Planning Analyst

Requisition No:884718

Working Title:

PLANNING ANALYST -

Pending Reclassification to Environmental Specialist III
- October 2026

State of Florida

Department of Environmental Protection

Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection

This position is located in Tallahassee, FL

In carrying out the duties of this position, the incumbent is expected at all times to be aware of and abide by the Department's Standards of Conduct, as well as any and all departmental and/or the work unit rules, directives, policies, procedures and/or general orders applicable to perform the duties of this position.

This intermediate environmental position will support the Florida Resilient Program and requires a broad working knowledge of engineering, geology, data science, GIS, and environmental science. Provides technical assistance for planning, funding, permitting, and monitoring of resilience adaptation projects, as well as assisting in the development of policy and procedures.

This position requires effective communication and coordination with staff, grant applicants, regional planners, local, state, and federal governmental agencies, and other departmental entities in pursuit of the overall mission to improve resilience to coastal and inland flooding for the state’s critical assets.

Specific duties and responsibilities include:

• Technical environmental program support for Florida Resilient grants. This includes aiding the grant manager on deliverable reviews, grant workplan reviews, scope of work changes, and eligibility issues. Assists with the development of guidelines for the review of project data and the criteria for compliance with statutes, rules and policies related to coastal construction and environmental resources.
• Conducts technical reviews of proposed adaptation projects, resilience related monitoring data, and analysis of vulnerability studies. Provides written comments to the project manager. Participates in meetings as necessary with designated staff to discuss projects and to coordinate the completion of technical reviews.
• Assists with resilience related projects and processes in collaboration with ORCP staff and contractors and prepares reports with recommendations for long-term strategies.
• Assists Field Staff with on-site or virtual inspections, as needed, to evaluate project tasks and deliverables, grant compliance and project performance.
• Assists in review of grant applications. Identifies and documents eligible entities and projects based on application and statute. Evaluates and scores applications. Provides QA support on application evaluations. Works with planning, GIS, and Sales Force team to enhance evaluation process and provide training materials.
• Assist in any other Florida Resilient projects funded by the section or DEP. Duties include data review, data creation, deliverable review, scope of work (SOW) creation, report writing, project management assistance, coordination with other sections, and invoicing.
• Assists in development and review of data products used to analyze program information and streamline processes. This may involve geodatabases, spatial layers, dashboards, mobile applications, Salesforce data sources and coordination with GIS section.
• Coordinate with planning section on education and outreach. This includes developing training materials for applicants and grantees, attending workshops/conferences/open houses, and acting as backup on event scheduling and logistics.
• Represents the Florida Resilient staff in meetings with applicants, at public meetings, and at Department and interagency discussions related to projects and policy issues.
• The position also coordinates with the other sections and program areas of the Department in pursuit of the overall mission to preserve, restore and protect the environment and natural resources of Florida.
• In performing the duties of this position, the incumbent will need to develop and maintain working knowledge, skills and abilities in resilience or engineering; and knowledge of the statutes, rules, and policies related to coastal construction and environmental resources, pursuant to Chapters 161, 373 and 403, Florida Statutes.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, and ArcGIS desktop and mobile applications.
• Ability to apply critical thinking for planning/infrastructure problems.
• Ability to handle…