Under the guidance of the Forest Legacy and Sovereign Lands Programs, this new position will play an essential role in land transactions and the implementation and acquisition of conservation easements, as well as the drafting of permits, leases, easements, and other encumbrances. It provides key support to Utah’s Forest Legacy Program including advancing conservation easement and fee-title acquisition projects on privately-owned forest lands throughout the state.

The position will be responsible for a variety of duties which may include: review of property appraisals; property accountability, tracking, and acquisitions; negotiating or preparing contracts, easements, permits, and land use agreements; title searches and reviews; drafting of conservation easements, baseline documentation and related mapping; and completion of competitive grant applications for federal funding. Incumbents perform such duties and responsibilities with minimal supervision.