ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER - SES - 37020805

Date:  Sep 18, 2024


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Requisition No: 837841 

Agency: Environmental Protection

Working Title: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER - SES - 37020805

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 37020805 

Salary:  $53,000.00 - $60,000.00 

Posting Closing Date: 10/11/2024 

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Environmental Manager-SES- 37020805

State of Florida

Department of Environmental Protection

Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection

Beaches- GIS Section

 

Our Organization and Mission:

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is the state’s lead agency for environmental management and stewardship - protecting our air, water and land. The vision of DEP is to create strong community partnerships, safeguard Florida’s natural resources and enhance its ecosystem. 

 

Program Overview:

The Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection is accepting applications for a highly-skilled GIS Environmental Manager.

 

How You Will Grow:

DEP encourages its leaders to constantly innovate and seek efficiencies. We believe in supporting and encouraging you as you take on important and often complex projects while offering you the opportunity to gain valuable experience quickly.

 

Where You Will Work:

Tallahassee, Florida’s Capital City, lined with rolling hills, oak trees, and canopied roads combines old world charm with a modern pace of life.  Home to two major universities as well as state government, Tallahassee is a mid-sized city in the heart of Florida’s Big Bend.  Boasting proximity to the coast and centrally located to popular tourist destinations, Tallahassee is a highly desirable location for both those seeking their first job or those ready to enter the next exciting chapter in their career.  Also, with no state income tax, Florida is a great place to work regardless of where you find yourself on the career ladder. 

 

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

  • 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);
  • Flexible Spending Accounts;
  • Tuition waivers;
  • And more!

For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

 

Pay:

$53,000.00 - $60,000.00

 

Your Specific Responsibilities:

Perform tasks required to respond to GIS Requests by preparing maps, rectifying imagery, performing analysis and calculations, digitizing legal descriptions, plotting maps, publishing layers to SDE, installing and troubleshooting GIS software and add-ins, providing one-on-one training to customers, develop custom script tools to automatize simple workflows.

Responsible for assisting in the coordination, planning, development, maintenance and archival of policies, procedures, practices, and methods for the utilization of the Geographic Information System (GIS) technology for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection, Resilient Florida Program.

Responsible for the development, maintenance and enhancement of custom script tools, custom web apps, ArcGIS Pro add-ins, custom survey forms, or ArcGIS Notebooks.

Prepare required documentation for the implementation of new GIS layers, or QA/QC of spatial data. Devise efficient workflows to implement new GIS layers, prepare and upload survey forms and aerials images to mobile devices, perform analysis and calculations. Assist in the development, updates, and maintenance of interactive web apps, and story maps.

Assist in acquisition and processing of new data including aerial photography, satellite imagery, LiDAR datasets, conventional topographic and bathymetric data, biological and physical monitoring data, acquisition and delivery systems, presentation of existing data.

Perform other tasks as assigned.

 

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Knowledge of concepts, terminology, and techniques related to surveying, mapping and cartography, geodesy, and engineering support as it applies to coastal systems.
  • Knowledge of and skill in ESRI GIS-related software including but not limited to ArcGIS Pro, Survey123 Connect, Field Maps, ArcGIS AppStudio, ERDAS.
  • Knowledge of the general functions for spatial analysis, 3D analysis.
  • Knowledge of general geodatabase management, SQL programing, and metadata writing.
  • Knowledge of and skill in ArcGIS Online applications including but not limited to web maps, hosted feature services, web apps, dashboards, story maps, ArcGIS Notebooks or Jupyter Notebooks.
  • Ability to design workflow charts and/or process information logically.
  • Ability to identify complex workflows that would benefit from the use of custom scripts or add-ins.
  • Ability to create custom field data collection forms with the use of software.
  • Ability to process, analyze and create mapping products and applications using coastal shoreline survey data, aerial photography, Lidar data, project and permit extents data, and still and video archives.
  • Ability to communicate technical information effectively, orally and in writing, to users and information technology personnel.
  • Ability to work independently and in a group.
  • Ability to determine work priorities, assign work and ensure proper completion of work assignments.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
  • Ability to travel overnight.
  • Ability to maintain a valid driver’s license.

 

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and one year of verifiable related experience; or any combination of post-secondary education or verifiable related experience, as described above, for a total of 5 years.
  • A valid driver’s license.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

Previous supervisory experience.

 

DEP is committed to successfully recruiting and onboarding talented and skilled individuals into its workforce. We recognize the extensive training, experience, and transferrable skills that veterans and individuals with disabilities bring to the workforce. Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to contact our recruiter for guidance and answers to questions through the following email addresses:

HR_VeteransPreference@dep.state.fl.us

HR_ER@dep.state.fl.us

 

Contact Information

Lauren Jordan, HR Liaison 

Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection

Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Lauren.Jordan@FloridaDEP.gov

(850) 245-2170

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

Location: 

TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32399


Nearest Major Market: Tallahassee