What are the responsibilities and job description for the Seasonal Conservation Easement Stewardship Monitor position at Boulder County?
Boulder County Parks and Open Space is seeking to hire two Seasonal Conservation Easement Stewardship Monitors. The Conservation Easement Program is housed in the Real Estate Division in the Parks & Open Space Department and is charged with stewarding more than 850 private properties in Boulder County and the surrounding area. These private properties have been protected with conservation easements, which are legal agreements that restrict how the land can be used and developed to protect important conservation values such as natural habitats, agricultural land, and scenic open space. The Conservation Easement Stewardship Monitor seasonal position will focus on stewarding approximately 150 of the county’s conservation easement properties in 6 months. This entails preparing for site visits to assigned properties by reviewing files, downloading data for navigation in the field, contacting landowners to schedule visits, and driving to the properties in a county vehicle. The site visit consists of walking or hiking properties with landowners, identifying issues and opportunities for improving conservation values on the property, connecting the landowner with resources to help manage their land and checking for compliance with the terms of the conservation easement. Subsequent tasks consist of writing monitoring reports that summarize findings, creating maps in ArcGIS Pro, compiling photos, updating the stewardship monitoring files, and following up with landowners as needed.
This 6-month seasonal position would be a good fit for someone who enjoys interacting with and helping people, is comfortable exploring the outdoors, and is looking to grow their experience with natural resource management and land conservation. The ideal applicant will have strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, will be comfortable with outreach and holding conversations with people from various backgrounds, and will be able to present themselves professionally and diplomatically in easy or difficult conversations. This candidate will have an interest in learning to read and research real estate documents with the goals of explaining them to landowners. This position is based out of the Conservation Easement Program and is supervised by the Conservation Easement Program Supervisor of the Parks & Open Space Department. They also work closely with other departmental staff. The desired start date is Monday, April 14, 2025.
This is a 6-month seasonal position. This is an hourly position that will work Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm. This position offers a hybrid of remote work and office/field work at the Parks & Open Space Admin Building, 5201 St. Vrain Road, Longmont, CO 80503.
Boulder County requires its employees to reside in the state of Colorado as of the first day of work.
Hiring Salary Range: $24.04 Hourly
Tentative Hiring Timeline:
- First Round Interviews: February 10-14th
- Reference Check: February 17-19th
- Prepares and maintains monitoring files and their contents, including conservation easement documents, maps, ownership data, and other documents important to property uses; updates and maintains current data in Stewardship Database for all conservation easements monitored.
- Contacts landowners to conduct routine monitoring site visits to their properties as assigned to check for compliance with conservation easement terms.
- Meets with landowners on their properties, builds positive working relationships with them, and helps them to understand the terms of their conservation easement.
- Identifies noxious weeds, other natural resource concerns, and opportunities for improving conservation values and shares the information with landowners.
- Connects landowners with resources to best manage the conservation values on their property and provides them with requested information.
- Identifies and researches potential violations of conservation easements or other issues and works with Conservation Easement Program Supervisor and landowner to resolve them.
- Prepares monitoring reports based on findings from monitoring site visit and inputs and upkeeps Stewardship Database with site visit findings.
- Uses ArcGIS Pro for making maps, smartphone applications for collecting data and navigating in the field, and other computer software as necessary to conduct job duties.
PLEASE NOTE: When completing your application describe all relevant education and experience, as applications are assessed based on the required qualifications listed. Resumes and other attachments are not accepted in lieu of completed applications and will not be reviewed in the initial screening process. Any personally identifiable information (PII) such as name and address will be redacted from applications that meet the minimum screening requirements and are forwarded to the hiring manager. If the hiring manager selects you to advance in the hiring process, your attachments will then be shared with the hiring team.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
Boulder County is looking for well qualified candidates to fill our positions. Any combination of relevant education and experience is encouraged. In this position, we are looking for a minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent.
DRIVER'S LICENSE:
- Applicants must have a valid driver's license and a clean driving record
- Access to reliable transportation that is readily available for business use
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- Experience or interest in land conservation, natural resource field work, and/or real estate transactions and research
- Strong interpersonal communication and writing skills
- Ability to learn to comprehend legal documents
- Working knowledge of ArcGIS for map making, and smart phones for collecting data in the field
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with others as a team, agencies and the public
- Problem-solver, sound judgment, analytical and critical thinker
- Ability to work independently with self-motivation to complete projects in a timely manner
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office products
Boulder County is a workplace dedicated to supporting individuals and families of all types and to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and respectful environment for all employees. We prohibit unlawful discrimination against applicants and employees on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
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