ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT - 42005733

Requisition No: 856970 

Agency: Agriculture and Consumer Services

Working Title: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT - 42005733

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 42005733 

Salary:  $55,000.00-$69,000.00 

Posting Closing Date: 08/04/2025 

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ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT - 42005733

 

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

 

OFFICE OF AGRICULTURAL WATER POLICY

 

***OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY***

 

CONTACT:

 

Yesenia Escribano - 850-617-1732, Yesenia.Escribano@fdacs.gov

 

WHO WE ARE

 

The Office of Agricultural Water Policy (OAWP) works with agricultural producers, industry groups, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the university system, and the Florida water management districts to develop and implement Agricultural Best Management Practices (BMPs) addressing both water quality and water conservation. Agricultural BMPs are practical, cost-effective actions that agricultural producers can take to conserve water and reduce the amount of pesticides, fertilizers, animal waste, and other pollutants entering our water resources.  The office also works with other government entities and interested parties, as appropriate, to represent the Department/OAWP in a wide range of water resource related programs, projects, activities, rules and regulations.

 

WHAT WE DO

 

The FDACS OAWP develops and helps implement BMPs; agricultural regional projects; agricultural water quality and water supply policy and planning; administration of cost-share programs for the implementation of BMPs; BMP research and demonstrations; providing mobile irrigation lab services; and providing data and technical assistance to producers, stakeholders, and state agencies.  The office also assists in the coordination and implementation of the Department’s water policy and participates directly in many water resource areas including programs, projects and rule development.

 

WHAT YOU WILL DO

 

This highly technical environmental position, reporting directly to the Chief of Policy Planning and Coordination, assists in the coordination and implementation of FDACS’ south Florida water policy including the Everglades Forever Act (EFA) provisions, other ecosystem and Everglades restoration efforts, and water management operations. You will serve as the local policy liaison to the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) and other State agencies, federal agencies, local governments, stakeholder groups, and other interested parties. You will participate directly in many water resource activities affecting agriculture adjacent to and/or south of Lake Okeechobee including rulemaking, regulatory issues, projects, programs and operations. This position coordinates closely with the Northern Everglades Estuary Protection Program (NEEPP) coordinator who is responsible for these activities north of Lake Okeechobee. While you will be part of a collaborative team, you should feel comfortable establishing relationships with OAWP field services and cooperating agency staff independently. You are expected to be able to represent the core mission, directives, and goals expressed by the agency, as well as any of the FDACS Commissioner’s office initiatives. As an Environmental Consultant within the Policy Planning and Coordination section, you will be responsible for variety of assignments and will be expected to:

 

• Coordinate with federal, state, local governments, and other entities on behalf of FDACS regarding water-supply, water-quality and regulatory issues affecting affect agriculture adjacent to Lake Okeechobee and southward. Participate in assigned boards, councils, committees, project teams, working groups and tasks force. Represent OAWP at SFWMD Governing Board Meetings. Summarize information from meetings and relay key issues, analyses and recommendations to OAWP leadership.

 

• Participate and track efforts related to active CERP Project Delivery Teams (PDT) such as the Biscayne Bay and Southeastern Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (BB