Description: The Great Basin Institute, in cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management, Ely District Office, is hiring a Wilderness Technician to assist with field going tasks. The Technician will contribute to the management, protection, and conservation of public lands by enhancing the ability of professional BLM staff to collect information necessary for making informed decisions regarding the management and protection of Wilderness in Eastern Nevada.
Wilderness program duties may include any or all of the following: decommissioning illegal routes, trail maintenance, removing obsolete developments, conducting weed eradication, conducting small site restoration, installing signs, limbing motorized routes, constructing staging areas, collecting GPS data, conducting wilderness characteristics monitoring and inventory, monitoring Wilderness and WSA’s for violations and other tasks associated with managing, and protecting and restoring wilderness and WSA’s. The technician may be required to camp alone in remote locations. Location: Project areas will be in White Pine and Lincoln County, located in Eastern Nevada along the Utah border. Terrain is typical of the Great Basin with wide long valleys bordered by mountain ranges. Resources present include deer and Elk habitat, Wilderness and Wilderness Study Areas, cattle grazing allotments, and many historic mining towns and abandoned mine lands. The area is being used as a recreation destination for OHV use and is becoming popular for other types of dispersed recreation. The technician will be based in the Caliente Field Office. Compensation and Timeline: o Rate of Pay: $15.00/hr. o 14-week appointment beginning in mid-March 2015, or upon availability, with potential for extension pending funding and performance review o Full time, 40 hours per week; minimal overtime may be required Qualifications: o Coursework in the Natural Resources or related field (with interest in recreation/wilderness management); o Experience collecting field data and/or following established field collection protocols; o Knowledge of or ability to learn how to use hand-held Trimble GPS unit; o Experience creating maps and manipulating data using ArcGIS, desirable; o Experience writing project reports and/or presenting technical data in an organized and understandable manner, desirable; o Motivated, self-starter, detail oriented, and possess good organizational skills; o Ability to camp and work in remote locations; o Ability to work in harsh and rapidly changing environments, traverse uneven terrain and hike cross-country for extended distances (8-10 miles) o Ability to read and navigate using topographic maps and a compass; o Appreciation and understanding of Wilderness benefits and opportunities; and o Possess clean, valid, state-issued driver’s license with experience operating a full-size 4WD pickup on- and off-road. o Successful applicant(s) must complete a Department of Interior (DOI) Background Investigation (BI) or submit paperwork to BLM human resources indicating an active and fully adjudicated BI has already been completed prior to beginning position. How to Apply: Qualified and interested applicants should forward a cover letter, their résumé, and a list of three professional references to Amy Gladding, GBI HR Coordinator, at [email protected]. Please include where you found this position posted. Incomplete applications will not be considered. No phone inquiries, please. This program is available to all, without regard to race, color, national origin, disability, age, sex, sexual orientation, political affiliation, or religion. Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
