465-4095 if you are in the Juneau area. Requests for information may also be emailed to recruitment.services@alaska.gov.</p> <p>For assistance with your password, please visit the reset password page.</p> <p>For specific information about this position, please get in touch with the hiring manager at the following:</p> <p>Dave Charron</p> <p>Geologist 5</p> <p>FAX: 907-451-2703</p> <p>Phone: 907-451-2736</p> <p>Email: david.charron@alaska.gov</p> <p>Careers with the State of Alaska offer MANY benefits</p> <p>The following information describes typical benefits available to employees of the State of Alaska. Actual benefits received may differ by bargaining unit or branch of government, position type, or be prorated for other than full time work.</p> <p>For a quick breakdown of the insurance, health, and retirement benefits available for State Employees you can view an orientation video from Division of Retirement and Benefits. (Please note this video is specifically designed for new State Employees.)</p> <p>Insurance Benefits</p> <ul> <li> <p>Health insurance, which includes employer contributions toward medical/vision/dental</p> </li><li> <p>The following employee groups are under AlaskaCare Benefits administered by the State: See https://drb.alaska.gov/help/plans.html for additional information.</p> </li><li> <p>AVTEC</p> </li><li> <p>Confidential</p> </li><li> <p>Correctional Officers</p> </li><li> <p>Marine Engineers</p> </li><li> <p>Mt. Edgecumbe Teachers</p> </li><li> <p>Supervisory</p> </li><li> <p>Unlicensed Vessel Personnel/Inland Boatman's Union</p> </li><li> <p>Exempt employees (not covered by collective bargaining)</p> </li><li> <p>The following employee groups are covered by Union health trusts. Contact the appropriate Union for additional information.</p> </li><li> <p>General Government</p> </li><li> <p>Labor, Trades and Crafts</p> </li><li> <p>Public Safety Employees Association</p> </li><li> <p>Masters, Mates & Pilots</p> </li><li> <p>Employer paid Basic Life insurance with additional coverage available (amount depends on Bargaining Unit)</p> </li></ul> <p>Optional Insurance Benefits</p> <ul> <li> <p>Group-based insurance premiums for</p> </li><li> <p>Term life (employee, spouse or qualified same sex partner, and dependents)</p> </li><li> <p>Long-term and short-term disability</p> </li><li> <p>Accidental Death and Dismemberment</p> </li><li> <p>Long-term care (self and eligible family members)</p> </li><li> <p>Supplemental Survivor Benefits</p> </li><li> <p>Employee-funded flexible spending accounts for tax savings on eligible health care or dependent care expenses</p> </li></ul> <p>Retirement Benefits</p> <ul> <li>Membership in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)/Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) </li><li>Matching employer contribution into a defined contribution program (new employees) </li><li>Employer contribution into a defined benefit or defined contribution program (current employees) </li><li>Contributions to the Alaska Supplemental Annuity Plan in lieu of contributions to Social Security </li><li>Option to enroll in the Alaska Deferred Compensation Program </li><li>Note: The Defined Contribution Plan, Supplemental Annuity Plan and Deferred Compensation Program offer a variety of investment options </li></ul> <p>See https://drb.alaska.gov/retiree/ for additional information</p> <p>Paid Leave & Other Benefits</p> <ul> <li>Personal leave with an accrual rate increase based on time served </li><li>Twelve (12) paid holidays a year </li></ul> <p>01</p> <p>Please rate your level of proficiency 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.</p> <ul> <li>Mastery: Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices and facilitate knowledge transfer to others. </li><li>Fluency: Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed the concepts, procedures, and practices independently. </li><li>Literacy: Ability to communicate all relevant concepts, procedures and practices of the subject area. I have limited application or practice. </li><li>Discovery: Awareness of basic/fundamental concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. </li><li>None of the above. </li></ul> <p>02</p> <p>Please rate your level of proficiency in Oral Communication: Makes clear and convincing oral presentations. Listens effectively; clarifies information as needed.</p> <ul> <li>Mastery: Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices and facilitate knowledge transfer to others. </li><li>Fluency: Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed the concepts, procedures, and practices independently. </li><li>Literacy: Ability to communicate all relevant concepts, procedures and practices of the subject area. I have limited application or practice. </li><li>Discovery: Awareness of basic/fundamental concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. </li><li>None of the above. </li></ul> <p>03</p> <p>Please rate your level of proficiency in 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.</p> <ul> <li>Mastery: Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices and facilitate knowledge transfer to others. </li><li>Fluency: Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed the concepts, procedures, and practices independently. </li><li>Literacy: Ability to communicate all relevant concepts, procedures and practices of the subject area. I have limited application or practice. </li><li>Discovery: Awareness of basic/fundamental concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. </li><li>None of the above. </li></ul> <p>04</p> <p>Please rate your level of proficiency in 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.</p> <ul> <li>Mastery: Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices and facilitate knowledge transfer to others. </li><li>Fluency: Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed the concepts, procedures, and practices independently. </li><li>Literacy: Ability to communicate all relevant concepts, procedures and practices of the subject area. I have limited application or practice. </li><li>Discovery: Awareness of basic/fundamental concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. </li><li>None of the above. </li></ul> <p>05</p> <p>Please rate your level of proficiency in 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.</p> <ul> <li>Mastery: Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices and facilitate knowledge transfer to others. </li><li>Fluency: Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed the concepts, procedures, and practices independently. </li><li>Literacy: Ability to communicate all relevant concepts, procedures and practices of the subject area. I have limited application or practice. </li><li>Discovery: Awareness of basic/fundamental concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. </li><li>None of the above. </li></ul> <p>06</p> <p>Please rate your level of proficiency in 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.</p> <ul> <li>Mastery: Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices and facilitate knowledge transfer to others. </li><li>Fluency: Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed the concepts, procedures, and practices independently. </li><li>Literacy: Ability to communicate all relevant concepts, procedures and practices of the subject area. I have limited application or practice. </li><li>Discovery: Awareness of basic/fundamental concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. </li><li>None of the above. </li></ul> <p>07</p> <p>Please rate your level of proficiency in 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.</p> <ul> <li>Mastery: Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices and facilitate knowledge transfer to others. </li><li>Fluency: Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed the concepts, procedures, and practices independently. </li><li>Literacy: Ability to communicate all relevant concepts, procedures and practices of the subject area. I have limited application or practice. </li><li>Discovery: Awareness of basic/fundamental concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. </li><li>None of the above. </li></ul> <p>08</p> <p>Please rate your level of proficiency in 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).</p> <ul> <li>Mastery: Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices and facilitate knowledge transfer to others. </li><li>Fluency: Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed the concepts, procedures, and practices independently. </li><li>Literacy: Ability to communicate all relevant concepts, procedures and practices of the subject area. I have limited application or practice. </li><li>Discovery: Awareness of basic/fundamental concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. </li><li>None of the above. </li></ul> <p>09</p> <p>Do you have a valid driver's license?</p> <ul> <li>Yes </li><li>No </li></ul> <p>10</p> <p>I understand that to be considered for this position, my knowledge, skills, experience, and ability to perform the required tasks-- as outlined by the minimum qualifications and position-specific competencies--must be clearly documented in this application. Submitting a resume is not a substitute for completing the application in its entirety. Failure to provide a complete application may result in disqualification from consideration for this job opening.</p> <ul> <li>I acknowledge that I understand this requirement. </li></ul> <p>Required Question</p> <p>Employer State of Alaska</p> <p>Address PO Box 110201</p> <p>Juneau, Alaska, 99811</p> <p>Phone (800) 587-0430 (Statewide toll-free number)</p> <p>(907) 465-4095 (Juneau and out-of-state callers)</p> <p>Website http://workplace.alaska.gov/</p>