Conservation GIS Specialist

The Conservation GIS Specialist at Colorado State University is based in Fort Johnson, Louisiana, and provides GIS support for environmental management programs. Responsibilities include overseeing team members, GIS training, data management, and spatial analysis. The role requires passing a background investigation and maintaining security clearance. This position involves administrative duties and collaboration with various teams to ensure effective conservation efforts.
The Conservation GIS Specialist is a Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands (CEMML) Team member and Colorado State University employee who is stationed in Louisiana. Fort Johnson is located in west-central Louisiana among the longleaf pine forests of the Kisatchie National Forest. In this role, the Conservation GIS Specialist serves on the CEMML team as an independent cooperator to provide Geographic Information System (GIS) support necessary for the Fort Johnson Conservation Branch to implement management guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures of Conservation Branch programs, including the following program areas: Integrated Natural Resource Management Plan (INRMP), Threatened and Endangered Species, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Maneuver Damage and Mitigation Monitoring, Cultural Resources and Forestry. Other support includes, but is not limited to, the following: GIS training for Team members, feature class development/editing, cartographic support, data management within ESRI ArcGIS/ArcPro, geodatabase management, spatial analysis, and high-level data calls to support Fort Johnson decision making. The Conservation GIS Specialist works in a dynamic atmosphere and supports a wide variety of environmental program areas to ensure that Fort Johnson is mission-ready. This level of support requires working with a variety of Teams and individuals.

This is a supervisory position that will oversee and support several CEMML Team members, this includes, but is not limited to, the following: daily communication, time approvals, leave approvals, coordination for purchase requests, general support to ensure CEMML Team members are prepared for their jobs, and potentially coordination with the project Principal Investigator for disciplinary actions. There will also be administrative requirements for the position which may include: support on hiring committees, routine reporting, and routine supervisor meetings with the project Principal Investigator.

It is expected that the Conservation GIS Specialist will be able to pass a Background Investigation and be able to maintain a security clearance.

HOW TO APPLY

To see the full job description and to apply to the position, please go to: https://jobs.colostate.edu/postings/159364

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