Environmental Lands Management Specialist (Tier 1) - Prescribed Fire Assistant Crew Lead

Job Overview

Performs professional and technical duties to implement restoration projects on ELAPP and County lands.

Ideal Candidate

This role supports Hillsborough County's Conservation and Environmental Lands Management Prescribed Fire Program by assisting in all wildland fire activities across properties acquired through ELAPP and other lands managed by HC-CELM. Working alongside the Prescribed Fire Crew Lead, this position provides direct leadership, supervision, and mentoring to the fire management crew with a primary focus on executing prescribed burns and fuel treatments.

Salary

Minimum: $48,131.20- $62,570.56/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.

The Prescribed Fire Crew will report to the Northeast Region at Lower Green Swamp Preserve: 3540 East Knights Griffin Road Plant City, Florida and/or Central Region at Triple Creek Office: 12325 Trails End Lane, Riverview, FL.

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.  

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.
• Maintains inventory and orders supplies.
• Conducts preventative maintenance on tractors, UTV’s, mowers, power tools, and other equipment.
• Maintains grounds, trails and fire lanes through mowing, disking, trimming, etc.
• Trims limbs and brush using hand tools and power saws.
• Opens and closes gates, as needed, for public access.
• Conducts regular site security inspections.
• Posts property