Agency Marketing Statement:

• The Presidio Trust is seeking an experienced Integrated Pest Management Specialist. The Presidio of San Francisco, the 1,491-acre former Army base at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge, is now a new kind of national park. The park includes 477 individually significant historic buildings, about 6 million square feet of residential and office space, and more than 180 historic objects. To date, 325 historic buildings have been fully or partially rehabilitated and are now occupied.
  The Presidio Trust is seeking an experienced Integrated Pest Management Specialist. The Presidio of San Francisco, the 1,491-acre former Army base at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge, is now a new kind of national park. The park includes 477 individually significant historic buildings, about 6 million square feet of residential and office space, and more than 180 historic objects. To date, 325 historic buildings have been fully or partially rehabilitated and are now occupied.
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Duties:

• Our Building Stewardship Department keeps our buildings operational, looking beautiful and pristine, and so much more. Our ideal candidate will have five (5) years related pest control maintenance experience and/or training or an equivalent combination of education and experience. You will have the ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedures manuals. You will know how to establish and operate a monitoring program for pests, develop field test criteria to evaluate the efficacy of varied pest management techniques and pesticide application and more.
  
  
  Responsibilities
  - Assist with the development and implementation of an IPM program to prevent and control pests in park owned buildings, trees, planters, landscaped areas and rights-of-way, open space, drainage channels, wastewater treatment plant, and facilities using a composite of techniques to include physical, chemical, mechanical, cultural, and biological methods.
  - Assist in the development of IPM policies and objectives consistent with those of the organization to ensure safe and efficient operation of individual operating units. Provide technical guidance and oversight to the department and to the team.
  - Ensure compliance with all application policies, procedures, laws, and regulations. Manage database of information to ensure compliance.
  - Assist all departments with pest control management within their areas of responsibility and respond to questions regarding pest management.
  - Ensure all department IPM applicators have pesticide labels and Safety Data Sheets available in their departments for all pesticides used AND ensure that all staff involved in application of pesticides are trained on safe application practices in accordance with the Safety Data Sheets.
  - Research and recommend successful least-toxic methods to management, including less toxic chemical, mechanical, and cultural methods AND prepare and maintain a list of reduced-risk pesticides for approval and use on the Presidio.
  - Provide guidance to park staff and contractors engaged in pest management activities including analysis and diagnosis, application of treatments, data collection, and reporting with the goal to minimize pesticide use and assure adherence to the Presidio's IPM Program and Policy.
  - Participate in the development, implementation, and maintenance of policies, objectives, short- and long-range planning to develop and implement projects and programs to assist in accomplishment of established goals.
  - Maintain all applicable recommendations, records, and other documentation related to pesticide storage and application to maintain compliance with applicable local, state, or federal requirements.
  - Write, collect, analyze, and report statistical data. Present reports to the County Department of Agriculture, Department of Pesticide Regulations, Structural Pest Control Board, and other agencies.
  - Build and maintain positive working relationships with co-workers, service vendors, contractors, tenants, and the public using principles of good customer service.
  - Survey and inspect trees, shrubs, grass, rights-of-way, vegetation, aquatics, and structures for evidence of disease or presence of harmful pests by using visual aids, field observations, monitoring, and historical records.
  Our Building Stewardship Department keeps our buildings operational, looking beautiful and pristine, and so much more. Our ideal candidate will have five (5) years related pest control maintenance experience and/or training or an equivalent combination of education and experience. You will have the ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedures manuals. You will know how to establish and operate a monitoring program for pests, develop field test criteria to evaluate the efficacy of varied pest management techniques and pesticide application and more. Responsibilities - Assist with the development and implementation of an IPM program to prevent and control pests in park owned buildings, trees, planters, landscaped areas and rights-of-way, open space, drainage channels, wastewater treatment plant, and facilities using a composite of techniques to include physical, chemical, mechanical, cultural, and biological methods. - Assist in the development of IPM policies and objectives consistent with those of the organization to ensure safe and efficient operation of individual operating units. Provide technical guidance and oversight to the department and to the team. - Ensure compliance with all application policies, procedures, laws, and regulations. Manage database of information to ensure compliance. - Assist all departments with pest control management within their areas of responsibility and respond to questions regarding pest management. - Ensure all department IPM applicators have pesticide labels and Safety Data Sheets available in their departments for all pesticides used AND ensure that all staff involved in application of pesticides are trained on safe application practices in accordance with the Safety Data Sheets. - Research and recommend successful least-toxic methods to management, including less toxic chemical, mechanical, and cultural methods AND prepare and maintain a list of reduced-risk pesticides for approval and use on the Presidio. - Provide guidance to park staff and contractors engaged in pest management activities including analysis and diagnosis, application of treatments, data collection, and reporting with the goal to minimize pesticide use and assure adherence to the Presidio's IPM Program and Policy. - Participate in the development, implementation, and maintenance of policies, objectives, short- and long-range planning to develop and implement projects and programs to assist in accomplishment of established goals. - Maintain all applicable recommendations, records, and other documentation related to pesticide storage and application to maintain compliance with applicable local, state, or federal requirements. - Write, collect, analyze, and report statistical data. Present reports to the County Department of Agriculture, Department of Pesticide Regulations, Structural Pest Control Board, and other agencies. - Build and maintain positive working relationships with co-workers, service vendors, contractors, tenants, and the public using principles of good customer service. - Survey and inspect trees, shrubs, grass, rights-of-way, vegetation, aquatics, and structures for evidence of disease or presence of harmful pests by using visual aids, field observations, monitoring, and historical records.
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• - Monitor pest ecosystems to evaluate the presence of pest species, natural pest predators, and conditions that may contribute to pest problems.
  - Provide expertise, assistance, and training to staff, contract service providers, and the public about pest biology, the IPM approach, new pest management strategies, and toxicology of pesticides.
  - Provide high quality customer service and accurate information to park employees, tenants, representatives of outside agencies, and members of the public, in a courteous, efficient, and timely manner.
  - Other duties as assigned.
  
  - Monitor pest ecosystems to evaluate the presence of pest species, natural pest predators, and conditions that may contribute to pest problems. - Provide expertise, assistance, and training to staff, contract service providers, and the public about pest biology, the IPM approach, new pest management strategies, and toxicology of pesticides. - Provide high quality customer service and accurate information to park employees, tenants, representatives of outside agencies, and members of the public, in a courteous, efficient, and timely manner. - Other duties as assigned.
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