Vegetation Management Specialist
Back to Job List| Posted | 07/31/2024 |
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| County | Story |
| Location | Nevada, Iowa |
| Salary | $51,668.52- $74,831.42 Annually |
| Deadline | 08/21/2024 |
Description
Job Duties/Responsibilities
- Prioritizes and implements Drainage District vegetation management, using all aspects of integrated vegetation management operations; annually provides drainage district trustee’s with project outlines and budgetary requirements.
- Assists with the implementation and planning of all aspects of integrated vegetation management. Duties include, but not limited to; noxious and invasive weed control, brush control and prairie management, duties associated with equipment rental.
- Operates appropriate equipment to carryout brush and weed control including the wise use of chemical pesticides.
- Supervises seasonal employee(s) and vegetation management control contractors.
- Plants and maintains native and introduced grass and flower communities in newly grades, cleaned out, or otherwise disturbed sites on county rights-of-way and other county open spaces.
- Plans and conducts prescribed burns.
- Provides technical advice to landowners and other government entities in relation to prairie establishment and vegetation management
- Maintains project documentation, equipment maintenance records, GIS mapping and assists with grant applications for IRVM program.
- Oversees contractors performing drainage ditch and roadside services.
- Stays progressive and is involved in learning the latest trends in IRVM, natural resource management, and safety by attending and participation in meetings, conferences, and workshops; as appropriate.
- Conducts preventive maintenance and repairs on equipment.
- Assists other Story County employees, the public and other government entities with special projects.
- Performs related duties as assigned.
- Knowledge of natural resources conservation principles and practices.
- Knowledge of the common practices, tools, terminology, and safety precautions of park, weed, right of-way, and equipment maintenance.
- Knowledge of the flora and fauna of Iowa.
- Knowledge of pesticides and their use related to vegetation management.
- Knowledge of Iowa’s Drainage District system.
- Skill in the use of computers and job-related software programs.
- Skill in the analysis of data and in the development of vegetation management plans based on that data.
- Skill in the operation and repair of a variety of planting, spraying, seeding and harvest equipment.
- Qualifications
- Knowledge and level of competency commonly associated with the completion of an associate degree in a course of study related to the occupational field.
Qualifications
See job announcement on Story County website.
To Apply
https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/storyia/jobs/4600242/vegetation-management-specialist?pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs
More Information
https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/storyia/jobs/4600242/vegetation-management-specialist?pagetyp
