Ecological Services Coordinator - Oakland, United States - East Bay Regional Park District

East Bay Regional Park District

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Oakland, United States

4 days ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

The Position:

The East Bay Regional Park District is a system of beautiful parklands in Alameda and Contra Costa counties to the east of San Francisco. The system comprises 73 parks spanning across 126,809 acres; 1,250 miles of trails; 55 miles of shoreline. We manage and preserve natural and cultural resources for all to enjoy and protect. The regional parks are ideal for healthful recreation and environmental education. Learn about our Mission and Vision, History, and our contributions to the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

OUR MISSION:

EBRPD preserves a rich heritage of natural and cultural resources and provides open space, parks, trails, safe and healthful recreation and environmental education. An _environmental ethic _guides the District in all of its activities.

OUR VALUES:

Respect
We honor the land we steward, each other, and the park visitors we serve.

Resilience

We creatively adapt to change. We address challenges with empathy, perspective, and determination.

Relationships

Our greatest strength lies in the trust, accountability, and teamwork we cultivate with our colleagues, partners, and the public we serve.

Responsiveness

We communicate openly, honestly, and reliably.

Transparency

We hold the public's trust through meaningful stakeholder engagement and access to timely and reliable information on decisions and performance.

WHY WORK FOR EBRPD?

Working with a purpose for a better world today and for future generations through the preservation of open space, public access to the outdoors, and a commitment to the conservation of the natural world found east of the San Francisco Bay across 33 cities in Alameda and Contra Costa counties.

A community of colleagues who are passionate about public service and the East Bay Regional Park District, the communities it serves, and its mission.
Excellent benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending, and pension benefits through California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS).
Tuition reimbursement and professional development.
Free onsite parking.
Free parking permit for EBRPD parks (for up to 2 privately owned vehicles)
Employee discounts for certain EBRPD park amenities (reservations, daily fishing permit, public boat launch).

The Opportunity:

The Park District is hosting this
recruitment to fill one (1) vacancy for Ecological Services Coordinator. In the stewardship department, the Ecological Services Coordinator supports various coordination efforts and cross-divisional priorities and projects.

This Ecological Services Coordinator position will be focused on identifying and solving water quality issues and management of water resources to ensure safe recreational use and enhancement of natural habitat function.

The hiring pools established as a result of this recruitment will be used to fill the current vacancies and any additional vacancies that may occur during the one-year life of the hiring pools.

An individual with strong problemsolving and collaboration skills
Experience monitoring and analyzing water quality data for lakes, ponds, watersheds, and streams
Experience implementing physical and chemical methods to manage recreational water bodies to reduce formation of harmful algal blooms
Experience collaborating with state and federal regulators and meeting permit conditions for management of aquatic vegetation and sediment loading in reservoirs, ponds, and streams

What You'll Be Doing:

Under direction, assists and complements the Ecological Services Manager by monitoring, researching, and surveying water quality conditions throughout the Park District; assesses causes and sources of water quality concerns, makes recommendations on possible remediation efforts, consults with regulatory and natural resource agencies, assists with obtaining legally binding State and Federal permits, and/or authorizations for projects; provides water quality and habitat resource information that affects decisions made by internal departments and informs Board decisions; and performs related duties as assigned.

Essential Functions:

Conducts field assessments and wildlife surveys, determining project impacts;
Develops and recommends project prescriptions;
Consults with resource and regulatory personnel;
Negotiates and implements mitigation measures; works on legal Memorandum of Understandings issued by State, Federal, and regulatory agencies;
Conducts field and resource assessments of listed species to assist, complement, and support the Park District's wildlife management, recovery, and enhancement plans;
Monitors, researches, surveys, and implements management plans pertinent to the Park District's wildlife populations;
Provides information to internal departments for decision making, including land use development plans, proposed land acquisitions, capital development, and maintenance projects;
Coordinates with outside contractors and