Federal Employment with Natural Resources Conservation Service

Have you thought about a career working to help farmers, land users and land owners conserve natural resources in New Mexico?  Keep reading to learn more about what we do and where our offices are located. 

What We Do

Nearly three-fourths of the technical assistance provided by the agency goes to helping farmers and ranchers develop conservation systems uniquely suited to their land and individual ways of doing business. The agency also provides assistance to other private landowners and rural and urban communities to reduce erosion, conserve and protect water, and solve other resource problems. 

NRCS works with Local and State Partners

NRCS relies on many partners to help set conservation goals, work with people on the land, and provide assistance. Its partners include county land conservation departments, state and federal agencies, Tribal Nations, agribusiness, private industry, agricultural, commodity and environmental groups, and professional societies. The nation’s 3,000 conservation districts-called Land Conservation Committees in New Mexico - are the key to the local conservation delivery system. These units of county government are organized under state law. They link NRCS with local priorities for soil and water conservation. They also complement the work of NRCS’s conservationists with county programs and with county staff.

NRCS Staff

The strength of NRCS is in its workforce.  Most of its employees serve in USDA's network of local, county-based offices called USDA Service Centers.  The rest are at state, regional, and national offices, providing technology, policy, and administrative support.  NRCS employees have the technical expertise and field experience to help land users solve their natural resource challenges and maintain and improve their economic viability.  Employees are highly skilled in may scientific and technical specialties, including:

• Soil Science
• Soil Conservation
• Agronomy
• Biology
• Ecology
• Wetland Conservation
• Engineering
• Geology
• Hydrology
• Cultural Resources
• Economics

Current Job Opportunities

All USDA, NRCS, and federal job vacancies are posted to the USAJobs site.  The US Office of Personnel Management maintains comprehensive job listings available throughout the nation for NRCS, USDA, and other federal government agencies.  You can search by job type, location, and many other ways.  NRCS career vacancy announcements are advertised through this site. 

The following documents require Adobe Acrobat.

The following documents are required to apply for employment with NM-NRCS.
 
OF-612 Optional Application for Federal Employment (144 KB)

What are KSAs and how do I write them? KSA is short for Knowledge, Skills and Abilities, are very important, and may be confusing.  Attached are some guidelines that may offer you some direction on how to respond to them.
 
Writing KSAs (85.7KB)

When submitting an application for employment, please remember to indicate the job title and number on your application.  Please remember, we only accept applications/resumes for advertised vacancies. 

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