Land Acquisition Review Agent - FWC (Tallahassee)

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Working Title: Land Acquisition Review Agent

Salary:  $1,742.64 biweekly

Supervisor:  Susie Nuttall

Position address and telephone:  2002 Old St. Augustine Road, Building A, Tallahassee, FL 32301

Region:  Northwest

County:  Leon

Working hours:  Mon.-Fri. 8 am-5 pm

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

 

Minimum Qualifications:

  • A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and two years of professional experience in land management, land use analysis, land appraisal, land acquisition, real property law, real estate, environmental law, land surveying or abstract and title work.

  • A master's degree from an accredited college or university in real estate, planning, civil engineering, geography, geology or natural resources management can substitute for one year of the required experience.

  • Professional or nonprofessional experience as described above can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required college education.

 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

  • Ability to work independently.

  • Excellent organizational skills.

  • Knowledge and ability to use a variety of computer software applications including word processing, spreadsheets, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and databases.

  • Ability to create presentations and present to the public or in meetings.

  • Ability to participate in out-of-town travel several days at a time on an average of at least once or twice a month.

  • Effective communication.

  • Knowledge of the principles of land management and real estate.

  • Ability to review, examine, and evaluate data relating to state land acquisitions to ensure compliance with applicable statutory requirements.

  • Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies, and procedures relating to state land acquisitions.

  • Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques.

  • Ability to write well (e.g., letters, project or grant proposals or other funding opportunities).

  • Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments.

  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

  • Florida Driver’s License required. 

 

Position description and duties: 

Description: 

The Land Conservation and Planning (LCP) subsection is offering an exciting opportunity in land conservation, working closely with land managers across the state to conserve priority land acquisitions, expanding the Florida Wildlife Corridor, and adding to more than six million acres within our Wildlife Management Area system. The position advertised is for a Land Acquisition Review Agent in the Wildlife and Habitat Management section of the Division of Habitat and Species Conservation of FWC.   

 

Duties:

Coordinates intra-agency, inter-agency, and stakeholder interaction and communication on projects, proposals (acquisitions and grants), plans, and issues related to land acquisition, expanding collaboration and partnerships for project success.

Participates in the management of the Commission’s Florida Forever land acquisition program and land management planning programs. Helps in the maintenance, coordination, and development of land conservation and acquisition programs and associated projects on a statewide basis. Provides information and presentations to the Acquisition and Restoration Council (ARC) and an advisory council to the Board of Trustees (Governor and Cabinet) on state land acquisition and management issues.

Contributes to a collaborative and consensus building decision making process on land conservation projects, conservation proposals and similar initiatives.

Participates as a member of a team of land acquisition and land management planning professionals in all elements of conservation acquisition and planning programs through project design, implementation, and completion.

Assist in the development and analysis of legislation, rules, policies, agenda items, budgets, reports and correspondence for the Governor and Cabinet, Commissioners, and Executive Director, involving wildlife habitat conservation programs and issues.

Assist with the representation of the agency before the Commission, ARC, Florida Legislature, Governor and Cabinet, other governing bodies and in a wide variety of public meetings to aid in the fulfillment of the Commission’s mission to conserve Florida’s fish and wildlife through its land conservation and conservation management planning programs.

Participates in public hearings, meetings, and forums. Develops and provides presentations at professional conferences, forums, seminars, public hearings, and meetings.

Coordinates development of Commission, Board of Trustees, and ARC agenda items for land conservation acquisition projects, reports, acquisition lists, land donations, land exchanges, surplus and other conservation acquisition and conservation planning oriented projects.

Also assists in the coordination and development and updating of GIS files to include mapping of acquisition projects, acquisition reports, maps, managed area boundaries, additions and inholdings boundaries, natural resources, cultural resources and infrastructure for Commission conservation acquisition projects and managed lands including Wildlife Management Area systems on a statewide basis as well as other similar duties.

Develops, maintains, and manages databases and data sources to improve available resources and procedures. Operates computer, peripheral devices, equipment, and systems for maximum utilization of computer efficiency, maintaining security and procedures and coordinating repairs as needed.