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Housing Project Specialists (Natural Resource Specialist 4)

Oregon Department of State Lands

Salem, Oregon

Job Type Permanent
Salary $6,122 - $9,409 per month
Benefits Receive 11 paid holidays, one (1) floating holiday, three (3) personal business days and other medical, vision and dental benefits, including flexible spending plans.
Deadline Nov 04, 2025
Experience 2 - 6 years

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Are you an experienced policy leader in natural resources and passionate about wetlands and waterways? Apply to be one of our next Housing Project Specialist (Natural Resource Specialist 4) by November 4th, 2025!

This full-time, permanent position is eligible for a hybrid remote schedule based out of our Salem office. The successful candidate will be expected to be in the office 2 times a week for the first six weeks and then 2-3 times per month for the duration of the position. The successful candidate must be able to travel throughout Oregon to perform site visits on short notice, including same day requests.

Making a Difference for Oregon. The Department of State Lands manages the lands that help fund our public schools and protects the state’s waterways and wetlands for the many benefits they provide. Our stewardship ensures vital natural and financial resources contribute to a vibrant, healthy Oregon now and forever. The DSL team makes a difference for Oregonians every day. As our Housing Project Specialist (Natural Resource Specialist 4), you will too.

The primary purpose of this position is to make DSL policy and program level decisions for housing development projects that provide efficiency for wetland and waterway permitting within the Operations team. This position reviews and applies standards for DSL jurisdictional determinations for aquatic features including wetlands, ditches, streams, and rivers; standards for complete removal-fill permit application preparation; coordination of application review process; and permit acquisition.

HOW TO APPLY
  • Complete the following required steps:
    • Fill out the application or attach a resume. Please contact Tricarico.schwartz@dsl.oregon.gov if you have any questions about how to fill out the experience fields or to attach a document. Your submitted experience fields or attached resume must include dates (MM/YYYY) for each employer, and any relevant volunteer and/or internship experience.
    • Attach a cover letter. Your cover letter should clearly demonstrate how your experience and training relates to the qualities that you have under the “Highly Desired Attributes” and “Desired Attributes” sections above.
      • Your cover letter must be limited to no more than two (2) pages.
      • Please address your cover letter to Melinda Butterfield, Operations Manager.
      • Generic cover letters that do not address the qualities that you have under the “Highly Desired Attributes” and “Desired Attributes” sections may receive lower scores than those that addressed the desired qualities.
      • You must upload your cover letter in the ‘Resume/Cover Letter’ section of the application.
    • Complete questionnaire. Answer the checkbox-style questions before submitting your application.
  • After you submit your application, please respond to the public records request authorization and gender identity questionnaire. This screen will come after you submit and will complete the process. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, the tasks will come to your Workday inbox.
  • If you are a veteran, you may receive preference. The task to upload your documents will be available after you submit your application. For privacy reasons, please do not attach your military service document(s) to your application or combine it with any other required document attachments.

To learn more about our work, connect with us on Instagram: @oregonstatelands and LinkedIn.

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Category General / Stewardship, Hydrology
Tags Wetland, Permitting