Environmental Specialist I (Mountain Region Steward) Roanoke, VA Position = #00429, Closes 7/14/06 =20 DCR's Division of Natural Heritage is seeking an Environmental Specialist = I. The Mountain Region Steward is responsible for a wide range of = management activities on state-owned natural area preserves in the = Mountain Region of Virginia. Activities include (1) writing site-specific = natural area preserve management plans, (2) conducting stewardship actions = to enhance natural heritage resources (rare species habitats, natural = community occurrences, karst features), and (3) coordinating and assisting = with site operations management actions. Stewardship actions have the = objective of restoring, enhancing, and maintaining Virginia's natural = communities and rare species of plants and animals and include prescribed = burning, invasive species control, hydrological restoration, compatible = use determinations, and biological monitoring. The Mountain Region Steward = will also assist with site evaluations for new natural area preserve = acquisitions and development of plans for appropriate public access = facilities. =20 Qualifications: Bachelors degree in natural resource management or applied = biological science preferred, Masters degree would be ideal. Thorough = understanding of ecology, natural history, land and natural resource = management techniques, conservation biology, and vegetation monitoring = techniques. Experience in natural areas management highly preferred. = Skills and experience in management planning as applied in the process of = developing detailed plans for managing land to conserve rare species and = natural communities. Well-developed skills with GPS and GIS technology, = map preparation, and interpretation and use of soils, geology, and = topographical maps. Training and experience in prescribed burning for = habitat restoration and pesticide application for invasive species = control. Must have excellent written and oral communications skills. Must = have working knowledge of Virginia flora and fauna. This position will = require a self-starting individual with the ability to work effectively = both independently, as well as cooperatively with a wide spectrum of = natural resource, academic, and administrative professionals. This = position is located in Roanoke, Virginia. Some overnight travel is = required. Valid Virginia Drivers License or the ability to obtain one, is = required. Starting pay range is $35,000-$42,000.=20 =20 Application: To be considered, the DCR Human Resources Office must receive = your completed state application and/or r=E9sum=E9 by the close-out date = listed by 5 p.m. United States Eastern Time by fax at (804) 371-0315, or = by mail addressed to the Department of Conservation and Recreation, ATTN: = Human Resources Office, 203 Governor Street, 4th Floor, Richmond, VA = 23219. You may also hand-deliver the application or r=E9sum=E9 to the 4th = floor of the Zincke Building, 203 Governor Street, Richmond, Virginia. = This full-time, salaried employment offers the choice of several health = plans; vacation, personal and sick leave; employer-paid life insurance; = disability and retirement; and deferred compensation with employer match. = EEO/AA/ADA Employer.=20 =20 State Application at: http://jobs.virginia.gov/
