About NEW Solutions

For over 25 years, National Experienced Workforce Solutions (NEW Solutions) has specialized in connecting experienced workers (ages 55+) with full-time and part-time job opportunities that support the critical missions of Federal Agencies across the United States.

Natural Resource Conservation Services (NRCS)

NEW Solutions connects experienced workers (ages 55+) with the Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS). These are experienced professionals who provide technical and professional assistance to the Department of Agriculture for the Agriculture Conservation Experienced Services (ACES) Program.

Benefits:

Paid Health Insurance Premium for positions budgeted at 60+ hours per pay period, Accrued Vacation and Sick Leave, Paid Federal Holidays, and optional Vision and Dental Insurance available for positions budgeted at 35+ hours per pay period.

Additional Information:

Positions listed here do not guarantee employment for any definite period. Enrollment in the Experienced Worker Programs administered by NEW Solutions is temporary. The enrollment relationship between NEW Solutions and the Enrollee is an "at-will" relationship. This means an Enrollee is free to terminate enrollment at any time during the enrollment period, and NEW Solutions and the Agency have the right to terminate the relationship with the Enrollee.

Note: An "ACES Enrollee" is not a federal employee, nor an employee of NEW Solutions. An "ACES Enrollee" is a participant in a grant program established through a Cooperative Agreement funded by the USDA-NRCS and administered by NEW Solutions.

This opportunity applies to applicants legally eligible to work in the United States.

Job Title: Conservation Compliance Technician

Job ID: ANY-020

Location: Syracuse, NY OR  TBD, NY

Program: ACES

Wage: $21.00/hr.

Hours Week: 30 - 40

Minimum Age Requirement: 55

Qualifications:

Minimum of 10 year(s) of experience in Training in Highly Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation Provisions of the National Food Security Act. OR BA/BS Degree in soil conservation or related agricultural or natural resource discipline such as agronomy, soil science, forestry, agricultural education, or agricultural engineering.

• Valid State Driver's license.
• Experience required with Windows, MS Word, MS Excel
• Other Software: ArcGIS, ArcPro preferrable.
• NRCS Software (if applicable): LDSI, Conservation Desktop (as needed).

Duties:

This position will serve to provide conservation assistance associated with Highly Erodible Land Conservation (HELC) and Wetland Conservation (WC) provisions of the Food Security Act with the aim to reduce soil loss on highly erodible land and protect wetlands from conversion. Other ancillary duties may include assisting the State Resource Inventory Coordinator with local data entry for the National Resource Inventory (NRI) utilizing Local Data Survey Instrument (LDSI) platform.

• Prepare highly erodible lands conservation compliance determinations for processing, review and signature.   40%
• Help gather, analyze and evaluate data to address highly erodible land and/or wetland conservation compliance concerns, status reviews, and determinations.   40%
• Local data entry of segment data in LDSI for counties as assigned.   20%

Other:

• Annual information system security, anti-harassment, and civil rights training.
• Health and Safety Considerations: Potential for outdoor work for status review data collection. This would entail traversing potentially rough, steep terrain through woodlots, or shrubby vegetation, and farmed fields, during potentially inclement weather. The incumbent will need to dress accordingly for the field.

NEW Solutions is committed to promoting equal opportunity and to an environment free from discrimination and harassment in any form administering Experienced Worker Programs under cooperative agreements with federal agencies. It is NEW Solutions' policy to comply with all applicable laws that provide equal opportunity and to prohibit unlawful discrimination in enrolling participants in the federal programs.