Government Operations Consultant I - 37020025

Requisition No: 836160

Agency: Environmental Protection

Working Title: GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT I - 37020025

Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 37020025

Salary: $33,760.00 - $38,175.54

Posting Closing Date: 09/20/2024

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Government Operations Consultant I

State of Florida

Department of Environmental Protection

Beach Management Funding Assistance

OPEN COMPETITIVE

Our Organization and Mission:

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.

The Work You Will Do:

The Government Operations Consultant I is responsible for reconciling and tracking the Beach Management Funding Program's cashflow and budget.

How You Will Grow:

DEP encourages its leaders to constantly innovate and seek efficiencies. We believe in supporting and encouraging you as you take on important and often complex projects while offering you the opportunity to gain valuable experience quickly.

Where You Will Work:

Tallahassee, Florida's Capital City, lined with rolling hills, oak trees, and canopied roads combines old world charm with a modern pace of life. Home to two major universities as well as state government, Tallahassee is a mid-sized city in the heart of Florida's Big Bend.

Boasting proximity to the coast and centrally located to popular tourist destinations, Tallahassee is a highly desirable location for both those seeking their first job or those ready to enter the next exciting chapter in their career. Also, with no state income tax, Florida is a great place to work regardless of where you find yourself on the career ladder.

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State's total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits;

• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;

• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;

• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please click www.myfrs.com);

• Flexible Spending Accounts;

• Tuition waivers;

• And more!

For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

Pay: $33,760.00 - $38,175.54

Your Specific Responsibilities:

Manages and tracks grants, contracts, and funding appropriations for the Beach Management Funding Assistance Program and as needed for the Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection, including reviewing documents for accuracy, ensuring compliance with program and Department regulations, and maintaining the program database to track agreements, appropriations, and disbursements.

Prepare and compile data for legislative budget requests and long-range program plans for the Local Government Funding Request, Long Range Budget Plan, and Financial Summary Report, submitted to the Governor and Legislature annually for funding consideration and to comply with statutory requirements.

Assist in the analysis of grant and loan monitoring by preparing and reconciling daily Flair reports. This includes reconciling mathematical accuracy, proper coding of amounts and posting to the program databases.

Use database and spreadsheet software to complete reconciliations. Assist in analysis of variances in reporting and monitors revisions to data. Efforts include grant initiation review and financial reconciliation.

Consult with federal, state and local officials on matters applicable to the program. Provide technical assistance, consultative services and direction for development, implementation, and evaluation in public agencies and local governments with regard to grant funds and agreements.

Coordinate with project sponsor representatives and their consultants on routing grant agreements and documents for execution; advises them on program rules and policies. Prepare correspondence and memoranda; provide policy and program administration recommendations; prepare documentation for official project files. Assists in maintaining various section databases.

Review programs, services, forms, reports and confers with management and users to identify problems and improvements. Coordinate with the Department of Environmental Protection, Finances & Accounting and the Department of Financial Services to manage the program budget, track funding appropriations, and maintain grant agreement documents, and prepare documents and reports on program funds as needed. Also prepares manuals and trains workers in use of new forms, reports, and procedures, according to organizational policy.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of basic management principles and practices.

Knowledge of the methods of data collection and analysis.

Ability to review and monitor policies and procedures for compliance with applicable requirements.

Ability to evaluate and analyze data relating to grants management activities.

Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to grants management activities. Ability to develop and organize data into logical format for presentation in reports, proposals and other written documents.

Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques.

Ability to work independently.

Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.

Ability to communicate effectively.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

Ability to maintain a valid driver license.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college, or any combination of post-secondary education or verifiable related experience, as described above, for a total of four years.

Florida Certified Contract Manager (within 12 months of hire)

A valid driver license.

DEP is committed to successfully recruiting and onboarding talented and skilled individuals into its workforce. We recognize the extensive training, experience, and transferrable skills that veterans and individuals with disabilities bring to the workforce. Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to contact our recruiter for guidance and answers to questions through the following email addresses:

HR_VeteransPreference@dep.state.fl.us

HR_ER@dep.state.fl.us

Contact Information:

Lauren Jordan, HR Liaison

Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection

Lauren.Jordan@FloridaDep.gov

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS' PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans' Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.

Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans' Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans' Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here. All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.

Location:

TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32399