Aquatic Land Manager, Property and Acquisition Specialist
Washington Department of Natural Resources Chimacum, WA, USA
- Location: Chimacum, WA, USA
- Categories: Administration and Management, Forestry, Fundraising or Grants Administration, Natural Resources, Real Estate
- Job Type: Full Time
- Posted: Sep 17, 2025
Job Description:
Aquatic Land Manager, Property and Acquisition Specialist
Description
Responsibilities:
The Aquatic Land Manager plays a central role in supporting state-owned aquatic lands management, and we will entrust you with a diverse set of responsibilities, including the following:
- Negotiating and preparing aquatic land use authorizations (including leases, licenses, and easements).
- Ensuring compliance with contract terms, performing site inspections, and resolving unauthorized uses of SOAL.
- Developing and maintaining effective intergovernmental relationships.
- Providing information regarding department laws, policies, and guidance to the public and to other government entities pertaining to the management of SOAL.
- Reviewing and commenting on project designs and regulatory permits.
- Incorporating appropriate environmental conservation measures into use authorizations by working closely with the district Habitat Stewardship Specialist.
- Evaluating land ownership. This may include completing historical record searches related to past authorizations and ownership of SOAL.
If you are captivated by the DNR’s mission, you may be the ideal candidate:
- Mastering unusual, often technical topics such as property legal descriptions, property rights, and environmental protection statutes and rules.
- Drafting strong contracts that meet the goals of the state -- ensuring environmental protection, promoting public use and access, and minimizing risk–– and meeting the goals of our customers (lessees/grantees/licensees).
- Working with individual citizens, private industry, Tribes, other governments, and partners.
- Providing excellent customer service both internally and externally.
- Non-routine work: even experienced staff learn something new nearly every day.
- A natural curiosity – someone who appreciates the “how” and the “why”, and who embraces new challenges.