Job Description
Conservation Planner
ID:
AFL1-021
Location:
Brooksville
Program:
ACE
Wage/Hr: $39.69
Hours/Week: 24
Minimum Age: 55
Disclaimer: This is not a federal position. This role is offered through a partnership agreement and does not constitute an NRCS hiring action.
This position is a non-federal role funded through an existing agreement between NRCS and NEW Solutions. The enrollee is not a federal employee. The enrollee will provide direct support to farmers and landowners, enabling the implementation of conservation practices on the ground. This role contributes to meet the mission of NRCS by enhancing capacity in field offices and ensuring timely assistance to producers. It is designed to free up NRCS staff for emergency and high-priority responses, not to replace federal staff.
This role helps ensure continued progress on conservation planning, practice implementation, and technical assistance, especially in high-demand or disaster-affected areas. Additionally, this position aligns with the priorities of the Administration for farmer-first, field-facing, and partner-enabled capacity expansion.
For over 25 years, National Experienced Workforce Solutions (NEW Solutions) has specialized in connecting experienced workers (ages 55+) with full-time and part-time job opportunities that support the critical missions of Federal Agencies across the United States.
NEW Solutions connects experienced workers (ages 55+) with the Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS). These are experienced professionals who provide technical and professional assistance to the Department of Agriculture for the Agriculture Conservation Experienced Services (ACES) Program.
Benefits: Paid Health Insurance Premium for positions budgeted at 60+ hours per pay period, Accrued Vacation and Sick Leave, Paid Federal Holidays, and optional Vision and Dental Insurance available for positions budgeted at 35+ hours per pay period.
Positions listed here do not guarantee employment for any definite period. Enrollment in the Experienced Worker Programs administered by NEW Solutions is temporary. The enrollment relationship between NEW Solutions and the Enrollee is an ?at-will? relationship. This means that an Enrollee is free to terminate enrollment at any time during the enrollment period, and NEW Solutions and the Agency have the right to terminate the relationship with the Enrollee.
PLEASE NOTE: An ?ACES Enrollee? is not a federal employee, nor an employee of NEW Solutions. An ?ACES Enrollee? is a participant in a grant program established through a Cooperative Agreement funded by the USDA-NRCS and administered by NEW Solutions.
This opportunity applies to applicants legally eligible to work in the United States.
Qualifications: Minimum of 15 year(s) of experience in Conservation planning and program implementation. OR BA/BS Degree in Agronomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture or related field of study.
- Experience required with Windows, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS PowerPoint, ARCVIEW (GIS)
Duties: Supports the ASTC-FO with program implementation and quality control. Also, supports Programs Staff with preaudit, implementation, and evaluation of various Farm Bill Programs. Works with Program Managers and District Conservationists ensuring that appropriate supporting documents substantiate payment requests. Supports staff with the review of open obligations and quarterly certifications.
- Conducts field work to determine conservation practices needed to inspect conservation practices that have been installed under our programs. This will require the use of a gov?t vehicle. The fieldwork will be on a day-to-day basis and does not include overnight travel. 40%
- Support ASTC-FO with quality control (QC) in program contracting and implementation of programs. Also, includes providing assistance to field offices in modifying contracts and assisting with the nine-step conservation planning. 20%
- Gathers and compiles planning data on rural acreage and community land uses, including physical features for evaluation and development of natural resource conservation plans. Explains or demonstrates to landowners orcontractor methods of installing practices such as sediment basins, terraces, diversions, etc. Follows up on work with landowners by checking the progress of practices under construction, resolves minor problems, and refers more difficult questions to higher-grade technicians. 20%
- Document land treatment applied and assigned priorities to achieve accelerated land treatment. Assist in planning and developing feasible multi-benefit projects. 10%
- Prepare and revise resource conservation plans and long-term contracts on units of land; make field surveys and examinations, assemble maps, and tabulate needed information. 10%
Other: - If needed to carry out a project, training in use of specific software applications will be provided. On the job training in NRCS Business Tools.
- Overnight travel: Occasionally
- Physical requirements: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
NEW Solutions is committed to promoting equal opportunity and to an environment free from discrimination and harassment in any form administering Experienced Worker Programs under cooperative agreements with federal agencies. It is NEW Solutions' policy to comply with all applicable laws that provide equal opportunity and to prohibit unlawful discrimination in enrolling participants in the federal programs.
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