Environmental Lands Management Specialist (Tier 1) (Lower Green Swamp)

This position will report to the Northeast Region Field Office at Lower Green Swamp Preserve: 3540 East Knights Griffin Road Plant City, Florida.

 Monday-Thursday 7:00am to 5:30pm

Job Overview

This field supervisor role on the County’s northeast regional land management team provides a wide range of land management and restoration activities in support of the Environmental Lands Acquisition and Protection Program (ELAPP). This position is responsible for maintaining and improving the ecological health, public access, and long-term sustainability of natural preserves and conservation lands. The position involves working in the field daily and supervising a crew to ensure various land management tasks are completed, with heavy focus on invasive plant removal and prescribed fire. 

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate for this position will be a strong land management-oriented leader with experience supervising a team, using herbicide to control invasive plants, participating in prescribed fires, and working with heavy equipment and power tools. They will be willing to work in the field daily, supporting their team and performing various land management tasks, especially invasive plant removal and prescribed fire

Salary

Minimum $48,131.00-$84,281.00 /yearly

Core Competencies

• Customer Commitment - Proactively seeks to understand the needs of the customers and provide the highest standards of service.
• Dedication to Professionalism and Integrity - Demonstrates and promotes fair, honest, professional and ethical behaviors that establishes trust throughout the organization and with the public we serve.
• Organizational Excellence - Takes ownership for excellence through one's personal effectiveness and dedication to the continuous improvement of our operations.
• Success through Teamwork - Collaborates and builds partnerships through trust and the open exchange of diverse ideas and perspectives to achieve organizational goals.

Job Distinctions

Performs professional and technical duties to implement projects on ELAPP and County lands. Assists project managers with restoration projects and leads prescribed burn activities.  May provide supervision and guidance to staff and volunteers, ensure safety and compliance, and supports public outreach

Duties and Responsibilities

Note: The following duties are illustrative and not exhaustive. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. Depending on assigned area of responsibility, incumbents in the position may perform one or more of the activities described below.

• Plans, coordinates, and implements site management plans, including trail development, monitoring, restoration projects, invasive plant and prescribed burning activities.
• Schedules maintenance of access points, parking areas, kiosks, recreational trails, fire lanes, and park sites and assist as necessary
• Assists Project Managers with projects on preserved lands.
• Conducts pre- and post-treatment inspections for type and amount of invasive plants and effectiveness of control activities along with planning and scheduling of future control activities.
• Monitors natural communities for management needs and effects of management activities.
• Prepares prescribed burn units and participate on or lead prescribed burns, as directed.
• Operates tractors, backhoes and other heavy machinery
• Fastens and transport loads such as heavy equipment, UTV’s, mowers, etc. using trucks and trailers 
• Conducts mitigation monitoring including writing reports to government agencies to ensure compliance.
• Leads prescribed burns and herbicide applications.
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