Director – Ecosystem Services Markets

American Forests

Director for Ecosystem Services Markets leading projects for ecosystem services at American Forests. Managing partnerships and innovations for resilient forest ecosystems and facilitating funding and financing.

Posted 6/18/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $80,000 - $100,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Successfully managing consulting engagements with peer organizations and professional firms from start to finish, including projects focused on developing methods and tools to quantify water and other benefits from reforestation and forest health projects.
Identifying and building a business case for new areas of innovation across American Forests, especially in terms of funding and financing in support of resilient forest ecosystems.
Conducting an assessment of high-impact policy interventions at state and municipal levels that support increased funding for reforestation and forest health.
Analyzing and presenting findings from external datasets on relevant corporate partners.
Successfully creating and delivering presentations to teams across American Forests on trends, new tools, and other topics.
Serve as one of American Forests’ key thought leaders on emerging ecosystem services markets and financing mechanisms in the U.S., including water and resilience markets.
Report to the Senior Director for Restoration Finance Innovation and collaborate within the Resilient Forests team at American Forests.
Manage day-to-day relationships with expert consultants related to water benefits accounting from reforestation and other restoration activities.
Use internal tools and geospatial data to estimate ecosystem services benefits from American Forests’ historical and current reforestation and restoration projects.
Proactively monitor and report out on trends related to ecosystem services markets to American Forests teams, including on carbon, water, climate resilience, and biodiversity.
Oversee administration of consulting projects, including tracking project progress, documenting outcomes, and preparing final grant reports.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Undergraduate degree in Hydrology, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Natural Resources, Environmental Science, or a related field is required.
Masters degree in Hydrology, Civil Engineering, or Environmental Engineering strongly preferred.
Minimum of seven (7) years’ experience in project management related to hydrology, civil engineering, forestry, natural resources, or ecological restoration with proven results.
Experience with water benefit accounting and corporate water stewardship.
Experience with creating and editing financial models in Excel.
Experience in a consulting firm or other project-based, professional services-oriented role.
Experience and comfort using software platforms and technical tools for project tracking and data management.
Experience with Airtable, ArcGIS, Excel, and other geospatial or project management software preferred.
Strong analytical skills, creativity, curiosity, openness to feedback, and the ability to effectively interact with others at all levels within an organization.
Strong verbal and written communications skills, including the ability to translate technical data for non-technical audiences.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
Systems thinking approach to problem solving.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Dental coverage
Vision coverage
Employee Assistance Program
Flexible spending accounts
Disability insurance
Life insurance
AD&D insurance
Vacation and sick leave
Paid holidays
Parental bonding leave
Bereavement leave
Military leave
401(k) plan with a 5% employer match
Technology stipend
Pet benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

project managementwater benefit accountingfinancial modelingdata managementgeospatial analysisecosystem services assessmentpolicy analysisconsultingrestoration activitiesanalytical skills

Soft Skills

creativitycuriosityopenness to feedbackverbal communicationwritten communicationinterpersonal skillssystems thinkingproblem solvingpresentation skillscollaboration