Forestry Center Manager-Dacs Internal Agency

Position: FORESTRY CENTER MANAGER-DACS - 42002223 (FOR INTERNAL AGENCY EMPLOYEES ONLY)
Requisition no: 868657

Agency: agriculture and consumer services

Working title:

forestry center manager-dacs -  (for internal agency employees only)

Pay plan: ses

Position number:

Salary: $53,917.24 - $98,000.24

Posting closing date: 02/03/2026

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Forestry center manager - dacs

Department of agriculture and consumer services

Florida forest service

* internal agency opportunity-
- Only current employees of the florida department of

Agriculture and consumer services will be considered.
* Minimum requirements:

A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in forestry and four (4) years of professional, administrative or supervisory forestry experience; or

A master's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in forestry and three (3) years of experience as described above.

Experience as described above can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required college education.

Requires possession of a valid driver license.

In addition, requirements under florida statute 633 must be met.

Note:

the incumbent will be required to complete the prescribed number of hours of fire recruit training within the probationary period.

* attention candidates
* To be considered for a position with the florida department of agriculture and consumer services:

* 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.

Additional requirements:

Occasional to moderate travel required.

Position may respond to emergencies, including natural disasters or other type incidents requiring travel, as needed.

Notes:

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's 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.

Florida statute 633 requires that any person employed in this class obtain a certificate of compliance which includes, in addition to the above requirements, satisfactory completion of a fire fighter training program approved by the division. No employee shall obtain permanent status unless the certificate is received.

Job duties:

The incumbent in this position is required to be fire certified as a forestry firefighter under chapter 633, f.s., and at any time may be required to perform the tasks of a certified wildland firefighter in accordance with florida forest service (ffs) policy and procedure 225.00, appendix b. Directly responsible for the implementation and direction of all state forestry activities of the chipola forestry center.

These activities include overall responsibility for the unit's seven county forest fire prevention, detection, and suppression programs; administration of state lands and directing activities relative to the ffs cooperative forestry assistance programs in walton, holmes, washington, jackson, bay, gulf, and calhoun counties. Responsible and accountable for managing budget/dollars/resources (staff, vehicles, computers, cell phones, etc.) of any assigned programs in an efficient and accountable manner.

Responsible for ensuring that assigned program areas have operational procedures and processes which result in accountability and compliance with ffs and department policies and procedures.

Responsible for the center's administration. Directs the activities of the administrative assistant, two forestry operations administrators, forestry maintenance administrator, accountant, mitigation specialist, and other center staff to ensure a balanced operational use of manpower, equipment, and budgets. This is accomplished through periodic spot checks and on-site inspections of all center operations. Ensures center personnel recruitment is managed in a timely and efficient manner.

Responsible for interviewing and evaluating selections, and assignment of personnel. Responsible for strict adherence to the personnel rules of the career service system, department personnel procedures and ffs policy and procedure manual. Supervises preparation of operational budgets for state lands, cooperative forestry assistance and center fire prevention, suppression, and mitigation programs. This entails review of all…