The position of Land Use Specialist offers an exciting career in natural resource management, with opportunities to work outdoors and learn a multitude of different and everchanging natural resource programs and disciplines. This position is personally rewarding and fulfilling in the fact that the active management of these natural resources will benefit educational programs within Montana for current and future generations of students. The successful candidate will undergo training to allow them to use professional judgment and decision making regarding multiple use natural resource management in the following fields:
Rangeland Management
Crop Management
Real Estate Planning and Management
Mineral Lease Development
Renewable Energy Leasing
Forestry
Qualifications
The knowledge, skills and abilities required for this position are typically acquired through a combination of education and experience equivalent to a Bachelor of Science Degree in a Natural Resource Management field (preferably Range Management, Natural Resource Management, Agronomy, Ag Business or Agriculture), and two years of progressively responsible administrative and professional experience, of which involve similar program experience.
