Employment
Current Employment Opportunities
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Title: DEIA Program Assistant
Agency: Natural Heritage Trust
Agency Assignment: NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Location: 625 Broadway, Albany, NY
Compensation: $60,000 and benefits package
Work Schedule: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week ; Monday-Friday
Application Deadline: COB, Monday, April 14, 2025
Position Summary: The DEIA Program Assistant is an essential member of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) team and will work with and report to the Chief Diversity Officer. The selected candidate will also assist and coordinate with the ADA Coordinator and other staff to support the implementation of the bureau’s activities. The position requires the ability to work effectively with a variety of stakeholders, including representatives of Agency regions, bureaus and divisions, other State agencies, external partners, and members of the public.
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Title: Digitization Specialist
Agency: Natural Heritage Trust
Agency Assignment: NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Location: Peebles Island State Park, Collections Care Center (Waterford, NY)
Compensation: $63,000 and benefits package
Work Schedule: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week ; Monday-Friday
Application Deadline: COB, Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Position Summary: The Digitization Specialist implements the cataloging, photography, and assessment/preparation of housing for approximately 1300 artworks created by Frederic Edwin Church within the Olana State Historic Site’s collection.. The successful candidate, working under the BHS Museum Registrar, will oversee file management, metadata creation, and integration of digital image files into agency database (TMS Collections) records. The goal of this project is to ensure the catalog records for these objects and related constituents are thorough, consistently documented, all while being in-line with Division standards throughout the collections database.
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Title: Historic Preservation Specialist
Agency: Natural Heritage Trust
Agency Assignment: NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Location: Peebles Island State Park (Waterford, NY)
Compensation: $65,000 and benefits package
Work Schedule: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week ; Monday-Friday
Application Deadline: COB, Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Position Summary: The Historic Preservation Specialist implements the work of the Survey and National Register Unit within an assigned geographic territory along with a focus on the review and evaluation of properties related to housing projects funded by the Housing Trust Fund Corporation (HTFC), the New York State Housing Finance Agency (HFA), and the Homeless Housing & Assistance Program (HHAP). The timely review and analysis of historic properties being submitted to our office for housing projects will help ensure that the broad range of housing needs throughout the state are addressed in a timely fashion from the revitalization and preservation of low-income housing, development of affordable multifamily rental housing, and rehabilitation of housing for the elderly and those with special needs. This person directs and monitors historic resources surveys; prepares evaluations of historic properties and historic districts including those related to housing projects; reviews and comments on state and federal undertakings; reviews Part 1 applications for state homeowner tax credit projects; and documents historic properties and districts for State and National Registers of Historic Places nominations.
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Title: Interpreter of Native American History
Agency: Natural Heritage Trust
Agency Assignment: NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Location: Peebles Island State Park (Waterford, NY)
Compensation: $62,500 and benefits package
Work Schedule: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week ; Monday-Friday
Application Deadline: COB, Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Position Summary: The Interpreter of Native American History implements the interpretation of Indigenous peoples in a broad variety BHS projects. The Interpreter of Native American History ensures that the perspectives of Indigenous peoples are included in our interpretation for a more truthful view of the past and present. They will serve as a liaison, historical interpreter, and guide during this process.
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Title: Seasonal Educator
Agency: Natural Heritage Trust
Agency Assignment: NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Location: Emma Treadwell Thacher Nature Center (Voorheesville, NY)
Compensation: $16.00/hr
Work Schedule: Up to 40 hours a week; Sundays required, other days are flexible. May-August.
Position Summary: Under the direction of the Nature Center Director, this position will staff the front desk of the Emma Treadwell Thacher Nature Center on Sundays. There will be opportunities to lead field trips, public programs, and assist with events at Thacher State Park and Thompsons Lake Campground, with a focus on expanding access and opportunities for visitors.
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Title: Water Resources Management Specialist
Agency: Natural Heritage Trust
Agency Assignment: NYS Department of State
Location: Albany, NY
Compensation: $72,000-86,000 and benefits package
Work Schedule: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week ; Monday-Friday
Application Deadline: COB, Monday, April 28, 2025
Position Summary: The Water Resources Management Specialist implements the NYS Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act. The Water Resources Management Specialist will play a crucial role in addressing the implementation of flood risk reduction, stormwater management, and habitat/ecosystem restoration projects through Bond Act Funding. The primary objective of this role is overseeing the design and/or construction of stormwater and flood-risk reduction related projects. Given that flooding consistently impacts sustainable development, the Water Resources Management Specialist will also play a supporting role in in OPDCI at advancing a comprehensive approach to flood risk management and flood impact mitigation to protect public health and safety and the environment.
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It is the policy of the State of New York to provide for and promote equal opportunity employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without unlawful discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, disability, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, veteran or military service, member status, marital status, domestic violence victim status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, arrest and/or criminal conviction record, or any other category protected by law, unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception. The NHT is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, persons with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply.