Restoration Ecologist Natural Resource Management and Protection Branch Fairfax County Park Authority Job Classification Ecologist II (Grade S-24) $32.00 / hour, not to exceed 1,560 hours/ calendar year Limited-term, benefits eligible
The Fairfax County Park Authority, located in Northern Virginia outside Washington D.C., seeks a restoration ecologist to perform within its countywide ecological restoration program titled Helping Our Land Heal (HOLH). The position is part-time seasonal, not to exceed 1,560 hours per year. A health benefit plan will be available for purchase, but paid leave and retirement benefits are not included. We are seeking an ecologist with skills in ecological restoration, natural resource management and project management to conduct ecological restoration activities at select sites across parkland totaling more than 20,000 acres. Fairfax County is large and diverse and contains many rare species and habitat types. Typical habitats in the region include upland and riparian forests, wetlands, open meadows, disturbed, and successional areas. The HOLH program implements one of four program areas identified in the Park Authority’s agency-wide Natural Resource Management Plan. It plans for and implements ecological restoration and natural resource management activities with the end goal of restoring terrestrial and aquatic ecological systems and associated natural capital. Under general supervision, the position is expected to serve as a full- performance team member for the HOLH program. The position will have both office and field responsibilities, and may supervise field personnel. It will serve as a contact/resource on questions from citizens and business relating to individual restoration projects. Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree is required in ecology, biology, botany, geography, natural resources, environmental, or related field; Master’s degree preferred in ecology, biology, botany, geography, natural resources, environmental, or related field. • Two or more years related experience (graduate education can substitute for part) is required. • Experience scoping and planning ecological restoration or natural resource management projects, and overseeing and developing treatment or natural resource management plans is preferred. • Experience managing and implementing ecological restoration projects, and applied natural resource management is preferred. • Experience designing and conducting success monitoring for ecological restoration projects and natural resource maintenance activities is preferred. • Experience budgeting, scheduling, and administering projects and contracts for ecological restorations or natural resource management is preferred. • Experience supervising field personnel is preferred. • Experience using Microsoft Office and ArcGIS is required. • Ability to communicate technical and semi-technical issues effectively, both orally and writing, to a wide range of audiences is required. • Ability to collaborate or partner with project stakeholders is required. • Ability to perform field work alone under potentially adverse conditions, including exposure to heat, humidity, steep and wet terrain and insects is required. • Ability to operate a motor vehicle is required. To Apply: Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume via email to Owen Williams at owi...@fairfaxcounty.gov. Applications will be accepted from now until February 24th, 2017. The anticipated start date is March 24th, 2017. Fairfax County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Reasonable Accommodation upon request.
