Flow Restoration Project Manager

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Trout Unlimited

Trout and Salmon Conservation • Fishing • Coldwater Fisheries • Youth Education • Veterans Services

201 - 500

Description

• Work closely with local stakeholders to develop and implement instream flow restoration projects. • Evaluate feasibility and value of potential instream flow restoration projects with private landowners and other stakeholders, both independently and in group settings. • Identify funding sources, prepare budgets and proposals, and secure funding for water transactions. • Complete state requirements for transacting water rights, including leasing and transfer applications to the Oregon Water Resources Department. • Manage project implementation including budgeting, scheduling, partner coordination, contractor selection and oversight, and reporting. • Coordinate and develop communications materials. • Consolidate, manage, and share hydrologic data to inform flow restoration needs and priorities. • Prepare grant deliverables including quarterly, annual, and final progress reports. • Monitor projects including tracking instream flow, compliance with instream water rights, and ecologic outcomes. • Follow all TU policies regarding federal and state grant compliance, including procurement processes. • Foster and maintain positive relationships with landowners and other stakeholders with varying political and social backgrounds. • Collaborate closely with partners, including federal, state and local government agencies, academic institutions, and other non-profit organizations. • Additional duties may be assigned as necessary, including programmatic work in the region on other restoration and habitat improvement efforts.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in hydrology, water resources, ecology, fisheries, or a related field. Master’s degree or higher preferred. • Knowledge of and experience working with western water law and water rights. • At least 2 years professional experience preferred. • Grant and project management skills. • Experience working or collecting data under potentially adverse conditions in the field. • Superior interpersonal skills and ability to work constructively with diverse partners and private landowners. • Ability and willingness to travel to project sites, with occasional multi-day trips. Valid driver’s license and own vehicle required. • Excellent written and oral communication skills. • Excellent problem-solving abilities. • Ability to work independently without close oversight, but also a team player who will productively engage with others at varying levels of seniority within and outside TU. • Ability to manage complex projects and manage multiple deadlines simultaneously.

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