Ops Resource Management Technician

OPS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT TECHNICIAN )

State of Florida – Department of Environmental Protection – Naples, FL

Requisition No: 861885 |

Working Title:

OPS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT TECHNICIAN –  1

Pay Plan:
Temp | Position Number:  | Salary: $16 to $18 per hour, commensurate with experience

A challenging opportunity is available for self‑motivated, hardworking team players to fill non‑resident OPS Resource Management Technician positions to help select parks restore their native ecosystems through integrated vegetarian management, including chemical and mechanical invasive plant removal, prescribed fire and re‑vegetation. This position is scheduled for 40 hours per week. Qualified applicants must be willing to work rotating shifts including evenings, weekends and holidays.

Medical benefits are available.

• Natural Resource Management: Works to accomplish annual invasive plant management goals by correctly identifying and removing non‑native plants that are identified by the FISC as Category I and II and those identified by CISMA local Early Detection, through mechanical and/or chemical means. May include other resource management activities including restoration and prescribed burning. Communicates and coordinates treatments with park team.
• Maintenance: Performs preventive and corrective maintenance on all equipment and assigned vehicles daily. Communicates equipment maintenance needs to management.
• Administration: Tracks daily progress on data sheets and enters into database. Includes accurate reporting of gross acreage covered, treated, treatment amount and type, hours, location, species, and species coverage.

• Knowledge: Florida natural communities, including both native and non‑native plants; land management techniques used to control invasive species; basic equipment operation and safety; natural systems management; prescribed fire.
• Skills: Familiarity with tools and equipment used in natural resource survey (GPS devices, Avenza maps and other survey applications) and invasive plant control, including hand, power/gas tools, herbicide sprayers, all‑wheel drive equipment, and tractors. Ability to operate heavy equipment within its operational limits; strong trailering experience and skills with equipment maintenance and repair; communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Abilities: Perform assigned field work despite excessive heat, cold, biting insects and other adverse environmental conditions while walking across uneven terrain; differentiate between native plant species and invasive plant species; operate 4x4 trucks and ATV/UTVs in variable terrain; work as a team or independently; follow verbal and written instructions; read and follow a map; deal with others in a positive manner and maintain good public relations;
  
  perform physical labor with minimal supervision; operate and maintain vehicles, tools and equipment; work nights, weekends and holidays and rotating shifts as needed; maintain a valid driver’s license.

Valid driver’s license.

$16–$18 per hour, commensurate with experience.

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is the state’s leading agency environmental management and stewardship – protecting our air, water and land. 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.

The 7,271‑acre Collier‑Seminole State Park lies partly with the great mangrove swamp of South Florida, one of the largest mangrove swamps in the world. A wild variety of wildlife, including several imperiled species, inhabit this unusual blend of temperate and tropical native plant communities. The park’s amenities include camping, canoeing, hiking and biking.

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. Eligible OPS employees are eligible for state group insurance (must meet…