The Nature Conservancy

Stewardship Water Resource Manager

The Nature Conservancy

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • California • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $73,000 - $103,125 per year

Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • Provides technical leadership and support for the management of the Conservancy's water resources state-wide.
  • Ensures compliance with State and local reporting requirements for diversion of surface water and use of groundwater.
  • Manages relationships with external entities (e.g., water districts, academics).
  • Contributes technically to habitat and flow restoration projects.
  • Manages data and devices for monitoring diversions, flows, groundwater and temperature.
  • Develops innovative analyses, tools and frameworks for water management on TNC lands.
  • Assists with negotiated solutions for complex water management challenges.
  • Travels up to 20% of the time to Conservancy land throughout California.

Requirements

  • BA/BS degree and 5 years of experience in natural resource management, engineering or a related field (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
  • Experience working with GIS, data management and technological tools used for remote monitoring.
  • Experience leading matrixed teams (without supervisory responsibilities).
  • Experience managing complex or multiple projects, including staffing, workloads and finances under deadlines.
  • Experience in partnership development with government officials, scientists, landowners, community groups, academia.
  • Experience negotiating.
  • Experience using common software applications such as Word, Excel, web browsers, etc.
Benefits
  • Health care benefits
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • 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

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Hard skills
natural resource managementengineeringGISdata managementremote monitoringproject managementnegotiation
Soft skills
technical leadershiprelationship managementpartnership developmentteam leadershipproblem-solving