ENVIRONMENTAL ADMINISTRATOR - SES - 37020529

Requisition No: 858886 

Agency: Environmental Protection

Working Title: ENVIRONMENTAL ADMINISTRATOR - SES - 37020529

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 37020529 

Salary:  $5431.50/month, commensurate with experience 

Posting Closing Date: 08/28/2025 

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Environmental Administrator-SES

State of Florida

Department of Environmental Protection

Anticipated Vacancy

This position is located in Tallahassee, FL

 

 

 

Position Overview and Responsibilities:

This is a professional environmental administrator and supervisor position that directs all activities associated with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in the Watershed Services Program (WSP) in the Division of Environmental Assessment and Restoration (DEAR) and serves as the DEAR GIS Coordinator with DEP. This position manages staff, projects, and products for geospatial data collection, development, analysis, and depiction for DEAR, including for Basin Management Action Plans (BMAPs), the Statewide Annual Report (STAR), Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs), the Impaired Waters Rule (IWR), the Watershed Information Network (WIN), algal bloom activities, and other DEAR and DEP dashboards. This position also manages staff and products for the Florida Hydrography Dataset (FHD), the Florida Stewardship of the National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) with the USGS, and Land Use Land Cover (LULC) activities for DEAR and DEP.

 

This position directly supervises 7 GIS analyst staff.

 

 

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

1. Knowledge of Geographic data collection and analysis principles and procedures.
2. Skill/ability at collecting, analyzing and/or communicating geospatial information. 
3. Knowledge of management principles and techniques.
4. Knowledge of and experience in proficiently using Esri’s ArcGIS suite of products, including ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online Applications.
5. Knowledge of and ability to proficiently use Microsoft Excel and Word.
6. Knowledge of the terminology, principles, and analytical techniques of the physical or natural sciences.
7. Ability to effectively manage environmental projects and products, including for the FHD and for LULC data.
8. Ability to manage a section and supervise staff.
9. Ability to determine work priorities, assign work and ensure proper and timely completion of work assignments.
10. Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
11. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
12. Ability to deal with the public in a tactful and courteous manner.
13. Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies, and procedures relating to environmental programs.
14. Ability to solve problems and make decisions.
15. Ability to assess budgetary needs.
16. Ability to manage contracts, grants, and projects.
17. Ability to formulate policies and procedures.
18. Ability to prepare technical reports.
19. Ability to collect, analyze and interpret scientific or technical data.
20. Ability to work independently.
21. Skill/ability in working with relational databases and database applications.

 

 

Minimum Qualifications:

At least ten years of verifiable related experience in engineering, engineering sciences, chemistry, environmental science, natural sciences, biological sciences, physical sciences, environmental policy, or public health. Post-secondary degrees from an accredited college or university with a major in engineering, engineering sciences, chemistry, environmental science, natural sciences, biological sciences, physical sciences, environmental policy, or public health may be used as an alternative for the required years of experience on a year-for-year basis. A credential evaluation report from an approved agency must be submitted along with all foreign degrees. Additionally, must have at least 2 years of experience as a supervisor, coordinator, project manager, program manager, team lead, team trainer, or have comp