Employer: Hillsborough County’s Environmental Lands Management Section

Location: Lower Green Swamp Preserve Field Office in Plant City, Florida

Application deadline: December 29, 2020

Full position description and application instructions

Summary:

Provides technical support for access and management of lands acquired through the Hillsborough County Jan K. Platt Environmental Lands Acquisition and Protection Program (ELAPP).

Duties and Responsibilities:

Note: The following duties are illustrative and not exhaustive.

• Provides maintenance of existing and future access points, trails, and park sites at all ELAPP Preserves.
• Conducts exotic plant control using herbicide and other methods.
• Assists with exotic, invasive, and nuisance animal removal.
• Assists with prescribed burns by preparing fire lanes and prescribed burn activities.
• Assists with or gives guided field trips on various nature preserves.
• Assists with water quality monitoring.
• Assists with restoration activities, including planting of native species.
• Maintains signs, restroom facilities, and parking areas at various preserves.