Open position at the Suwannee River Water Management District

Engineer I – Entry Level - Minimum beginning salary of $42,494

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Reviews water use and environmental resource permit applications for administrative and technical completeness.
- Coordinates with District staff, cooperating agencies, consultants, and the public to complete project tasks within statutory timeframes.
- Assists in evaluating data submitted, including irrigation schedules and pump schedules, analyses of aquifer tests, computer modeling of ground water and surface water management systems, and calculations of effects of withdrawals on water levels.
- Prepares requests for additional information when applications are determined to be incomplete following administrative and technical review.
- Ensures timely completion of permit applications, including special limiting conditions, GIS maps, and technical staff reports.
- Makes recommendations for agency action following applicant completion of permit applications.
- Communicates with applicants/permittees and conducts field visits of project permits to collect data and determine compliance status.
- Uses and maintains District GPS equipment to collect accurate locations of infrastructure relating to permits or applications.
- Review, input data, and quality control data within the District’s databases.
- Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in environmental, civil, hydraulic, agricultural or water resource engineering.

Lisa Cheshire, PHR
Human Resources Administrator
Suwannee River Water Management District
9225 CR 49, Live Oak, FL 32060
386.362.1001 386.647.3143 (Direct)
800.226.1066 (FL Toll Free)

Lisa.Cheshire@srwmd.org

Business Development Rep-Packaging

At Piedmont National Corporation (PNC), we are Inspiring Greatness in Packaging through innovative products and solutions. We’re currently expanding our rapidly growing sales team by hiring a Business Development Representative at our Atlanta headquarters.


We’ll provide you with ongoing sales training and dedicated corporate support to position you for success personally as well as collectively with your team and the company. We foster an environment that encourages creative thinking, lots of opportunity for growth and the ability to make an impact so you can take your career to the next level.

Some responsibilities include:
* Establish new leads through cold calling, e-mail marketing, internet research, social networking as well as any creative marketing opportunities.
* Sell products and services to new customers and help existing customers with packaging solutions.
* Manage incoming leads from website and online chat. Leverage CRM system to manage opportunities through each stage of the selling cycle.
* Report competitive activity within the market and suggest recommendations to management.
* Spend time with various outside sales reps learning and supporting their business/customers.



QUALIFICATIONS:
* Bachelor’s degree required
* College/post-college work experience (sales a plus!) or extra-curricular activities
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including a strong phone presence. Comfortable with high-volume cold-calling and emailing.
* Strong motivation to be in the top 1% of wage earners
* Tech-savvy with advanced computer skills
* High energy, persistent and organized
* Self-starter and positive team player
PNC provides an excellent benefits and compensation package. Qualified candidates should apply online at: piedmontnational.com or e-mail: careers@pncorp.com.

MS in Entrepreneurship - info session 5/18

The MS in Entrepreneurship program will have a webinar info session on May 18th at noon. http://info.warrington.ufl.edu/MSEOnlineInfoSessionMay18

You can view the center’s promo video: https://youtu.be/iTCqc8v7Sgc

 

BME Cell Lab now open to other EG majors

Entry Level Ag Jobs and Internships

Have you heard of the website www.aggrad.com?

Here’s their mission statement:
To promote career opportunities in agriculture by providing job seekers with useful resources and confidential connections to hiring agribusinesses.

The site could be really useful to BS students looking for internships and entry level jobs.

They also have a podcast called “Future of Agriculture”.

Possibly more relevant were the “Latest from the Web” that listed businesses like Kubota Tractor Corporation with internships listed. Sign up for updates to get the most recent postings.