[Remote] Rattlesnake Creek Project Manager

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The Nature Conservancy is a leading environmental organization dedicated to protecting the lands and waters essential for life. They are seeking a Rattlesnake Creek Project Manager to manage and advance conservation programs in the Rattlesnake Creek Watershed, focusing on implementing water-saving strategies and collaboration with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage and advance conservation programs, plans, and methods for the Rattlesnake Creek Watershed
• Deploy programs designed to implement water savings across the watershed through irrigation technology adoption, precision fallowing, and other conservation practices
• Provide technical leadership and support to the Rattlesnake Creek watershed by planning, directing, and implementing irrigation technologies and land stewardship on private agricultural lands
• Address water infrastructure, irrigation technologies, and innovative farming techniques
• Foster cross-site learning among a multi-disciplinary group of stakeholders and supply conservation coordination with site or landscape level information relevant to the planning process
• Develop and implement conservation strategies, employing a full range of conservation tools to acquire varying degrees of water savings
• Implement a variety of strategies to continue public and private support for TNC conservation priorities in the region
• Coordinate supply chain support with commodity markets and researchers, collaborating with TNC’s Corporate Engagement team to implement grant deliverables
• Work on expanding phreatophyte removal efforts throughout the watershed with partner organizations and agencies

Skills

• BA/BS, agriculture, biology, agronomy or related degree and 5 years' experience in natural resource management or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience with agricultural entities
• 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 with principles of land acquisition
• Experience negotiating complex agreements
• This position requires a valid driver's license and compliance with TNC's Auto Safety Program
• Experience with crop irrigation in semi-arid environments
• Knowledge of land management conservation practice and conservation science
• Knowledge of current trends and practices in conservation, land management and natural resource preservation
• Ability and willingness to apply science to decision-making and guide activities in Rattlesnake Creek
• Knowledge of federal, state and local policies and regulations related to agriculture
• Experience working with commodity markets
• Excellent communication skills via written, spoken and graphical means in English and other relevant languages

Benefits

• Health care benefits
• Flexible spending accounts
• A 401(k) plan with an 8% employer match
• Parental leave
• Accrued paid time off
• Life insurance
• Disability coverage
• Employee assistance program
• Other life and work well-being benefits
• Flexible work environment that supports of the health and well-being of the people we employ

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