Natural Resources Specialist Intermediate Ecological Services

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is currently seeking a SNA Management Specialist to work in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. This position exists to provide technical and professional support in carrying out natural resource management and development activities on private and public lands administered by the Scientific and Natural Areas (SNA) Unit primarily in the DNR Northwest Region.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Plan, coordinate and implement a prescribed fire program within the NW Region for SNA’s, Native Prairie Bank easements and other lands under SNA unit administration.
• Provide technical expertise for the development of habitat plans for the restoration, maintenance, and enhancement of prairie, forest and wetland natural communities with considerations for other plant and animal species that rely on those habitat types, on any of the lands administered by the SNA Unit as directed or assigned so that important sites are protected and work plan goals, policies, and procedures are fulfilled.
• Coordinate and implement natural resource management and development tasks with staff, crews and/or contractors on lands administered by the SNA Unit; and other land management tasks as assigned to maintain and improve native plant and animal communities and prevent or correct damage and nuisance problems.
• Direct the day-to-day work of staff, CCM, volunteers, contractors and temporary crews in establishing and maintaining natural resources and facilities on lands administered by the SNA Unit.
• Collaborate in the administration of management, equipment, and unit records so that resource management is smoothly, safely, and efficiently implemented according to plans, policies, fiscal responsibilities, and legal mandates.
• Participate as assigned in employee information, development and training programs and other educational opportunities that will ensure employee safety, enhance employee work performance, and assure proper use of equipment.

This job requires the ability to pass a moderate fitness test based on the National Wildfire Coordinating Group Work Capacity within 6 months of your start date and then on an annual basis. The test consists of walking 2 miles with a 25-pound pack within 30 minutes.