Ecological Restoration Project Manager

3 weeks ago


Seattle, Washington, United States All Things HR LLC Full time
Job Title: Ecological Restoration Project Manager

Dirt Corps is seeking an experienced Restoration Ecologist to lead our ecological restoration projects in King County. As a Field Operations Manager, you will be responsible for the daily management of multiple field crews on natural area restoration projects. This includes direct supervision of urban forestry and ecological restoration projects throughout local parks, community open spaces, forests, and riparian areas in the Green/Duwamish and Cedar River Watersheds.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Assess, bid, prep, and manage natural area jobs from site walks through job completion with support from Director of Ecology
  • Manage Crew members of varying experience on 1-4 Natural Area Restoration projects at a time
  • Create and schedule weekly work plans that generate efficient work flow and use crew time effectively with correct tools, scope, and time budgeting
  • Support crew leads in completing daily objectives, and ensure they have all the necessary information and tools to do so (work orders, maps, tools)
  • Lead crew to plan and implement scope of natural area project, ensure accurate collection of daily metrics and other reporting required by client
  • Keep the crew involved in and accountable to the day-to-day work, as well as in their crew roles
  • Train new crew members, and continuously support current crew members' education and development
  • Model leadership and problem solving skills in the field, and provide a platform for collective brainstorming and problem solving with crew members
  • Monitor crew safety, including proper usage of tools and personal protective equipment
  • Work with Directors and Safety Committee to provide required and requested safety training as well as enriching educational opportunities for the team
  • Be able to effectively complete administrative tasks independently
  • Work with agency, NGO, and community clients to achieve stated performance metrics
  • Be an effective leader while maintaining humility and respect for all
Requirements:
  • Hold a valid WA Driver's license
  • Hold a commercial aquatic pesticide license, or the ability to acquire a pesticide license within one month of job start
  • 5+ years natural area experience or 3 years and ecological degree. 2 years of restoration crew leadership experience
  • Excellent knowledge of PNW plant ecosystems and Restoration Ecology
  • Mechanical Experience using and maintaining electric and gas power tools such as weed whackers, hedge trimmers, drills, sawzalls, and more
  • Experience using mechanical and chemical vegetation management, and IPM methods in natural area restoration contexts
  • Experience with using online reporting tools such as Arc GIS Fieldmaps, Survey 123, and Google applications
  • Be excited to learn and expand knowledge and skills
  • Be excited to train and support professional learning
Compensation:
  • $33.00 to $39.00 per hour, DOE
Benefits:
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
  • 1.5 hours/40 hours for vacation time per year
  • 1 hour/40 hours worked of paid sick and safe time
  • 5 paid holidays
  • $25 per month phone stipend
  • $200 annual gear stipend
  • Professional training and leadership development

Dirt Corps is a job training company that provides access to green careers for all people. We work towards this mission by offering paid job training programs as well as running professional crews. Our training programs and professional work focus on ecological restoration, urban forestry, and green stormwater infrastructure. Through hands-on training with a focus on GSI design/build, operations and maintenance, ecological restoration and vegetation management, and enhancing community open spaces, we aim to pass on our skills and strategies to others in a growing field of green jobs.

Please visit our website to learn more about Dirt Corps and our mission.



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