ST. LUCIE COUNTY - NATURAL RESOURCES COORDINATOR

Starting Salary: $60,123.24 Annually
Location: 34982
Closing Date: 11/22/2024 5:00 PM Eastern

Job Summary

Position Overview: This is a professional position within the Environmental Resources Department (ERD), Natural Resources Division. The position will assist with planning, setting goals, implementing, managing, and monitoring long range and short-term land management goals and projects, including ecosystem and habitat management preserve management, and passive recreational use master planning, management plan writing, site development, greenway trail development, and invasive species control primarily on County Preserves. Responsibilities include creating and updating management plans, implementation of land management goals, habitat enhancement, and restoration projects; monitoring and annual/periodic reporting; data collection and analysis; grant writing, implementing, and managing; office and field GIS mapping; contract and project management; reports and presentations; and raising awareness of the St. Lucie County preserves and Greenway Trails Program. Duties are to conduct preserve management, and track, and update as needed. Reports to the Natural Resources Manager and supervises contractors and potentially technical staff and work crews on occasion.  

Essential Job Functions

Key Responsibilities:

  • Assist with managing lands managed by ERD, including County preserves and Greenways & Trails

  • Ecosystem management, habitat management, and site/preserve management primarily via developing short-range and long-range plans, goals, and objectives for lands managed by ERD, including County preserves and Greenways & Trails, via planning, setting goals, developing, implementing, managing, and monitoring land management goals and projects, contract and project management, writing and updating management plans, writing, implementing, and managing grants, and annual/periodic report writing and presentations

  • Identify needs, and seek funding for, land management, enhancements, and restoration, and assist in meeting all reporting requirements for granting agencies and funding partners, such as Florida Communities Trust (FCT)

  • Conduct and coordinate GIS-related tasks for County preserves

  • Collect, analyze, and electronically maintain and update data for lands managed by ERD, including County preserves and Greenways & Trails

  • Write and manage grants for management, acquisition, and improvements on County preserves

  • Obtain and manage permits, contracts and project management plans for multiple services and complex projects, restoration activities

  • Development of reports and presentations for Department, Administration, BOCC, citizens, regional and state agencies, on technical subject matter, raising awareness of preserves and recreational opportunities

  • Assist with prescribed fire as a crew member as needed

  • Establish, foster, and grow inter-agency partnerships to achieve regional goals

  • Frequent public contact

For more information and to apply:

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/stluciecountyfl/jobs/4731529/natural-resources-coordinator