Senior Project Manager, North Central Washington
About the role
Trout Unlimited (TU) seeks to hire a self-motivated and highly capable person to implement restoration projects to benefit aquatic resources and native and wild fish populations in Upper Columbia Basin watersheds in Washington State. The project manager will work cooperatively with partners to develop new and carry forth ongoing restoration projects, including efforts to advance a possible Enloe Dam removal project. This position may require travel, intermittent field work, and may be based out of TU’s Twisp or Wenatchee offices.
Responsibilities
- Manage and direct TU’s coordination of the Enloe Dam Removal Project.
- Develop, design, coordinate, and implement protection and restoration projects resulting in fisheries habitat restoration and/or enhancement of instream flow to benefit aquatic species and overall ecological function in priority watersheds.
- Lead project-based teams of fund development professionals internally and externally with partner organizations.
- Coordinate large teams of staff, contractors, government agencies, and stakeholders.
- Identify funding sources, prepare grant proposals, and secure funding for instream flow and habitat restoration projects.
- Develop scopes-of-work, budgets, and contracting documents in compliance with state and federal contract requirements and procurement rules.
- Oversee and participate in the development of agreements, restoration plans, mitigation plans, and engineering documentation to advance restoration project implementation.
- Work with company accounting, legal, management, and human resources staff.
- Foster and maintain positive relationships with landowners, tribes, state and federal agencies, and other stakeholders with varying political and social backgrounds.
- Attend, participate, and represent TU in meetings relevant to TU’s mission.
Requirements
- A minimum of 10 years’ relevant work experience and a master’s or other advanced degree.
- Experience leading teams of developers raising funds for non-profit organizations and projects.
- Superior interpersonal skills and ability to work constructively with a wide range of partners and organizations.
- Highly developed grant and technical writing skills.
- Capable of simultaneously managing multiple complex projects with multiple funding agreements and stakeholder groups.
- Experience with project development, implementation, and management including construction projects that involve development, partner coordination, securing funds and managing budgets, contractor selection and oversight, and reporting.
- Experience with riverine restoration techniques, project management fundamentals, construction management basics, irrigated agriculture, and complex multi-party negotiations.
- Functional knowledge of conservation, riverine ecology, fisheries biology, hydrology, and watershed processes.
- Nuanced understanding of how to enable local knowledge to help shape projects and how to work respectfully in partnership with local leaders and rural communities.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, as well as research and analytic skills.
- Demonstrated organizational and problem-solving abilities.
- Demonstrated experience indicating ability to prioritize workload, to be highly motivated and self-directed.
- Comfortable with public speaking and meeting facilitation.
- Passion for fisheries conservation and for protecting and restoring rivers and streams.
- Experience using MS Office suite, especially Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Ability to periodically travel overnight.
- Hold a valid driver’s license.
Benefits
This is a full-time, year-round position with a generous benefits package, including a 403(b) retirement match.
Pay
The anticipated salary range is $77,000 to $89,000. Salary levels may be adjusted for exceptional candidates. Title and compensation decisions are dependent on several factors including, but not limited to, an individual’s qualifications and experience level, internal equity, and alignment with market data.