Natural Resource Specialist I or II

Suwannee River Water Management District•Live Oak, FL

3d•$45,802 - $89,003•Onsite

About The Position

The Natural Resource Specialist assists with all aspects of natural resource and land management in order to execute the District’s land management plan and corresponding management goals and objectives. This includes timber management, timber sales, conservation easement monitoring, prescribed fire management, chemical vegetation control, mechanical vegetation control, invasive species monitoring/control, rare species monitoring, natural community restoration, hydrologic restoration, natural resource inventories, specialized resource studies projects, planning and coordinating public use infrastructure development, maintenance, and management of District fee-owned lands, risk assessment and monitoring, recreation management, road management, boundary line management, hydrologic system management, and cultural resource management. In addition to the above duties and responsibilities, a Natural Resource Specialist II: Provide implementation and assist with oversight of the natural resources and land management of District lands, including restoration projects. Develop, implement and monitor work plans, contracts, budgets, invoices, procedures, presentations, reports, processes and standards needed to effectively and efficiently manage timber resources, prescribed fire, mechanical treatments, herbicide treatments, public use infrastructure, public use information, recreation, roads, hydrologic systems, boundary lines, exotic/invasives species, cultural resources, rare plant and animal species, and risk assessment on District lands. Utilize District GIS resources to collect accurate data for maps, exhibits, and reports; plan new or improved projects; and maintain data spatially. Perform field work activities such as, not limited to, equipment operations, use of hand tools, hang gates, hang signs, and paint boundary lines. Supervise, monitor and evaluate contractors who perform natural resource and land management work. Conduct special resource studies/inventories to support natural resource management projects.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in forestry, wildlife management, ecology, natural resources, natural sciences or a related field. Demonstrated experience in land management, forest management, ecology, natural sciences or similar work may substitute for a degree on a year-by-year basis.
Minimum of two (2) years’ professional experience working on similar land management or natural resource management projects.
Valid drivers’ license.

Nice To Haves

Master Logger
Silviculture Best Management Practices (BMP)
Florida Certified Contract Manager
Florida Certified Prescribed Burn Manager
Florida Pesticide Applicator License
Florida Certified Pile Burner
Florida Master Naturalist Program
Certified Forester
Florida Department of State Archaeological Resource Management Certification
Forest Roads in the Piedmont & Coast Plain Training or equivalent
Construction Management training
Class “A” CDL
Minimum of five (5) years’ professional experience working on similar land management or natural resource management projects.
Two (2) years of experience must show a progression in duty and responsibility equivalent to the Natural Resource Specialist II position.
Education in similar natural resource management projects with similar duties can substitute for up to two (2) years of required experience.

Responsibilities

Assist with the implementation and oversight of the natural resources and land management of District lands, including restoration projects.
Assist in the development, implementation and monitoring of work plans, contracts, budgets, invoices, procedures, presentations, reports, processes and standards needed to effectively and efficiently manage timber resources, prescribed fire, mechanical treatments, herbicide treatments, public use infrastructure, public use information, recreation, roads, hydrologic systems, boundary lines, exotic/invasives species, cultural resources, rare plant and animal species, and risk assessment on District lands.
Utilize District GIS resources to collect accurate data for maps, exhibits, and reports; plan new or improved projects; and maintain data spatially.
Perform field work activities such as, not limited to, equipment operations, use of hand tools, hang gates, hang signs, and paint boundary lines.
Assist with monitoring and evaluating contractors who perform natural resource and land management work.
Assist with and gather data for resource studies/inventories to support natural resource management projects.
Considered mission critical and serves as part of the Incident Command Team.
Perform other duties as needed.