PLANNING CONSULTANT

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:

Planning Consultant (37002206)

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

The Difference You Will Make:

The Division of Recreation and Parks provides resource-based recreation while preserving, interpreting and restoring natural and cultural resources. Florida state parks are managed to preserve natural and cultural resources for enjoyment by all through providing appropriate resource-based recreational opportunities, interpretation and education that help visitors connect to 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.

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:

$3,889.00 - $4,277.90 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 developing and 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 or participates in land use and certain resource management planning and post evaluation efforts, conducts public workshops and planning focus group processes and facilitates staff and public planning and visioning exercises; assists with database management; assists colleagues with training, skill building, and developing institutional knowledge.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

• Principles of conservation lands planning and physical land development planning.
• Conservation lands use planning techniques.
• Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI) plant communities and their suitability for land use.
• Distinctions between the different types of federal, state, local, and private conservation lands.

Ability to:

• Conduct and coordinate various planning and research projects simultaneously.
• Prepare land planning evaluations, meeting minutes, briefing reports, etc.
• Utilize ESRI ArcGIS Pro to produce maps and reference associated geospatial data.