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Natural Resource Specialist
Natural Resources Conservation Service · Posted 23 days ago
Hybrid Des Moines, IA $90K – $117K Apply by Jun 25, 2026 General Natural Resources Management And Biological Sciences ENTJESFJESTJISTJ Operations
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This position is located in a USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service state, area, or field office within Iowa. The incumbent serves as the Easement Coordinator for the Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Grasslands Reserve Program (GRP), Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) for Agricultural Land Easement (ALE) and Wetland Reserve Easement (WRE), and Emergency Watershed Protection-Floodplain Easements Program (EWP-FPE). Assists with the implementation of agency easement programs.
What You'll Do
- →Coordinates easement program restoration and stewardship activities.
- →Provides leadership in statewide quality assurance activities related to NRCS programs with emphasis to easement programs.
- →Provides leadership and tracking of easement program monitoring, violations, compatible use agreements, management plans, obligations and fund integrity.
- →Manages contracts for outside services to determine appropriate easement compensation rates and develops corresponding statewide Geographical Area Rate Caps.
- →Maintains current understanding and knowledge of federal, state and local laws which may affect assigned program implementation or agency mission.
- →Performs other duties as assigned.
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
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