Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The Nature Conservancy is a leading conservation organization dedicated to protecting the lands and waters upon which all life depends. They are seeking a Nevada Riparian Restoration Project Manager to plan and implement wet meadow and riparian restoration projects while collaborating with partners like the Bureau of Land Management.
Responsibilities
- Provides technical leadership and support to the Nevada business unit by developing, planning, directing and implementing a riparian restoration project in Nevada
- Gains cooperation from outside parties to accomplish program goals
- Financial responsibility includes working within/managing a budget to complete projects, negotiating and contracting with vendors, assisting with budget development, and assisting with fundraising
- Ensures program compliance with internal policies and external requirements
- Under minimal supervision, makes independent decisions based on analysis, experience and context
- May work in variable weather conditions, at remote locations, on difficult and hazardous terrain and under physically demanding circumstances
Skills
- BA/BS, law or business degree and 5 years' experience in natural resource management or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Experience negotiating complex agreements
- 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 designing and implementing restoration projects
- This position requires a valid driver's license and compliance with TNC's Auto Safety Program
- Multi-lingual skills and multi-cultural or cross-cultural experience appreciated
- Experience working with federal land management agencies, especially Bureau of Land Management in the Intermountain West
- Experience implementing scientific monitoring protocols, specifically the BLM's riparian, rangeland, and stream assessment, inventory, and monitoring procedures
- Knowledge of current trends and practices in conservation, land management, and riparian restoration or ecology
- Ability to explain conservation practices to technical and non-technical audiences
- Completing tasks independently with respect to timeline(s)
- Excellent communication skills via written, spoken and graphical means in English and other relevant languages
- Experience in training, curriculum design, or workplan or strategy development
- Experience working with community-based or collaborative settings to create shared outcomes for diverse groups of people
- Experience designing and implementing low-tech and process-based restoration projects, especially riparian or aquatic restoration
- Writing grants to help landowners and land managers implement restoration projects
- Experience working in remote locations with reliable internet and minimal supervision
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
Company Overview
The Nature Conservancy is a non-profit conservation organization that works to protect terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems. It was founded in 1951, and is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, USA, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is http://www.nature.org.Company H1B Sponsorship
The Nature Conservancy has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 2 in 2026, 26 in 2025, 21 in 2024, 13 in 2023, 18 in 2022, 13 in 2021, 12 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.