Job Information
- Location: Durham, NC
- Close Date: 09/17/2024
- Hiring Organization: Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association
- Contact Email: info@ellerbecreek.org
- Job Website
Description
Join the Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association (ECWA) team in Durham, NC as our Land Conservation Manager!
ECWA is a watershed organization working to improve the quality of Ellerbe Creek while managing nearly 500 acres across five nature preserves and other properties, overseeing habitat restoration projects and conservation easements.
Responsibilities of the Land Conservation Manager include maintaining trails, overseeing habitat restoration projects, and leading public engagement efforts. Skills in wetland restoration, grant management, and ecology are essential. This full-time role offers a competitive salary of $60,000 with benefits including health insurance, 401(k), parental leave, and flexible work arrangements. Candidates should be self-motivated, capable of independent decision-making, and comfortable with fieldwork in varied conditions. ECWA values diversity and encourages applicants from all backgrounds. Apply now to make a meaningful impact on our community and environment!
Join Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association (ECWA) in Durham, NC as our Land Conservation Manager. Manage nearly 500 acres across five nature preserves and other properties, overseeing habitat restoration projects and conservation easements. Responsibilities include habitat restoration, maintaining trails, managing equipment, and leading public engagement efforts. Skills in wetland restoration, grant management, and wetland ecology are essential. Position is full time and offers a competitive salary of $60,000 with benefits including health insurance, 401(k), parental leave, and flexible work arrangements. Candidates should be self-motivated, capable of independent decision-making, and comfortable with fieldwork in varied conditions. ECWA values diversity and encourages applicants from all backgrounds. Apply now to make a meaningful impact on our community and environment!
Responsibilities
Please note: This is a Manager level position- experience in Natural Resource Management planning required.
The Land Conservation Manager is responsible for the development and implementation of habitat restoration projects that ensure the sustainable management of all ECWA-owned lands and nature preserves. The Land Conservation Manager supervises the work of the Preserve Stewards Program, comprised of volunteers and any other staff hired to help with conservation and stewardship activities. ECWA’s land holdings include almost 500 acres in and around downtown Durham, NC, including five publicly accessible nature preserves, 4 properties not open to the public, one conservation easement, and any other lands acquired or put under conservation easement by ECWA. The Land Conservation Manager will use the full range of conservation tools, including scientific and engineering practices, advancement of known and new techniques, project management, grant and budget management, and cooperative partnerships to oversee conservation activities at ECWA.
Position Responsibilities:
- Plan and direct all aspects of preserve conservation activities including feasibility, project scope, proposals, contracting, design, implementation, management plans, monitoring, maintenance, stewardship, and oversight of internal and external entity collaboration.
- Ensure program compliance with internal policies and external requirements, including BMPs and LTA standards.
- Ensure conservation practices & strategies are aligned with ECWA’s internal conservation priorities for wetland restoration and preserve stewardship. General preserve and infrastructure maintenance including trails and informational signage (alongside ECWA staff)
- Maintaining inventory and functionality of all ECWA Land Conservation equipment, tools, and supplies
Data and reporting responsibilities include:
- Production and submission of baseline documentation reports for new properties and annual monitoring reports for ECWA preserves, data management and grants reporting, GIS mapping, and visual data preparation
- Coordination and creation of management plans & relevant conservation & stewardship ECWA policies
- Communications and coordination with a wide variety of ECWA staff, private individuals, public entities, community organizations, and contractors in support of ECWA’s programmatic and organizational goals.
- Occasional leadership of public hikes and workdays in ECWA preserves, alongside ECWA staff & volunteers
- Content creation for public communications, including social media
Financial responsibility may include:
- Working within/managing a budget to complete projects, contracting, and assisting with budget development
- Writing grants and engaging with funders to develop grant agreements, scopes of work, deliverables, timelines, and budgets for potential projects.
Qualifications
- ~ 5 years of direct experience in Natural Resource Management planning & project oversight
- Wetland restoration and land conservation skills and experience, including knowledge of wetland science and ecology, and restoration & conservation standards & practices.
- Ability to explain conservation and restoration practices to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Demonstrated understanding of key ecological processes influencing urban ecosystems in North Carolina, including vegetation ecology, wetlands hydrology, and forest management.
- Relevant certifications, courses, or trainings in any of the above fields.
- Experience managing grant budgets and fulfilling contract requirements.
- Ability to develop, direct, and manage multiple conservation projects; flexibility and responsiveness to unforeseen project demands.
- Completing tasks independently with respect to timeline(s).
- Excellent communication skills via written, spoken, and visual means, including developing and sharing technical reports.
- Ability to analyze, interpret, and synthesize a variety of data, including aerial photography, soil surveys, topographic maps, and GIS & GPS data.
- Multilingual skills and multi-cultural or cross-cultural experience appreciated.
- Supervisory experience.
- Experience using applications such as GIS, Landscape, Google Workspace
Salary/Benefits
$60,000 annually
Application Instructions
Please send resume and cover letter to info@ellerbecreek.org
