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  This posting is for multiple vacancies

positions 65036383; 65036384.*
This position currently qualifies for a hybrid telework option with routine office and remote workdays. The NC Department of Environmental Quality trusts our employees to be self-motivated and successful in hybrid/remote roles. Telework options are subject to change at the discretion of management.

Description of Work:

This Field Representative position is responsible for the monitoring, enforcement, and management of DEQ conservation properties and associated administrative duties. In-state travel and arduous field work are essential to the duties associated with this position. Duties include landowner communications, contract management, easement compliance, property management, coordination with other interested parties, and other assigned duties supportive of the Stewardship Program mission.

Key Responsibilities:

• Steward conservation properties and easements in accordance with Department procedures, recorded deed agreements, and site-specific management plans.
• Perform quality assurance investigations of contractor-reported findings.
• Refresh boundary marking for conservation easements and properties.
• Interact with Supervisor, co-workers, and DEQ legal staff to determine course of action for resolving easement encroachments and violations.
• Effectively communicate with landowners and interested parties regarding easement field inspections and post-inspection follow-up.
• Maintain documentation and records for infrastructure, special management areas, encroachments, and other relevant geospatial information.
• Maintain database systems and records for properties, landowner contact information, reports, management plans, and other relevant information.

The primary mission of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is to provide science-based environmental stewardship for the health and prosperity of all North Carolinians. The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is the lead stewardship agency for the protection of North Carolina's environmental resources. The organization, which has offices from the mountains to the coast, administers regulatory programs designed to protect air quality, water quality, and the public's health, and works to advance in all-of-the-above energy strategy that fits North Carolina's needs. DEQ also offers technical assistance to businesses, farmers, local governments, and the public and encourages responsible behavior with respect to the environment through education programs provided at DEQ facilities and through the state's school system. DEQ touches the lives of all North Carolinians in many ways to enhance and ensure our quality of life. Please visit our website at the Department of Environmental Quality for more information.

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Recruitment Range: $43,500 - $59,813
This position is located at: 217 West Jones Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27603.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities / Competencies

The Knowledge, Skills and Abilities listed below, along with the Minimum Education and Experience requirements, are REQUIRED to qualify for this position. We will not review resumes in lieu of Experience and Education listed on the application. Click these links for additional information: Introduction to the Job Application and Addressing Knowledge, Skills and Abilities. (Note: These links refer to Dept. of Public Safety process; this process is the same for Dept. of Environmental Quality.)

To qualify for this position, applicants must document on the application that they possess ALL of the following:

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  Demonstrated experience in natural resources management and/or forestry and/or field biology and/or land conservation.
• Demonstrated experience conducting field investigations and/or compliance inspections.
• Demonstrated experience in communicating information to landowners, municipal/local officials, engineering or environmental consultants, or the general public.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Bachelor's degree in one of the agricultural, biological, engineering, environmental or natural resource sciences or a closely related curriculum from an appropriately accredited institution and one year of experience related to the area of assignment; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.