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Aquatic Land Manager, Property and Acquisition Specialist 3 (PAS3) Recruitment #2024-7-7051 Full-time, Permanent, Represented position Location: Northwest Region-Sedro Woolley, WA

Work Hour schedule and Partial Telework flexibility may be available and considered *Salary: $4,865.00 - $6,539.00 Monthly * Review of applications is ongoing. We reserve the right to make a hiring decision or close this recruitment at any time after 7/17/24. It is in your best interest to submit materials as soon as possible. If you are fascinated by and enjoy the following, you may be an ideal candidate:

• The DNR mission.
• Mastering unusual, often technical topics such as property legal descriptions, property rights, and environmental protection statutes and rules.
• Drafting strong contracts that meet the goals of the state -- ensuring environmental protection, promoting public use and access, and minimizing risk -- and meeting the goals of our customers (lessees/grantees/licensees).
• Working with individual citizens, private industry, Tribes, other governments, and partners.
• Providing excellent customer service both internally and externally.
• Non-routine work; even experienced staff learn something new nearly every day.

Responsibilities: You will be entrusted with an array of responsibilities including the following:

• Negotiating and preparing aquatic land use authorizations (including leases, licenses, and/or easements).
• Ensuring compliance with contract terms, performing site inspections, and resolving unauthorized uses of SOAL.
• Developing and maintaining effective intergovernmental relationships.
• Providing information regarding department laws, policies, and guidance to the public and to other government entities pertaining to the management of SOAL.
• Reviewing and commenting on project designs and regulatory permits.
• Incorporating appropriate environmental conservation measures into use authorizations by working closely with the district Habitat Stewardship Specialist.
• Evaluating land ownership. This may include completing historical record searches related to past authorizations and ownership of SOAL.

*Required Qualifications: *

• Bachelor's Degree and two years of experience in natural resource management, real estate, forestry, science, engineering, land use or environmental planning, business, or other relevant field; OR a combination of education and/or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of contract, business, or property management.
• Knowledge of interpreting and implementing guidelines, regulations, and laws.
• Knowledge of working with natural resource management/environmental protection issues.
• Demonstrated commitment to fostering and supporting an environment that honors diversity, equity, inclusion, and environmental justice practices.
• Perform assigned duties in a manner consistent with applicable laws, regulations and public records retention and requests are followed.
• Ability to manage multiple complex tasks, set workload priorities, and complete tasks on time.
• Ability to provide good customer service.
• Ability to speak and write clearly and succinctly and use typical office software.
• Ability to collaborate on internal and external issues in an active, respectful, cooperative, and professional manner.
• Ability to negotiate contentious issues in a respectful, responsive, and informed manner.