Seasonal Lands Technician

Full Job Description

Assists in administering the park's real property management program and scenic easement program, and serves as an advisor with external stakeholders in regard to the scenic casement program, and other National Park Service (NPS) staff on all issues involving land management.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-02/03/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience.

To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time).

If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience.

To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level, you must possess one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors).

This experience includes activities such as assisting in the organization and maintenance of land management tract files and automated lands management data systems to track land ownership and use, easement status, tract history and easement violations; performing oversight of scenic easement interest and monitoring land ownership changes, working with municipalities and county governments to assure current information and ownership data; Working with landowners on issues such as land transfers, building permits, zoning issues related to easement terms and conditions; Assisting with real property records for accuracy and currency; Coordinate Geographic Information Systems (GIS) projects related to easements agricultural use and right of way programs.

You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least 1 year of graduate education that is directly related to the work of the position.

Directly related fields include, but not limited to Natural Resource Management, Geospatial Science, Land Use Planning, Real Estate or Real Property Management, Environmental Law or Natural Resources Law, or other closely related subjects.

Course work in fields other than those specified may be accepted if it directly related. You must include transcripts.

-OR- Successful completion of a COMBINATION of graduate education and experience as described above which total 100 percent.

For example, 6 months of specialized experience (50% of the experience) and 9 semester hours directly related to the position (50% of the education) is qualifying.

You must include hours per week worked and include transcripts.

Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Major Duties:

Some of the duties you will perform include: Assist in implementing the long-term land protection program, including monitoring and evaluating scenic easement properties.

Serve as a primary point of contact for landowners with National Park Service (NPS) scenic easement interests, answering questions, explaining regulations, and providing guidance.

Coordinate and lead field operations for scenic easement and right-of-way monitoring, including scheduling, preparing field folders, and training volunteers on monitoring protocols.

Serve as the primary Geographic Information Systems (GIS) contact for lands-related projects; collect and manage geospatial data using technologies such as Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR), Trimble, and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), and prepare maps and shapefiles according to National Park Service (NPS) standards.

Maintain and update the current scenic easement database; develop a new tracking system to manage information for over 800 scenic easements.

Work with private landowners and federal, state, and local agencies to review and process requests related to scenic easement properties, ensuring compliance with National Park Service (NPS) policies and regulations.

Prepare correspondence, reports, and land protection plans using standard National Park Service (NPS) formats and policies; provide technical advice and information to management and stakeholders.

Area Information: Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway encompasses 92,000 acres and 250 miles of mostly free flowing river. It includes 150 miles of the St.

Croix River, much of which forms the border between Minnesota and Wisconsin, and all 99.5 miles of its largest tributary, the Namekagon River in northwest Wisconsin.

The park has diverse flora and fauna derived from a mixing of three major plant communities: prairie, northern hardwoods and boreal forest, primarily in a riverine setting.

Summer daytime temperatures are mild, averaging 75-85 degrees Fahrenheit, and nighttime temperatures averaging 60-70 degrees.

Winter daytime temperatures are cold, averaging 0-15 degrees Fahrenheit, and nighttime temperatures averaging -15 - 0 degrees. Duty station for this position is located in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin.

St. Croix Falls has a population of around 2100, and is located approximately one hour northeast of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. Housing: May be available.