Position Overview
Summary This position is located in a USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service state, area, or field office within Iowa. The incumbent serves as the Easement Coordinator for the Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Grasslands Reserve Program (GRP), Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) for Agricultural Land Easement (ALE) and Wetland Reserve Easement (WRE), and Emergency Watershed Protection-Floodplain Easements Program (EWP-FPE). Assists with the implementation of agency easement programs. Responsibilities Coordinates easement program restoration and stewardship activities. Provides leadership in statewide quality assurance activities related to NRCS programs with emphasis to easement programs. Provides leadership and tracking of easement program monitoring, violations, compatible use agreements, management plans, obligations and fund integrity. Manages contracts for outside services to determine appropriate easement compensation rates and develops corresponding statewide Ge...