Front Range Abandoned Mine Lands Project Manager

November 4

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Trout Unlimited

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

201 - 500 employees

Founded 1959

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Description

• This is an exciting opportunity to join Trout Unlimited and use your talents to improve water quality and fisheries in Colorado watersheds impacted by historic hardrock mining. • TU is hiring a self-motivated and competent person to facilitate and execute abandoned mine land reclamation and stream restoration projects in front-range watersheds across Colorado. • This project manager will take projects from start to finish, developing project concepts, obtaining project funding, managing project implementation, and completing grant/funder reports. • TU started its Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation Program in 2004 to address what the organization feels is one of the most important yet least addressed issues facing headwater streams in the West. • The successful applicant will work with TU staff and stakeholders to secure additional funding for project activities and to cover core operational costs to sustain the program and this position in future years. • The specific focus will be along and throughout the Front Range of Colorado, so the applicant must be close to those areas. • Additionally, travel to occasional staff meetings and conferences outside the state will be necessary. • The Front Range AML position requires a high frequency of in-state travel (>70%) during the field season, from May until October every year.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required; strong preference for a graduate degree in a relevant field of study. • Minimum 3-7 years of relevant professional experience • Preferred degree of study: natural resource management, biological or environmental sciences, or an applicable engineering discipline • Experience with construction oversight, reclamation, and project management • Demonstrated performance in grant writing and other fundraising activities. • Experience with fisheries, water quality, or fluvial geomorphology a plus. • Experience with study design and field methods of environmental investigations and implementation practices for meeting restoration and reclamation objectives. • Understanding of CERCLA and NEPA policy and permitting • Excellent written and oral communication skills are required, as well as ability to manage multiple deadlines simultaneously. • Ability to work independently and in partnership with other TU staff, landowners, and partners to complete complex projects. • Willingness to travel within the region as necessary; Valid driver’s license and own vehicle required. • Applicant should be able to lift >50 pounds and be proficient in a backcountry hiking situation. • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs required, and GIS and CAD software experience strongly preferred. • Strong organizational and time management skills with exceptional attention to detail and ability to work remotely without close oversight • High energy and a passion for protecting and restoring trout fisheries and their watersheds.