Conservation Planner

Description: 

The Conservation Planner is the lead staff member responsible for GALT’s documenting, mapping and creating reports for new properties scheduled to be permanently protected. Each year, GALT works with landowners to permanently protect a variety of properties, in a variety of ecosystems and watersheds.  These range from productive farms and working forests to important wildlife habitats, including wetlands.   As part of this process, GALT works with landowners to identify the various conservation purposes and management goals associated with each property.  The Conservation Planner will meet with landowners to document the current conditions, land management and other components of a property.  The candidate must have a basic background in forestry, wildlife and natural resource-type management. The candidate must be comfortable meeting landowners, walking and working in a forested area, including wilderness type areas and/or a farm, and navigating in the woods.   The candidate needs to know how to read legal descriptions, surveys and maps and create maps using the latest technologies/tools, such as Arc GIS.  The candidate appreciates and understands southeastern plants and animals, migratory birds, farming and forestry practices and options.  The candidate is an excellent communicator and time manager and adept at working under occasional intense deadlines.  This position requires much travel, including overnight travel, particularly in the 3^rd and 4^th quarters of the year.  Other duties include creating/updating maps and monitoring existing protected lands.

About the Georgia-Alabama Land Trust, Inc.:

The Georgia-Alabama Land Trust, Inc. (GALT) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to enriching life through land protection.  Over the 30 years since GALT’s founding, GALT has protected around 500,000 acres of land, primarily in Georgia and Alabama, making GALT the largest land trust exclusively protecting land within the Southeastern U.S.

GALT is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  The Georgia-Alabama Land Trust, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

GALT is a drug-free workplace.

Location:

This staff member will work remotely in a home office setting in Georgia or Alabama, with occasional travel to GALT’s office and other locations for meetings with other staff. Most travel will be in Alabama and Georgia, with occasional travel in adjacent states.

To Apply:

If you believe you meet the qualifications, please submit your letter of interest, resume, and a writing sample to lhanson@galandtrust.org. Please also list three professional/educational references. Please list the subject of the email as “Conservation Planner”. Email inquiries only, please.  We look forward to reviewing your qualifications!

Nothing in this job posting guarantees employment.  This posting is limited to a specific opening at a specific time.  GALT is relying upon the information provided by potential candidates.  Submitting false information is unacceptable; GALT may seek to confirm information contained within a submitted resume and/or other application materials. 

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time, with or without notice.

To learn more about the Georgia-Alabama Land Trust, Inc., please visit: www.galandtrust.org.