Senior Project Manager, 'Aina Pauahi

About the role

The Senior Project Manager or Project Manager will support the Natural Resources Department within the 'Āina Pauahi Group. This role will advance reforestation and restoration initiatives, carbon, and agroforestry, while supporting conservation finance strategies.

Responsibilities

• Develops and leads strategic projects and initiatives that enhance, improve, and mitigate risk across KS' aina portfolio.
• Manages and ensures effective and timely execution of all aspects of projects including financial feasibility, fiscal management, planning, and implementation, relationships with internal and external stakeholders, and other activities that enhance the value and return on investment of KS' real estate portfolio.
• Conducts detailed due diligence, negotiates planning and implementation, assesses, and manages project-level risks, and establishes and maintains relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Works with the division to lead and implement strategic initiatives, provides support on key projects, and works with team members across the 'Aina Pauahi Group and broader enterprise.

Requirements

• Minimum 7 years of directly related work experience.
• Minimum 2 years of supervisory experience to include demonstrated successful performance or advanced knowledge of resource management strategies.
• In-depth understanding of factors that impact strategic plans, their execution and the balance of KS’ five values, including: Resource management issues, trends and opportunities; Traditional land use and cultural relationships with land and the natural environment; and Environmental and resource stewardship practices.
• Demonstrated proficiency in asset enhancement or resource leadership.
• Demonstrated proficiency in navigating legal and regulatory processes governing land and resource management.
• Demonstrated proficiency in managing various types of legal, economic, environmental and cultural risks.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Strong supervisory and effective coaching skills, including understanding of basic staff management principles and practices and demonstrated proficiency working on and building effective teams.
• Ability to synthesize information from various sources for onward reporting.
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills, including public presentations, oral communication and writing.
• Familiarity with specialized software and technologies relevant to professional discipline, along with applicable training and certifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in political science, public administration, land planning, natural sciences, natural resource and environmental management, Hawaiian/ Pacific Island studies, anthropology, archaeology, business, finance, real estate, hydrology, engineering or closely related field.
• Valid driver’s license.
• In-depth understanding of factors that impact strategic plans, their execution and the balance of KS’ five values, including: Resource management issues, trends and opportunities; Traditional land use and cultural relationships with land and the natural environment; and Environmental and resource stewardship practices.
• Demonstrated proficiency in asset enhancement or resource leadership.
• Demonstrated proficiency in navigating legal and regulatory processes governing land and resource management.
• Demonstrated proficiency in managing various types of legal, economic, environmental and cultural risks.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Strong supervisory and effective coaching skills, including understanding of basic staff management principles and practices and demonstrated proficiency working on and building effective teams.
• Ability to synthesize information from various sources for onward reporting.
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills, including public presentations, oral communication and writing.
• Familiarity with specialized software and technologies relevant to professional discipline, along with applicable training and certifications.