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NATURAL RESOURCE SPECIALIST
Natural Resources Conservation Service · Posted 2 days ago
Hybrid Avondale, AZ $90K – $122K Apply by Jun 18, 2026 General Natural Resources Management And Biological Sciences ENTJESFJESTJISTJ Operations
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This position is located in the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), West Region, Arizona. The purpose of the position is to serve as supervisor of record for Field Operations employees located in field offices throughout team service area and serve as tribal liaison to the tribal nations in service area. Three positions will be located as follows: Team 3 - Kingman, AZ or Prescott Valley, AZ.; Team 5 - Avondale, AZ or Casa Grande, AZ.; Team 7 - Douglas, AZ or Tucson, AZ.
What You'll Do
- →Establishes employee performance standards, evaluates performance, monitors daily operations, approves leave, ensures employee training, and administers personnel practices.
- →Provides coaching, technical oversight, and guidance to ensure consistent quality and adherence to technical standards; fosters team communication and collaboration to achieve conservation program objectives.
- →Develops and implements conservation strategic plans, contributes to decision-making affecting NRCS field operations, evaluates conservation problems, and supports the development of technically balanced programs and actions.
- →Serves as liaison with tribal nations, works with external partners and agencies, coordinates activities, and ensures integration of partner goals into conservation planning and program delivery.
- →Ensures development of public information efforts promoting natural resource conservation; conducts oversight and evaluation for quality and compliance; serves as Contract Officer for Farm Bill activities.
Requirements
- ✓College Transcript: If qualifying based on education, you must submit a copy of your college transcript with course number and department (i.e., Bio 101, Math 210, etc.), course title, number of credit hours, and grade earned.
- ✓If a relevant course is not clearly qualifying (e.g., special topic, seminar, research, thesis, obscure or misleading course title, etc.), please submit an official course syllabi and/or detailed course description from the university/college to ensure proper evaluation.
- ✓Your education must have been successfully obtained from an accredited school, college or university recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education to be credited toward qualifications.
- ✓You may verify accreditation by visiting the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs website.
- ✓We will verify your education accordingly.
- ✓Foreign Education: You must submit verification that education completed in a foreign institution, was recognized by an accreditation body accepted by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education.
- ✓You must include a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript.
- ✓There are private organizations that specialize in this evaluation and a fee is normally associated with this service.
- ✓For a list of private organizations that evaluate education, visit the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) website.
- ✓Your transcripts must be in English or include an English translation.
- ✓You may submit an unofficial copy of your transcript at the initial phase of the application process.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 6013667b-1538-49c1-8b3e-81339d388650
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