Nevada Project Manager or Program Manager

Job Type Full-time Description

  

ABOUT TROUT UNLIMITED

Trout Unlimited (TU) brings together diverse interests to care for and recover the rivers and streams on which we all depend. We are a national organization with 300,000 members and supporters organized into over 400 chapters and councils nationwide. Our dedicated grassroots volunteers are matched by a respected staff of organizers, lawyers, policy experts, and scientists, who work out of more than 25 offices across the country.

POSITION SUMMARY

This position is an exciting opportunity for a self-motivated, highly capable person with diverse skills to advance TU’s conservation efforts in Nevada. The Nevada Project or Program Manager unites diverse interests and drives tangible, action-oriented efforts to support the recovery of Lahontan cutthroat trout (LCT) and conservation objectives across TU’s Priority Waters. The Project or Program Manager will develop and implement projects to restore stream and riparian habitat using form and process-based restoration techniques and improve water quality through opportunistic abandoned mine land (AML) reclamation projects. Externally, the role will expand TU’s base of private and public partners. Internally, the role will collaborate closely with a cross-departmental team that includes the Rocky Mountain Region Vice President, Western AML Program Director and staff from TU’s California Inland Trout, Government Affairs, Science, Utah, Oregon and Idaho teams to advance conservation efforts within Priority Waters.  

The ideal Project or Program Manager is action and solution-oriented; works easily with diverse stakeholders and personalities; is optimistic and sees opportunity in challenging situations; responds with initiative to locally driven needs and opportunities; and, importantly, is enthusiastic about building a robust, multi-faceted, science-driven conservation program in Nevada.

Project Manager candidates must demonstrate strong project management skills and follow-through, as well as experience related to river restoration, groundwater, hydrology, aquatic ecology and fisheries, working agriculture, and/or AML reclamation. Project Managers must also demonstrate an eagerness to learn other job elements quickly and will be expected to work closely with other TU staff on fundraising, budget management, community engagement, science, policy and advocacy matters. 

Program Manager candidates must demonstrate the skills described above, as well as prior program leadership and financial management experience. Program Managers must adeptly balance a project portfolio with program responsibilities, and play a lead role in fundraising, budget management, community engagement, science, policy and advocacy matters. Program Manager candidates will also be expected to develop a team and to move into a staff supervision role over time. 

The need for future Nevada conservation staff will be based on the success of this role to develop a body of work, pipeline of projects, and reputation for working collaboratively across the conservation space in Nevada. Ideally, this Program Manager would have the ability to hire another project manager within the first two to three years of the role. 

The role would ideally be based near Elko, Winnemucca or a nearby community. Candidates based in Reno or the surrounding area and are willing to travel frequently will also be considered. 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop and implement projects:

• Work closely with the Bureau of Land Management, USDA Forest Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Nevada Department of Wildlife, Nevada Division of Minerals, Tribal Nations, mining industry partners, landowners, producers and other public and private partners to develop, implement and monitor a suite of habitat restoration and AML remediation projects across LCT range in Nevada.
• Work closely with mining industry partners on specific projects and/or future projects, policy, and conservation efforts. 
• Select, hire and build relationships with subcontractors and vendors for project design, engineering, permitting, construction and monitoring. 
• Provide on-the-ground project oversight during active project implementation periods. 
• Facilitate successful environmental compliance and permit acquisition and ensure permit compliance.
• Ensure proper project documentation and data organization. 

Represent TU values and science research in collaborative planning efforts: 

• Coordinate closely with TU’s Science team to represent and communicate TU’s research findings on matters related to LCT recovery and resilience, LCT genetics, as well as watershed health, aquatic hab