What are the responsibilities and job description for the Coastal Resources Manager position at Okaloosa County?
Position Summary
Develops, plans, implements and manages coastal strategies and projects with the purpose of comprehensively protecting the overall natural environment so that it may enjoyed by visitors and residents.
Responsibilities
• Supervises and manages staff to include assignment, scheduling, interviewing/hiring, training and development, and discipline.
• Primary point of contact for the Choctawhatchee Bay Estuary Program; serves as the County representative on the Executive Board of the Pensacola and Perdido Bay Estuary Program.
• Develops, implements, and revises the Okaloosa County Artificial Reef Management Plan; assists in managing the artificial reef program.
• Acquires permits and approvals from relevant regulatory agencies for coastal resources related projects.
• Develops and maintains relationships with academic, non-government and non-profit organizations that relate to coastal resources goals and initiatives.
• Serves as a project manager on contracts and consultant service agreements related to coastal resources management; manages the progress of projects from the early stages of planning through project construction; enforces contract provisions, including deadlines and specifications.
• Develops, implements, and revises the Okaloosa County Beach Management Plan; supports beach cleaning programs.
• Verifies contractor financial reports; reviews and approves contractor billing requests.
• Provides reports to department director, manager, tourist development council, and county commissioners.
• Obtains relevant planning studies, reports and documents pertaining to coastal resources management and restoration for Okaloosa County and stakeholder partners.
• Coordinates and attends regional planning activities/functions with city departments, public agencies, municipalities, governmental authorities and military installations, under the direction of the Department Director.
• Develops and manages long-range and annual budgets for coastal resources management activities.
• Prepares grant applications and administers grant projects.
• Maintains knowledge of City, County, State and Federal ordinances and policies on environmental protection, management and conservation as they apply to coastal resources management projects.
• Attends Tourism Development Council, committee and staff meetings.
• Informs, communicates and builds consensus with the public on matters related to coastal resources management.
• Plans, develops, and implements programs to enhance commercial and recreational fishing, SCUBA diving and snorkeling.
• Conducts coastal resources monitoring activities using numerous monitoring methods including snorkel, SCUBA diving, vessel operation and others as they are made available.
• Builds natural disaster resiliency in tourism areas, manages disaster impacts to coastal resources.
• Supports program operations outside of normal business hours, to include long days, occasional evenings, and some weekends.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in one of the physical or natural sciences, engineering or a closely related field; supplemented by a minimum of four (4) years of project management experience in planning, engineering, or program evaluation, research, and analysis with an emphasis on coastal systems or beach management; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities. Experience in coastal resource monitoring activities is required. Public speaking and presentation experience is preferred. SCUBA diving experience is preferred.