Coastal Management Specialist

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Coastal Management Specialist providing technical assistance for NOAA, focusing on community resilience efforts in California and the West Coast region. Engaging with partners and addressing project needs.

Posted 6/25/2026full-timeOakland • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $95,000 - $115,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Maintain familiarity with the Resilience Challenge’s community resilience efforts in California and across the West Coast region in order to understand project needs and work to address them.
Engage in-person regularly with Resilience Challenge partners and in the communities served by the Resilience Challenge project in California.
Serve in the role of Technical Assistance Coordinator for the Resilience Challenge project in California.
Help monitor the Washington and Alaska tasks to support the respective team members as needed.
Provide technical assistance directly to Resilience Challenge partners and project communities.
Make connections with NOAA and other federal agencies and external partners to deliver additional technical expertise and services.
Assist with developing training and other learning products to support the needs of Resilience Challenge efforts.
Deliver OCM training to Resilience Challenge projects and serve as a national trainer on nature-based solutions.
Facilitate meetings, workshops and other events with project partners.
Act as a liaison to communicate NOAA resources to partners and assist with communicating on-the-ground accomplishments to NOAA.
Perform grant management and administration responsibilities in coordination with federal staff, including providing advice on grants, cooperative agreements, and project budgets.
Coordinate tasks and activities with other staff supporting the Resilience Challenge.
Serve as the West Coast Resilience Challenge coordinator to coordinate across Resilience Challenge projects in the West Coast region.
Assist with OCM project coordination.
Work with regional leadership to represent the Office and NOAA at local and regional events in support of the Resilience Challenge and other regional efforts.
Provide local support, expertise and networking for the Coastal Resilience Fellows hosted by project partners.
Support and participate in the national Resilience Challenge Peer-to-peer Gathering.
Provide convening support for local and regional peer-to-peer sharing events to reach coastal community audiences beyond the project partners.
Make connections with and provide support as needed to Resilience Challenge projects that are outside of California and the West Coast.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Masters degree with 6+ years of experience
Close familiarity with the Resilience Challenge’s community resilience efforts in California and across the West Coast
Understanding of the initial needs and gaps of the Resilience Challenge projects in California that NOAA and other technical assistance providers may address
Understanding of, and experience in, the local or regional geography, context, cultures, challenges, and coastal issues relevant to the West Coast
Experience managing NOAA cooperative agreements. Ability to follow standard operating procedures and guidance documentation specifically related to NOAA grant management and administration
Experience delivering OCM’s nature-based solutions training course
Experience facilitating meetings and workshops with external partners
Experience across levels of government and/or sectors (multidisciplinary)
Demonstrated ability to build relationships with management, colleagues, and external partners
Experience with NOAA’s Digital Coast
Ability to pass a National Agency Check (NACI)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive healthcare for the employee at no monthly cost
Healthcare benefit covers medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision
Personal Time Off (PTO) Policy plus paid holidays
Highly competitive compensation plan regularly calibrated against industry and location benchmarks
401(k) retirement plan with company-matching
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – we’re all company owners!
Flexible spending accounts
Employee assistance program (EAP)
Short- and long-term disability insurance
Life and accident insurance
Tuition assistance/Training/Workforce improvement reimbursement per year
Spot bonuses for exceptional performance
Annual Employee Recognition Awards with bonuses
Employee Referral Program
Free centralized, self-directed Learning Management System to learn at your own pace
Personalized career growth plans for every employee

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Hard Skills & Tools

grant managementtechnical assistanceOCM trainingnature-based solutionsproject coordinationfacilitationrelationship buildingNOAA cooperative agreementsexperience with NOAA's Digital Coastunderstanding of coastal issues

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationorganizational skillsleadershipinterpersonal skillsnetworkingproblem-solvingadaptabilitycultural awarenessmultidisciplinary experience

Certifications

Masters degree