Natural Resource Manager 3 - Realty Services Section Chief (PCN 10-1828)

Full Job Description

The Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mining, Land & Water, is recruiting for a Natural Resource Manager 3 in Anchorage.

This position is open to Alaska Residents only.

Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.

Ready to lead and shape the future of Alaska’s public lands?

What You Will Be Doing:

We’re seeking a dynamic, visionary leader to guide the Realty Services Section. As the Natural Resource Manager 3, you’ll oversee a team of land management professionals responsible for overseeing the fulfillment of Alaska's statehood entitlement and bringing those lands into the state's ownership.

In this pivotal role, you’ll:

This is more than a job – it’s an opportunity to lead, innovate, and leave a lasting legacy. Your decisions will enhance the quality of life for Alaskans today and for generations to come.

If you’re passionate about public land management and thrive in collaborative environments, join us and make an impact that matters.

Mission and Values/Culture:

DMLW manages more than 105 million acres of state-owned uplands, tidelands, and submerged lands—an area larger than many U.S. states.

Your leadership will help fulfill Alaska’s remaining Statehood Act land entitlement and ensure clarity of title for resource development, community projects, and land sales.

The decisions made by this section influence how Alaska grows, develops, and stewards its land for future generations.

As Section Chief, you will oversee two key statewide programs:

Benefits of Joining Our Team:

This position offers a meaningful leadership role that can positively impact the land, people, and economic development.

The Realty Services Section is a team of 18 dedicated whose work directly benefits Alaskans by securing the land base that underpins the state’s economy and identity.

In this leadership role you will have the opportunity to influence policy, mentor staff, and help chart the division’s direction.

You will also have opportunities for leadership development, cross-division collaboration, and work on high-visibility projects.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

This position is based in Anchorage, on the 10th floor of the Atwood building, in a workplace known for its collaborative, team-oriented environment.

The work here is fast-paced, challenging, and solution-focused, offering opportunities to tackle complex issues and make impactful decisions every day.

The Anchorage office offers a stunning view of the Chugach Mountain Range and is conveniently located near a variety of services, the scenic Park Strip, and the Coastal Trail system, providing easy access to outdoor recreation and urban amenities.

We are looking for a candidate who possesses the following position-specific competencies.

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Requirements

Competency-Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions This job class uses competency-based minimum qualifications.

Please ensure your application (through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

Competency Description The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class.

They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency.

They typically list expectations instead of specific tasks and are only used as parameters and guidelines.

A competency’s description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to meet the competency successfully, but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options for how an applicant can meet the job expectation.

Minimum Qualifications

Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in:

• Administration and Management: Knowledge of planning, coordination, and execution of business functions, resource allocation, and production.
• Environmental Science: Knowledge of the interdisciplinary concepts, principles, theories, and methods of investigating the natural and physical environment, including examination of ecology, biology, physics, chemistry, plant science, zoology, mineralogy, oceanography, limnology, soil science, geology and physical geography, atmospheric, and other related sciences in the protection and improvement of the environment and its resources.
• Influencing/Negotiating: Persuades others; builds consensus through give and take; gains cooperation from others to obtain information and accomplish goals.
• Project Management: Knowledge of the principles, methods, or tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, and managing projects and resources, including monitoring and inspecting costs, work, and contractor performance.
• Vision: Understands where the organization is headed and how to make a contribution; takes a long- term view and recognizes opportunities to help the organization accomplish its objectives or move toward the vision.

equivalent to those typically gained by:

Education in a natural resource field, law, public administration, planning, or economics, and/or progressively responsible professional experience or managerial experience in natural resource management.

Definitions:

“Competencies” means a combination of interrelated knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation.

“Professional experience” means work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment.

“Progressively responsible” means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility.

“Qualified” means is assessed to credibly possess the competencies needed to learn the job in a reasonable period.

“Training” and “education” in this guidance are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction.

It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, on-line, self-study, and on-the-job), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs.

“Typically gained by” means the prevalent, usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job.

Special Note:

For purposes of the minimum qualifications, natural resource management is defined as the management of land, water, minerals, forests, oil, gas, agriculture, archaeological resources, natural and cultural history, parks, and related surface and subsurface resources.

Experience or education in natural resource management means involvement exclusively in the above resources.

Those with experience or education in managing these resources may specialize in different management functions (for example, planning, regulation, research or title).

All of this experience is applicable to the definition of natural resource management.

Some positions may require education in a particular area of natural resource management or specific technical knowledge and training gained through specialized education or progressively greater responsibilities at the lower levels of the series.

Qualifications

** Please read the information below carefully. **

At the time of the interview, please ensure that you provide the following materials. Failure to do so may result in loss of consideration. Required documents include:

SPECIAL NOTICES

Application Notice

You can ONLY apply for this position through the Workplace Alaska website or by submitting a paper application. Instructions for applying are available on the Workplace Alaska How to Apply webpage. Your application must be received by 5:00 p.m. Alaska Standard Time on the closing date.

Writing Sample

If invited to an interview, you will be required to provide a writing sample.

It should be two to three paragraphs (no longer than one page) and address how your knowledge and experience will support success in the role.

The writing sample will be used to determine which applicants advance to the interview phase of the recruitment process.

Supplemental Questions

For your application to be evaluated, you must answer the Supplemental Questions.

The State of Alaska (SOA) uses four proficiency levels to measure and describe an applicant’s competence in applying specific behaviors, knowledge, skills, and abilities to accomplish a specific task.

The four proficiency levels are Mastery, Fluency, Literacy, and Discovery. You must rate your proficiency level for each competency listed in the supplemental questions.

Education

If post-secondary education is required to meet the minimum qualifications, you must fill out the Education section of the application.

If you have not yet obtained a degree, please indicate the units you have completed.

Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials if used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position.

Special Instructions for Foreign Education

Education completed at foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the minimum qualifications listed above.

If using this education to meet minimum qualification requirements, you must demonstrate that the credentials have been submitted to a private organization specializing in interpreting foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in standard U.S.

education programs. Alternatively, an accredited U.S.

post-secondary institution must report that the other institution's transcript is given full value or that full value is recognized in relevant subject areas aligned with the post-secondary institution's curricula.

It is your responsibility to provide this evidence when applying.

Work Experience

If using work experience not already documented in your application, also provide the employer’s name, job title, employment dates, and whether full or part-time.

Applications will be reviewed to determine whether the responses are supported and whether the minimum qualifications are met.

If they are not, the applicant may not advance to the recruitment interview and selection phase.

Note: Attaching a resume does not substitute for completing the application in full. Noting, "see resume" or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination that your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.

Bargaining Unit

If you are a current state employee, please indicate the union to which you belong at the time of application. Do not complete this question if you are not a current state employee.

Driver’s License Requirement

Applicants must possess a valid driver's license. Proof of licensure will be required prior to reporting to duty.

Please ensure your application (through work history, training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports/demonstrates that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

EEO STATEMENTThe State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Individuals with disabilities who require accommodation, auxiliary aids or services, or alternative communication formats should call 1-800-587-0430 or (907) 465-4095 in Juneau or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or 1-800-770-8973 or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at P.O.

Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal opportunity employer.

Additional Information

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For specific information about this position, please get in touch with the hiring manager at the following:

Kris Hess

Division Operations Manager (Deputy Director)

Phone: 907-269-8501

Email: kris.hess@alaska.gov