Job Type: Full-time, On-site
Location: Venus, FL
Salary: $54,000.00 - $62,000.00 per year
Deadline: 1/31/2025
Archbold Biological Station is hiring an Associate Land Manager to lead our new Headwaters Ecosystem Management Team. The position is for an experienced land manager capable of leading a team of 3 in prescribed burns and invasive plant management on Archbold lands and those of a broad set of partner organizations throughout the Headwaters of the Everglades (>4000 square miles of central Florida) and the coincident Avon Park Air Force Range Sentinel Landscape. This position will also contribute to administration of financial and project outcome tracking for the work. Opportunities will exist to contribute to Archbold land management planning, strategy, and growth.
The position is initially funded for 3 years with significant chances of extension, pending funding.
Full-time in-person work is required, given the field-based nature of the position. Candidates should anticipate frequent day travel from Archbold to natural areas around the Headwaters of the Everglades.
To apply, send a resume and cover letter to Joshua Daskin, Director of Conservation by January 31, 2025.
The start date is anticipated for the first half of March 2025, with some flexibility.
Duties and Responsibility
Create policies and procedures for the operation of the new Headwaters Ecosystem Management Team.
Provide personnel and equipment in support of prescribed fire on public agency lands throughout the Headwaters of the Everglades and Avon Park Air Force Range Sentinel Landscape.
Develop and actively employ a network of colleagues in regional land management agencies to determine and respond to needs for fire and invasive plant management support.
Lead the full set of practices for prescribed burns on Archbold property from unit and fire break preparation to ensuring completion of mop-up.
Oversee two crew members, including setting standards for and evaluating their performance, and ensuring crew training and maintenance of their fire management credentials.
Maintain state and/or federal fire management credentials.
Build and continue a culture of safety and risk reduction in the team’s operations.
Write burn prescriptions and obtain Florida Forest Service permits for burns at Archbold and adhere to partners’ burn prescriptions elsewhere.
Working with maintenance staff, ensure vehicles and equipment are maintained in clean and working condition.
Direct completion of at least 7000 acres of prescribed burns and 80 acres of Old World Climbing Fern treatments annually, tracking activities for associated grant reporting and Archbold fire science datasets.
Track and report spending of crew funds using Archbold financial systems.
Attend regional partnership meetings to share work of the Headwaters Ecosystem Management Team and learn from partner organizations.
Communicate difficulties or concerns to supervisor in a timely manner and be responsive to requests for information on team planning and performance.
Direct and conduct invasive plant surveys and treatments on Archbold and partners’ properties.
Direct and complete fire break preparations using mower, brush cutter, and tractor at Archbold properties.
Understand and contribute to accomplishing management goals of Archbold Biological Station and Archbold Reserve.
Occasionally and as needed, contribute to Archbold weather, photo point, hydrology, and lake monitoring, providing redundancy for the management of associated long-term datasets.
May write sections of Archbold land management plans.
Perform and/or oversee data management, especially spatial data such as GIS coverages, for land management projects and occasional monitoring activities.
Ensure full regulatory compliance and necessary documentation for all Station land management practices including training, burn records, equipment use, and application of regulated materials. Provide annual reports to government agencies as required.
Participate as an instructor in an annual fire training course.
Retain physical fitness for full time outdoor work year-round in Florida’s subtropical climate.
