| Job details |
| Job industry : |
Project Management/Site Engineers
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| Job segment : |
Project Mgmt/Site Engnr |
| Job role : |
Project Mgr-Production/Manufacturing/Maintenance |
| Job skill : |
Excellent written and oral communication skills. |
| Position vacant : |
River Parkway Project Manager |
| Job location : |
Modesto,
California |
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| Job details |
| Company name : |
Tuolumne River Trust
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| Minimum experience : |
2 years |
| Maximum experience : |
4 years |
| Job type : |
Permanent |
| Gross pay : |
$55,000 - $60,000 Yearly |
| Job posted : |
Aug 11, 2008 |
| Job view count : |
171
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| Job description |
| Job description: |
The Tuolumne River Trust promotes the stewardship of the Tuolumne River and its tributaries to ensure a healthy watershed, from Yosemite National Park to the San Joaquin River and the San Francisco Bay-Delta. The Tuolumne River Trust has an immediate opening for a River Parkway Project Manager.
The Project Manager’s activities encompass a broad array of tasks, including strategic planning; partnership building; land management and science; real estate acquisition; fundraising for the parkway including securing government grants; management of government and other contracts; cultivating support and involvement among key local stakeholders, landowners, corporations, private individuals, donors, and community and institutional leaders; representing the Trust in a wide variety of forums; fostering compatible land use practices throughout the project area. S/He will work closely with the Deputy Executive Director, Central Valley Program Director, and Education and Outreach Director.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Strengthen the Trust as the major conservation organization within Stanislaus County.
- Lead the Trust and the Tuolumne River Coalition, a loose collaborative of local governmental and non-governmental organizations, in implementing the vision for the Lower Tuolumne River Parkway.
- Capitalize on existing resources to leverage additional government and private funds for parkway projects, including grant preparation.
- Foster key partnerships with public and private organizations to develop innovative solutions and tangible results for parkway projects.
- Cultivate local community support for local conservation efforts.
- Refine conservation and park priorities along the lower Tuolumne River.
- Assist in negotiating complex and innovative solutions with government agencies and landowners to conserve and protect key pieces of land.
- Strengthen government relationships to build political support for the parkway and individual parkway projects.
- Act as a spokesperson for the parkway to the media to effectively generate positive stories about the parkway.
- Additionally, the Project Manager may work on land transactions by assisting and/or leading negotiating, documenting, and closing real estate transactions with the assistance of legal and finance consultants and partners by:
- Researching and carrying out all phases of land pre-acquisition projects from initial outreach and landowner negotiation through supervision of appraisers, surveyors, and other consultants.
- Identifying funding opportunities for land acquisition projects.
- Identifying and negotiating with public agencies or other permanent stewards for final project acquisition.
- Other duties as assigned by supervisor.
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| Req. candidate profile : |
Qualifications:
- Advanced degree in engineering, biology, hydrology, landscape architecture, or other related field.
- 2-4 years experience in the environmental field, preferably including background in working with land trusts, California’s Central Valley environmental issues, government relations, and land conservation.
- Prior experience and ability in building relationships and working with people from different backgrounds and perspectives.
- Experience in working with diverse coalitions of stakeholders to advance community visions.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Prior successful experience in grant writing, contract management, and budget management.
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| How to apply : |
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| Third party mediation allowed : |
No |
| Telecommute : |
No |
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