GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT II - 37020591

State of Florida

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Recreation and Parks, is seeking a highly motivated individual with strong planning and organizational skills to join our dynamic team in the land planning section of the Office of Park Planning.

Facilitates the development of unit management plans for the Florida state park system; Prepares unit management plan components and maps; Communicates verbally and/or in writing to ensure receipt of all materials required to prepare and process unit management plans; Gathers, organizes, analyzes, formats and edits information used in unit management plans; Conducts organizational studies and evaluations on office procedures providing technical assistance and developing procedures to assist the Division of Recreation and Parks, Office of Park Planning to operate more efficiently and effectively; Evaluates each unit management plan for compliance with all applicable statutes, administrative rules, Department and/or Division policies, directives and plan guidelines.

Coordinates the review of unit management plans by the Department; Identifies issues raised during the review process and facilitates reconciliation of issues with Division staff; Provides quality control review and assists other staff in improving the planning product; Coordinates the research, compilation, organization, and analyses of information used to produce the land use component of state park unit management plans with section staff, district operations, biological staff and other department units.

Produces conceptual land use plans in graphic and text formats to guide the physical design and development of public use facilities in the state parks; Leads and participates in master planning and post construction evaluation efforts; Conducts public workshops and planning focus group processes and facilitates staff and public planning and visioning exercises; Recommends appropriate property extensions or boundary alterations to parklands for the improvement of resource protection or recreational opportunities; Develops preliminary development cost estimates based on the conceptual plans created by the unit plan process; Oversees the maintenance of state park carrying capacity information; Conducts special studies to develop appropriate policies and guidelines for establishing carrying capacities for units of the park system.

Coordinates, as needed, with staff of the Bureau of Design and Construction to ensure smooth transition of projects from the planning to the design phase; represents the Office, Division and Department at meetings, workshops and conferences, as required; Travel.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Knowledge of: Principles of park planning and physical land development planning.
• Knowledge of: Research techniques.
• Knowledge of: Land use planning techniques.
• Knowledge of: Florida’s plant communities and their suitability for land use.
• Ability to: Conduct and coordinate various planning and research projects simultaneously.
• Ability to: Prepare reports and records.
• Ability to: Determine appropriate carrying capacities for park lands.
• Ability to: Analyze and consolidate information received from various sections of the Division’s staff in order to produce conceptual land use plans.
• Ability to: Interpret various maps of park properties.
• Ability to: Collect, evaluate and analyze data to develop alternative recommendations, solve problems, document workflow and other activities relating to the improvement of operational and management practices.
• Ability to: Organize data into logical format for presentation in reports, documents, and written materials.
• Ability to: Conduct fact-finding research.
• Ability to: Understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to operational and management analysis activities.
• Ability to: Utilize problem solving techniques.
• Ability to: Communicate effectively in writing and graphic presentation.
• Ability to: Work with various computer applications including word processing, spreadsheets, presentation software, graphics programs, computer aided design and geographic information systems (GIS).
• Valid Driver’s License.
• Travel.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates the development of unit management plans for the Florida state park system
• Prepares unit management plan components and maps
• Communicates verbally and/or in writing to ensure receipt of all materials required to prepare and process unit management plans
• Gathers, organizes, analyzes, formats and edits information used in unit management plans
• Conducts organizational studies and evaluations on office procedures providing technical assistance and developing procedures to assist the Division of Recreation and Parks, Office of Park Planning to operate more efficiently and effectively
• Evaluates each unit management plan for compliance with all applicable statutes, administrative rules, Department and/or Division policies, directives and plan guidelines.
• Coordinates the review of unit management plans by the Department
• Identifies issues raised during the review process and facilitates reconciliation of issues with Division staff
• Provides quality control review and assists other staff in improving the planning product
• Coordinates the research, compilation, organization, and analyses of information used to produce the land use component of state park unit management plans with section staff, district operations, biological staff and other department units.
• Produces conceptual land use plans in graphic and text formats to guide the physical design and development of public use facilities in the state parks
• Leads and participates in master planning and post construction evaluation efforts
• Conducts public workshops and planning focus group processes and facilitates staff and public planning and visioning exercises
• Recommends appropriate property extensions or boundary alterations to parklands for the improvement of resource protection or recreational opportunities
• Develops preliminary development cost estimates based on the conceptual plans created by the unit plan process
• Oversees the maintenance of state park carrying capacity information
• Conducts special studies to develop appropriate policies and guidelines for establishing carrying capacities for units of the park system.
• Coordinates, as needed, with staff of the Bureau of Design and Construction to ensure smooth transition of projects from the planning to the design phase
• represents the Office, Division and Department at meetings, workshops and conferences, as required
• Travel.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits;
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please click www.myfrs.com);
• Tuition waivers;
• Total Compensation Estimator Tool
• And more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed