Range and Training Land Assessment/Natural Resource Specialist

CALIBRE is seeking a Range & Training Land Assessment/Natural Resource Specialist. The successful candidate will administer the responsibilities of the Range & Training Land Assessment (RTLA) program at Fort Hunter in Liggett, CA. The overall mission of the RTLA program is to collect and analyze natural resource information and to provide that information to those in command of the Army community, in support of preserving the military’s testing and training missions now and in the future. The RTLA program focus’ on developing and implementing effective monitoring strategies for assessing the success of land management decisions.

Duties include:
- Monitor impacts of land use and military training activities on soils, vegetation, and/or wildlife
- Conduct data collection
- Implement a number of different vegetation sampling techniques in the field

- Demonstrated knowledge of ecology and plant taxonomy. Knowledge of the dendrology of the region and proficiency using dichotomous keys to identify plant species
- Demonstrated knowledge of vegetation sampling protocols and familiarity with wildlife sampling protocols
- Knowledge of the dendrology and taxonomy of regional flora and proficiency using dichotomous keys to identify plant species
- Experience with Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and land navigation with a map and compass
- Experience with Word processors and Excel
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ease with working under adverse field conditions (temperature, humidity, insects, etc.)
- Capable of working as part of a two or three-person team with limited supervision
- Drivers License and clean driving record
- Ability to traverse rough terrain carrying loads of up to 50 lbs

Desirables:

- Experience in or on military installations
- Experience with the Army training doctrine
- Supervisory experience
- Experience in conducting forest inventory and/or vegetation sampling