Long Term Contractual Natural Resources Planner II

One (1) vacancy; full-time

Long-Term Contractual

One (1) year contract w/ the possibility of renewal

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Deep Creek Lake NRMA- Swanton, MD (Garrett County)

The Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Maryland Park Service is accepting applications for a long-term contractual Natural Resources Planner II that will work at the Deep Creek Lake Natural Resources Management Area in Swanton, Maryland (Garrett County). This position is responsible for planning projects that include the review and interpretation of data involving land use patterns, physical, chemical and biological systems, fish and wildlife biology, forestry, hydrography/hydrology, ecology, environmental science and parks and recreation use. The selected candidate will have frequent contact with local, regional state and federal planning agencies and will be responsible for implementing sampling methodologies for biological and chemical water quality monitoring in Deep Creek Lake.

Education: Possession of a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in an environmental science or natural resources planning, management or development.

Experience: One year of experience in natural resources planning or applied environmental science.

Notes:

1. Possession of a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in urban or regional planning, engineering, physical geography, or the physical, chemical, biological sciences and one year of experience in natural resources planning or applied environmental science may be substituted for the required education.

2. Possession of a Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university in natural resources planning, management, administration, development, environmental, urban or regional planning; resources economics or development; environmental system management; water or land resources planning and management; environmental landscape architecture; or the physical, biological, chemical or environmental sciences maybe substituted for up to three years of the required experience.

3. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in the  general natural resources management and biological sciences classifications or general natural resources management and biological sciences specialty codes in the general natural resources management and biological sciences field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience and education.  

For education obtained outside of the U.S., you will be required to provide proof of the equivalent American education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service. If you possess a degree obtained outside of the United States, please submit a detailed, course-by-course evaluation report from one of the U.S. equivalency evaluating members identified at http://www.naces.org/members.htm with the application. 

Not Applicable

Your application is part of the examination process. You will be required to complete a supplemental questionnaire. The examination will consist of a rating of your education, training, and experience related to the requirements of this position. The rating will be based on the information provided on your application. Therefore, it is important that you provide all the experience and education that is related to this position completely and accurately.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completing the application.This recruitment does not require any additional materials to be uploaded with the exception of the foreign degree evaluation (if applicable). Your qualifications will be assessed based on the information included on your submitted application.