Geologist

Duty station in Hines, OR, in the Burns District, 3-Rivers Field Office.

As the Geologist in this position, you will:

Geologist, GS /09/11

The Burns District Geologist Position allows for experience in the following opportunities:

• Serves as the Burns District's lead and subject matter expert for mineral materials, mineral leasing, geothermal, abandoned mine lands (AML), and geology. The incumbent works on both field offices and the district.
• The District minerals program includes sales and administration of an existing open pit diatomite mine, many mineral material sites used by the public, county, and state, and "recreational mineral" collecting including obsidian, petrified wood, thunder eggs, sunstones and other minerals of public interest.
• The geologist is a sole resource, and as a result serves on many project interdisciplinary teams. The geologist is also the NEPA lead for minerals, mining, AML, and geothermal projects on the district.
• The geologist uses paper and automated resource mapping, analysis, and management tools, and for planning and field work including GIS, GPS, Lidar mineral and geologic maps.
• Coordinates with County, State, and Federal agencies to coordinate mineral material supplies for road construction and maintenance. The geologist assists the US Forest Service in administration of their minerals programs.