Environmental Consultant

Overview

Requisition No: 868117

Agency:
Agriculture and Consumer Services

Working Title:

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT -

Pay Plan:
Career Service

Position Number:

Salary: $57,561.66

Posting Closing Date: 01/14/2026

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OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY

Sheila Kitaif,  or Sheila.

Kitaif

A bachelor e29s degree from an accredited college or university and two (2) years of experience in environmental protection, regulation, or health; one of the physical or natural sciences; or engineering; or

A master e29s degree from an accredited college or university and one (1) year of experience as described above; or

Three (3) years of experience as an Environmental Specialist I or higher with the State of Florida; or

Three and a half (3.5) years of experience as described above.

Requires possession of a valid Class E Driver License.

Graduates utilizing education attained in the United States to meet the minimum requirements of a position will not be appointed until verification of the applicable degree has been obtained. Foreign trained graduates utilizing a degree attained outside of the United States to meet the minimum requirements of a position must provide a credential evaluation conducted by an Approved Credential Evaluation Agency.

A list of approved agencies can be viewed at the approved credential evaluation agencies page.

All fields in the Candidate Profile must be completed (an attached resume is not a substitution for the information required on the candidate profile).

• Work history, duties and responsibilities, hours worked, supervisor, and formal education fields, etc. must be filled out to determine qualifications for this position.
• Responses to Qualifying Questions must be verifiable in the Candidate Profile.

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services values and supports employment of individuals with disabilities. Qualified individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Occasional overnight travel may be required.

In carrying out the duties of this position, the incumbent is expected at all times to be aware of and abide by FDACS Standards of Conduct, as well as any and all FDACS and/or work unit rules, directives, policies, procedures, and/or general orders applicable to performing the duties of this position.

To maintain fairness and integrity, applicants are required to provide honest and authentic responses during all stages of the evaluation and selection process. Applicants must rely on their own personal knowledge, thoughts, and impressions. A candidate e29s use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to answer qualifying questions or participate in interviews will be taken into consideration when determining qualification for the position.

Successful applicant must pass a background screening, including fingerprinting, as a condition of employment.

This is an advanced level and professional team-oriented position under the supervision of the Environmental Manager located in the Okeechobee County field office. The Environmental Consultant will assist in implementing the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) Best Management Practices (BMP) Program established by the Florida Watershed Restoration Act by working with agricultural producers to enroll, implement, provide cost share and verify compliance with BMPs.

The Environmental Consultant will assist the supervisor with training other team members.

• Conduct BMP implementation verification (IV) site visits every 2 years for enrolled producers according to the IV SOP, as assigned by supervisor. An IV includes performing on-site field evaluations of agricultural operations to confirm compliance with their site specific BMPs as established during the enrollment and updating enrollment to reflect changes in the operation. This process requires analysis of fertilizer records for compliance with University of Florida-IFAS (UF-IFAS) nutrient application rates and the evaluation and collection of producer9s nutrient data.
  
  The IV evaluation involves a determination of compliance with the BMP program and may involve the implementation of corrective measures by the producer.
• Conduct BMP enrollments with agricultural producers using commodity specific manuals, checklists and other tools according to the Enrollment Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). This includes performing on-site field evaluations of agricultural operations to identify and implement applicable BMPs and conservation practices. Effectively communicate the producer
  29s obligation under the BMP program as defined by FS 403.067, FAC 5M-1 and any other site-specific statutes and rules.
• Assist the supervisor with training staff to perform accurate enrollments, implementation verification site visits with records reviews and cost share.
• Manage producer cost share agreements in accordance with the applicable cost share contracts and cost share SOP. Perform…