Government Analyst

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The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is the state’s lead agency for environmental management and stewardship - protecting our air, water and land. The vision of DEP is to create strong community partnerships, safeguard Florida’s natural resources and enhance its ecosystem.

This is a Government Analyst I position within the Division of Waste Management in the Petroleum Restoration Program (PRP). The selected incumbent will be responsible for providing analysis and support for the Petroleum Restoration Program (PRP). The Responsibilities of this position include evaluating processes and procedures but are not limited to procuring supplies, managing the Program Administrator’s office, coordinating logistics and meetings for the program, coordinating travel, analyzing processes and guidance, and developing procedural improvements based on analysis of processes and guidance.

The position coordinates and assists in development of practices and guidance for Local Programs and Contracted entities to consistently apply Chapter 62-780, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.). The duties of the position are essential for the program and serve as the key liaison with industry to ensure proper program implementation and consistency with rules and policies.

The Government Analyst works with the Program Administrator to plan activities and projects in line with DEP’s strategic objectives and find integrated solutions on a variety of organizational challenges. Additionally, the incumbent will help protect Florida’s unique environment by directing staff across the state in implementation of petroleum cleanup activities as outlined in Chapter 62-780, F.A.C. and the Program’s guidance and contract requirements.

• The Petroleum Restoration Program encompasses the technical oversight, management, and administrative activities necessary to prioritize, assess, and cleanup sites contaminated by discharges of petroleum and petroleum products from stationary petroleum storage systems. These sites include those determined eligible for state funded cleanup using qualified contractors selected through competitive procurement or selected by the property owner or responsible party and state lead contractors under direct contract with the Department, as well as non-program or voluntary cleanup sites that are funded by responsible parties.
  
  The program budget exceeds $100 million each year.
• Performs special assignment research, designs, and maintains Excel tracking sheets, and prepares analyses and reports to improve the workflow and efficiency of PRP.
• Gathers, records, and analyzes data pertaining to the program meeting its goals and metrics as set forth by the Division of Waste Management Business Plan and leadership directives. This includes recording and prioritizing all documents and projects sent to the program, routing to the appropriate personnel for review and signature, tracking the flow of documents when multiple reviews are needed, following up on outstanding items as due dates approach and checking in with assigned personnel to ensure acceptable turnaround times.
• Reviews, organizes, compiles, and prepares correspondence, reports, and special assignments to ensure compliance with applicable administrative, statutory, and regulatory requirements. Lead coordinator for the annual program meeting and manages all associated logistical requirements such as location, class schedule, etc. Stays abreast of program and departmental developments, policies, and programs in order to provide guidance for response to the public. Coordinates with the Division Director’s office to stay up to date with procedures, policies, and directives of the Department.
• Responsible for developing process and mechanism for tracking PRP management requests for management-sanctioned program improvements. Analyze program operating practices, such as recordkeeping systems, reporting and/or tracking procedures, forms control, office layout, personnel and budgetary…