Nevada Riparian Restoration Project Manager

About the role

The Nevada Riparian Restoration Project Manager will further The Nature Conservancy’s conservation goals by planning and implementing substantial wet meadow and riparian restoration projects with partners primarily in the Elko Bureau of Land Management (BLM) District as part of a six-state restoration effort between TNC and the BLM.

Responsibilities

• Develops, plans, directs, and implements riparian restoration projects in Nevada.
• Gains cooperation from outside parties to accomplish program goals.
• Manages financial responsibilities including working within/managing a budget to complete projects, negotiating and contracting with vendors, assisting with budget development, and assisting with fundraising.

  Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resource Management or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • 5 years of experience in natural resource management or related field.
  • Experience negotiating complex agreements.
  • Experience communicating with the public and/or media both in writing and verbally.
  • Experience using applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and Web Browsers.
  • Experience designing and implementing restoration projects.

  Qualifications

  • BA/BS, law or business degree.
  • Experience working with federal land management agencies, especially Bureau of Land Management in the Intermountain West.
  • Experience implementing scientific monitoring protocols, specifically the BLM’s riparian, rangeland, and stream assessment, inventory, and monitoring procedures.
  • Knowledge of current trends and practices in conservation, land management, and riparian restoration or ecology.
  • Ability to explain conservation practices to technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Excellent communication skills via written, spoken and graphical means in English and other relevant languages.
  • Experience in training, curriculum design, or workplan or strategy development.
  • Experience working with community-based or collaborative settings to create shared outcomes for diverse groups of people.
  • Experience designing and implementing low-tech and process-based restoration projects, especially riparian or aquatic restoration.
  • Writing grants to help landowners and land managers implement restoration projects.
  • Experience working in remote locations with reliable internet and minimal supervision.

  Desired Qualifications

  • Multi-lingual skills and multi-cultural or cross-cultural experience appreciated.
  • Experience working with community-based or collaborative settings to create shared outcomes for diverse groups of people.
  • Experience designing and implementing low-tech and process-based restoration projects, especially riparian or aquatic restoration.
  • Writing grants to help landowners and land managers implement restoration projects.
  • Experience working in remote locations with reliable internet and minimal supervision.