Ops Environmental Specialist Iii

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Date:
Oct 16, 2026

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Requisition No:885698

Working Title:

OPS ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST III -

State of Florida

Department of Environmental Protection

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Position Overview and Responsibilities:

• Oversee the operation of a restoration monitoring protocol for a community science monitoring program
• Maintain and update a community science monitoring training and database
• Engage students in the habitat restoration process and community engagement
• Habitat Restoration: (Coordinate with Coastal Training Program Coordinator and with staff relative to these duties).
  • Coordinate a community science restoration monitoring program to determine the effects of restoration activities on communities undergoing hydrologic restoration within the Reserve.
• Work closely with a contracted restoration expert and the Coastal Training Program Coordinator to design, conduct, and evaluate citizen science restoration monitoring training for Reserve volunteers or interested community members.
  • Follow comprehensive abiotic and biotic restoration monitoring plans developed with the contracted expert.
  • Maintain and improve data collection and management database.
  • Maintain a community science volunteer training database.
  • Implement pre- and post- restoration monitoring efforts from volunteers.
  • Oversee data collection, observations, and reporting.
  • Assist with upkeep/maintenance of all equipment for the community science restoration monitoring program.
  • Document and establish best management practices transferable to future restoration projects on the Florida coastal zone.
• Community Engagement:
  • Further development of a community engagement plan
  • Assist as directed by supervisor to address Reserve’s needs related outreach for the community relating to the Reserve restoration projects.
  • Providing creative opportunities to recruit volunteers and interested community members to advocate and participate in the restoration monitoring program.
  • Create outreach materials for on-ongoing and planned restoration projects.
  • Engage and mentor students in the habitat restoration process and community engagement.
  • Create regional and statewide partnerships around estuarine restoration practices and citizen science programs.
• Other duties:
  • To develop and track metrics of project success, propose adaptive management strategies, and to help support the management and reporting of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding.
  • Work collaboratively across sectors (including but not limited to the Research, Education, Stewardship, Coastal Training Program, Communication, and Volunteer departments) with activities as directed and as time and resources allow.
    • Support the Stewardship department with restoration monitoring and technical assistance as requested.
    • Assist the Coastal Training Program Team with trainings and workshop activities such as providing technical assistance and implementation of related Collaborative Projects and concepts.
  • As needed will assist with the research & technical writing tasks (related activities may include: technical reports, project information sheets, and preparation and presentation of scientific poster projects, grant proposals).
  • Perform all other work as instructed and required.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of the terminology, principles and analytical techniques of the physical and natural sciences; knowledge and experience working in coastal conservation and habitat restoration issues; data collection and analysis principles and procedures; report writing, both technical and general (grant writing skills are a plus).

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