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At the County of Marin, our employees overwhelmingly report feeling their work is meaningful, they like the work they do, and they are proud to tell people "I work for the County of Marin." Read on to find out more about this opportunity:
Marin County Parks offers an extensive system of regional and community parks, open space preserves, and trails for public use and enjoyment. The Department consists of two divisions: The Parks and Landscape Division and the Marin County Open Space District (MCOSD). The Department is responsible for planning, acquiring, and managing the County's open space system, which includes more than 16,000 acres of open space and more than 250 miles of public trails, as well as the County's park system with five regional parks, eight neighborhood parks, and six paved multi-use paths. In addition, the Department works closely and collaboratively with private organizations and public agencies within the county that manage and preserve open space lands, parks, and protected environmental sanctuaries including Marin Municipal Water District, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California State Parks, and National Marine Sanctuaries. The County's Park and open space systems are enjoyed by millions of visitors annually.
The Biodiversity and Fuels Management Coordinator will serve as the District's field liaison for fire fuel reduction projects. Primary responsibilities will be to coordinate fire fuel reduction projects that protect and improve wildlife habitats on District preserves. Under direct supervision of Marin County Parks Superintendent, the Resource Specialist will oversee, implement, and collaborate on projects stemming from the District's Vegetation and Biodiversity Management Plan (VBMP) and Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP). This position will serve as a technical resource to County Parks staff for implementation of bird and wildlife protection BMPs on assigned projects, implementation of the District's vegetation and Fuels management goals, and oversight of the District's vegetation modification permit program for defensible space projects. In addition, this position will collaborate with staff, Marin County Fire Department work crews, contractor crews, and volunteer groups in setting work priorities and planning fuel reduction activities on Parks and District lands. This position will also work with stakeholders and regional agencies to partner on projects that benefit wildlife and reduce fuel loads on a countywide and regional level.
ABOUT YOUTHE HIGHLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATE: will possess lead experience in land stewardship, baseline biological data collection and bird and plant field surveys, and public outreach. They will have a strong foundation in public sector natural resources management and conservation biology; experience working with the fauna and flora of Marin County, including the ability to identify, map, and monitor these species and their habitats using standard mapping and monitoring protocols. The highly qualified candidate will have experience observing and surveying avian and terrestrial wildlife; experience with protocol level surveys with rare, threatened, and endangered species, such as the Northern spotted owl and sensitive plant communities. They will have experience with environmental compliance laws and regulations and working with land management and fire protection agencies. The highly qualified candidate will have experience with current data collection and analysis technology including: CalFlora, Avenza pdf, or similar. In addition, the highly qualified candidate will have a proven ability to prioritize and plan projects to enhance habitat value for native and endangered plant species; collect and download spatial data from a GPS device; and the ability to use ArcGIS and display biological and project data in a map format. The highly qualified candidate will also have excellent communication skills and have experience creating reports and presenting project data to diverse public and private stakeholder groups.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Knowledge of:
- Principles and practices of the development and implementation of geographic information systems, including the production of digitized and hard-copy maps and statistical data.
- Resource management and the interrelationships of various disciplines to clearly portray ecological relationships in order to facilitate the planning, design, coordination, and implementation of integrated geospatial information systems.
- Geographic systems hardware, software and applications as utilized by the County.
- Basic principles, practices and methods of botany, natural resources management, and soil science.
- Computer applications related to the work, particularly as related to GIS, databases, report writing and scheduling.
- Planning for, directing, and supervising temporary field staff in daily operations.
- Techniques for monitoring and evaluating vegetation, habitat types, erosion, and other watershed parameters.
- Principles of plant and wildlife communities in the County of Marin.
- Laws, codes, orders, regulations, and practices related to the functional areas of open space natural resource protection and administration, general land conservation, and employee and public safety.
- Principles, practices, and application of uplands and wetlands protection and mitigation, soil science, botany, forestry, wildlife management, ecology and related biological and physical science as applied to habitat restoration, maintenance, and enhancement.
- Native plant and animal resources, and archaeological, geological, and aquatic resources, such as found in Marin County Open Space areas.
- Techniques for monitoring vegetation and habitat types.
- Safety equipment and practices including the proper operation and minor maintenance of hand tools and measuring devices used in monitoring and mitigation.
Ability to:
- Determine work priorities and coordinate materials and equipment.
- Participate in programs such as erosion control, exotic plant and animal control, fire prevention and prescribed burn management, re-vegetation, wild land disease and insect control, pesticide use and integrated pest management and fresh water and marine habitat improvement.
- Work cooperatively to maintain effective Open Space Natural Resource programs.
- Collect, analyze, evaluate biological and natural resource data, and make effective recommendations.
- Interpret and apply laws, codes, regulations, and procedures.
- Maintain accurate records and files.
- Prepare clear and concise reports and correspondence.
- Analyze situations, weigh alternatives, make independent decisions, and take appropriate action.
- Communicate effectively in English both verbally and in writing.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, administration, other departments, and the public.
Any combination of education and experience that would provide the knowledge and skills listed below. Typically, equivalent to graduation from a four-year college or university with a major in geography, biology, natural sciences, resource management, forestry, wildlife management or a related science and two years of professional experience which includes development and implementation of resource management projects with an emphasis on GIS or experience in digitizing data or working with ortho-photography and/or automated geographic information databases.
Additional experience in geography, biology, natural sciences, resource management, forestry, wildlife management or a related science can be substituted for the four-year degree on a year-for-year basis.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Hybrid Work Schedule : Marin County Parks supports hybrid work.
Testing and Eligible List: Depending on the number of qualified applications received, the examination may consist of a highly qualified review, application screening, online assessment, written examination, oral examination, performance examination, or any combination to determine which candidates' names will be placed on the eligible list.
The eligible list established from this recruitment will be used to fill the current vacancy and any future vacancies for open, fixed-term, full-time or part-time positions which may occur while the list remains active.
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County Employees as Disaster Service Workers:All County of Marin employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employment with the County requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.
