GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT II - 37000482

Requisition No: 828347 

Agency: Environmental Protection

Working Title: GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT II - 37000482

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 37000482 

Salary:  $3,564.74 - $3,921.21 Monthly (commensurate with experience) 

Posting Closing Date: 05/21/2024 

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GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT II

State of Florida

Department of Environmental Protection

OPEN COMPETITIVE

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. 

The Work You Will Do:

Government Operations Consultant II (37000482)

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

The Difference You Will Make:

The Division of Recreation and Parks is responsible for the promotion of the state park system for the use, enjoyment, and benefit of the people of Florida and its visitors and to contribute to the tourist appeal of Florida. Division employees support the state park system by administering programs that provide resource-based recreation while preserving, interpreting, and restoring natural and cultural resources. State park employees work as a team to ensure that all the people of Florida and its visitors can experience the Real Florida. SM

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:

Office of Park Planning

3800 Commonwealth Blvd., MS 525

• Tallahassee is Florida’s Capitol City with two major universities; provides access to many federal, state and local parks and conservation lands, beaches, swimming and fishing areas; and has great cultural offerings. 
• This position requires travel.

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:

$3,564.74 - $3,921.21 Monthly (commensurate with experience)

Your Specific 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; 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; 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; 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; 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 assure 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.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

• Principles of park planning and physical land development planning.
• Research techniques.
• Land use planning techniques.
• Florida’s plant communities and their suitability for land use.

Ability to:

• Conduct and coordinate various planning and research projects simultaneously.
• Prepare reports and records.
• Determine appropriate carrying capacities for park lands.
• Analyze and consolidate information received from various sections of the division’s staff in order to produce conceptual land use plans.
• Interpret various maps of park properties.
• Collect, evaluate and analyze data to develop alternative recommendations, solve problems, document work flow and other activities relating to the improvement of operational and management practices.
• Organize data into logical format for presentation in reports, documents and written materials.
• Conduct fact-finding research.
• Understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to operational and management analysis activities.
• Maintain a valid driver license.
• Utilize problem solving techniques.
• Communicate effectively in writing and graphic presentation.
• Work with various computer applications including word processing, spreadsheets, presentation software, graphics programs, computer aided design and geographic information systems.
• Travel.

Other Job-Related Requirements for this Position:

• Maintain a valid Driver’s License.
• Travel.

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

For questions concerning this position, please contact:

John McKenzie, Planning Manager (John.McKenzie@FloridaDEP.gov)

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.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE.  Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.  Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.  Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.  Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.