OPS ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST I - 42902852

State of Florida • Tallahassee, FL

1d • $15

About The Position

OPS ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST I
(FOREST MANAGEMENT)

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE

OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY --THIS IS A FULL-TIME OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES (OPS) POSITION

Requirements

• An associate’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university or
• Six (6) months of experience in environmental protection, regulation, or health; one of the physical or natural sciences; agriculture; or engineering.
• ALL POSITIONS WITHIN THIS CLASS REQUIRE POSSESSION OF A VALID DRIVER LICENSE.
• Frequent travel required. Position may respond to emergencies, including natural disasters or other type incidents requiring travel, as needed.
• Must obtain Forest Inventory and Analysis certification from the U.S. Forest Service with an 80% test score within 12 months of appointment and maintain at least an 87% annual check plot score average as determined by the U.S. Forest Service.

Nice To Haves

• Coursework or experience in forestry and any of the following preferred: Silviculture, Dendrology, Forest Mensuration and Forest Management.

Responsibilities

• Locates and/or relocates forest inventory plots, and assists in data collection using forestry tools such as compass, clinometer, diameter tapes and an increment borer.
• Reviews, inputs, and transmits field data into portable computing devices daily.
• Identifies forest land ownership in each county through various map features, plats, aerial photography, courthouse visits, and site visits.
• Operates motor vehicles including, but no limited to, cars and trucks necessary to transport personnel to forest and non-forest plot locations.
• Produces, develops and incorporates weekly and/or monthly reports, correspondence, verbal communications, records, etc., to the State FIA Coordinator and/or US Forest Service personnel conveying information on the progress, problems, changes and/or other factors affecting the collection of forest resource data.
• Conducts routine maintenance of field equipment to ensure safe and proper working condition.
• Attends periodic training sessions through state, federal and private sources, as determined, to improve and update forest resource data collection techniques and to improve job productivity.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Participation in state group insurance (must meet eligibility requirements)
• State of Florida 401(a) FICA Alternative Plan (tax deferred Retirement Savings Plan).
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree