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Requisition No: 880472 

Agency: Environmental Protection

Working Title: RESIDENT PARK MANAGER III - SES - 37002025

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 37002025 

Salary:  $4,513.89/month $54,166.65/year 

Posting Closing Date: 08/07/2026 

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Resident Park Manager III-SES(37002025)

State of Florida

Department of Environmental Protection

This position is located in Crawfordville, FL

Previous Applicants Will Need To Reapply In Order To Be Considered

Closing Date: 08/07/2026

Position Overview and Responsibilities:

A management opportunity is available for an energetic, hardworking, park service professional to fill a Resident Park Manager position at Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park. This position will lead, assist, oversee, and mentor the staff. Staff consist of a Resident Assistant Park Manager, 2 Park Services Specialists, 1 Administrative Assistant I, and a Biological Scientist I.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

This is an intermediate-level managerial position.

Spends majority of their time communicating with, motivating, training, and evaluating employees, and planning and directing employees’ work, and who have the authority to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline subordinate employees or effectively recommend such action.

Compliance with the processing requirements of Chapter 215.422, F.S. is mandatory. Persistent failure to comply with this section by any agency of the state shall constitute good cause for discharge of employees duly found responsible, or predominantly responsible, for failure to comply.

ADMINISTRATION - Implements and enforces all laws, rules, operating policies, leases, agreements, and permits pertaining to this area. Provides for employee selection training, supervision, and discipline. Administers the terms of the collective bargaining agreement and maintains good employee relations. Prepares budget requests, provides for effective expenditure of appropriations, supervises the collection of fees, is responsible for all facility and equipment inventories, and implements established policies for fiscal control and accountability. Ensures preparation and implementation of work schedules and assignments for the staff. Manages service contracts. Assists in development and management of grants. Sets realistic park goals and schedules and coordinates effectively to achieve.

VISITOR SERVICES - Implements and supervises the area's interpretive programs. Meets the public, interprets the area's resources, facilities, and services; resolves visitors’ complaints; and provides for good public relations. Works cooperatively with a variety of governmental agencies, media groups, Citizens Support Organizations, and other community service groups. Oversee and direct fundraising efforts on behalf of the park and in cooperation with the park CSO. This will include the development of grant applications, fund proposals, and development activities with the park CSO. In addition to paid staff, ensure that the park is staffed to optimum levels through the use of contract providers and park volunteers. Actively participates in all park CSO meetings and functions and ensures that the CSO is kept informed about all park issues and developments on an ongoing basis.

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - Implements and guides the resource management plan for the area including ecological burning, water manipulation, native species propagation, erosion control, and exotic plant and animal removal. Operate various vehicles and equipment to assess resource management needs and oversee ecological burns. Ensures that the park's natural and cultural resources are managed to ensure the restoration and preservation of the resources in the park. Ensures compliance with DEP Underwater Operations Manual.

Dives as required.

MAINTENANCE - Identifies and plans maintenance needs and provides management of the staff to maintain the facilities and support equipment for efficient area operation. Operates various vehicles between areas to assess maintenance needs and oversee operations. Ensures that the park's facilities and grounds are maintained to a high level of public expectations.

PROTECTION - Ensures park rules are enforced pertaining to all natural, historical, and archaeological facilities and resources and use thereof, for the enjoyment of the visitor.

Other-Performs other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• Budget oversight
• Personnel management
• FPS administrative policies and procedures
• Historic facility maintenance
• Natural resource management practices, to include prescribed fire, springs and exotic species
• ADA requirements for public facilities
• Quality visitor service and customer relations
• Inventory control and tracking 

ABILITY TO:

• Communicate effectively verbally and in writing
• Facilitate working relationships with entities outside the FPS
• Work effectively with volunteers, community interests, and park CSO
• Provide for facility maintenance and safety
• Effectively set priorities and coordinate with others to achieve goals

Minimum Qualifications:

• Valid Driver’s License
• Successfully complete a background and fingerprint check

Position of Special Trust Requirement:

This position is designated as a Position of Special Trust in accordance with DEP Directive 422, Positions of Special Trust or Responsibility. Successful completion of background screening will be required for this position.

Pay:

$4,513.89/month $54,166.65/year

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 advance Florida’s position as a world leader in protecting natural resources while growing the state’s economy. 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:

EDWARD BALL WAKULLA SPRINGS STATE PARK

465 Wakulla Park Drive

Crawfordville, Florida, 32327

Home to one of the world’s largest and deepest freshwater springs, the sapphire water of Wakulla Springs boasts manatees, alligators and a host of diverse wildlife that can be viewed from a riverboat or the diving platform. Visitors can also marvel at a 1930s Spanish style lodge with its period furniture, original elevator and colorful painted ceilings that depict wildlife and Old Florida scenes.

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);
• Tuition waivers;
• Total Compensation Estimator Tool
• And more!

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

Special Notes:

DEP is committed to successfully recruiting and onboarding talented and skilled individuals into its workforce. We recognize the extensive training, experience, and transferable 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:

[email protected]

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An individual with a disability is qualified if he or she satisfies the skills, experience, and other job-related requirements for a position and can perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must contact the DEP Human Resources (HR) Office at (850) 245-2511. DEP requests applicants notify HR in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

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.