Job Type: Full-time, on-site,
Location: Los Altos, CA
Salary: $123,202-$153,840/yr
Application Due Date: 7/13/2025
Position Overview:
This position oversees aspects of Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District’s vegetation management programs; advises and monitors field and office staff and contractors on vegetation management; leads a multi-department team in reviewing and setting priorities for all vegetation management activities on approximately 72,000 acres according to Midpen policy; train staff in ecologically sensitive vegetation management and safety; conducts field inspections; recommends appropriate treatment methods; monitors work; and reports on the progress of the programs to the General Manager, Board of Directors, and public.
Knowledge and Experience:
IPM principles in the management of invasive, weedy and flammable plants and pest animals in natural park environments and facilities.
Knowledge of plant taxonomy and natural community ecology.
Familiarity with federal, state, and local statutes and regulations related to vegetation management and plant collecting.
Ability to identify plants (including special status plants), pests and sensitive environments with the Santa Cruz Mountains region.
Analyzing the impacts of projects on native plant species and sensitive natural communities.
Managing complex large-scale projects.
Conducting botanical field surveys, or experience conducting such botanical field surveys under the direction of an experienced botanical field surveyor.
Hiring and oversight of consultants and contractors.
Project management.
Report writing.
Supervision.
Must have, or be able to obtain within one year of hire date, a California Pest Control Advisor license, Qualified Applicator License, or Qualified Applicator Certificate.
Qualities:
IPM principles in the management of invasive, weedy and flammable plants and pest animals in natural park environments and facilities.
Knowledge of plant taxonomy and natural community ecology.
Familiarity with federal, state, and local statutes and regulations related to vegetation management and plant collecting.
Ability to identify plants (including special status plants), pests and sensitive environments with the Santa Cruz Mountains region.
Analyzing the impacts of projects on native plant species and sensitive natural communities.
Managing complex large-scale projects.
Conducting botanical field surveys, or experience conducting such botanical field surveys under the direction of an experienced botanical field surveyor.
Hiring and oversight of consultants and contractors.
Project management.
Report writing.
Supervision.
Must have, or be able to obtain within one year of hire date, a California Pest Control Advisor license, Qualified Applicator License, or Qualified Applicator Certificate.
Qualities:
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Collaborative.
Proactive problem solver.
Possess excellent judgment.
Self-directed.
Highly Desired:
Master’s Degree.
Experience in the public sector.
Education and Experience:
Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be equivalent to graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in natural resource management, ecology, biology, environmental design, or a closely related field and:
Three (3) years of increasingly responsible experience in natural resource management preferably in parks or open space, and
At least one (1) year of supervisory and administrative responsibility.
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