Northwest River Restoration Director

3 days ago

Portland, Oregon, United States American Rivers Full time
Job Title: Northwest River Restoration Director

Join American Rivers in championing a national effort to protect and restore all rivers, from remote mountain streams to urban waterways. As the Northwest River Restoration Director, you will play a critical role in leading coalitions of land managers, State and Federal agencies, other NGOs, and Tribal Nations to further develop the Northwest Dam Removal Program through process-based river restoration approaches that balance ecological, social, and cultural values as well as feasibility considerations.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead dam removal and related river restoration efforts in the Northwest Region.
  • Work with Tribes, agencies, practitioners, and communities to assess enabling conditions for removing dams and develop strategies to overcome existing barriers likely to include funding and policy bottlenecks, workforce development, and other community of practice support needs.
  • Support dam removal trainings for project managers.
  • Regularly respond to requests for technical and strategic project planning assistance to advance multi-benefit dam removals and river restoration in the region.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert to advocate for and advance multi-benefit dam removal projects and associated river restoration policy.
  • Effectively communicate dam removal approaches and benefits to a wide array of audiences including Tribes, scientists, community-based organizations, landowners, and the public, using a variety of mediums, including but not limited to public and professional conference presentations, and potentially through published reports or papers.
  • Advocate for and incorporate the perspectives and solutions presented by frontline BIPOC communities and Tribal Nations into regional strategies and project plans.
  • Develop funding applications and manage grant awards for the Program.
  • Be an active teammate with the American Rivers' Northwest Region Team and the National Dam Removal Community of Practice, engaging in team meetings, collaborating with colleagues on project ideas and approaches, and developing, refining, and implementing effective restoration strategies.
Requirements:
  • Holistic understanding of Northwest rivers and riverscape restoration.
  • No less than 8 years of relevant experience in river restoration project or program management.
  • Demonstrated ability in the evaluation of tradeoffs to identify and prioritize multi-benefit river restoration projects, including ecological, social, and cultural values.
  • Experience developing funding applications and managing grant awards preferred.
  • A team player with strong interpersonal and leadership skills, as well as the ability to work well with a diverse range of people. Experience working with multicultural communities, including engagement of Tribal nations and organizations, BIPOC, and Latinx communities.
  • Strong project and contract management organizational skills, with demonstrated experience meeting challenging project deadlines by effectively managing teams and developing/managing project scope, schedule, and budgets.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including public speaking, effective communication, and the ability to facilitate partners and agency representatives in decision-making, consensus-building, and collaboration.
  • Demonstrated strength in critical thinking, problem-solving, judgment, and dependability.
  • Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice.
  • Four-year college degree in natural resources with training in hydrology, geomorphology, and biology.
Location:

Oregon/Washington preferred. The work of this role may be conducted remotely with full access to the needed operating systems and technology. There are times that the work will need to be conducted in-person in Washington and Oregon, with travel estimated 3-5 days per month. Other occasional regional and national travel to meetings and training may be required.

Compensation:

The anticipated salary range for this position is $81,672 - $98,423, depending on experience and qualifications. Full-time employee benefits include health, dental, and life insurance; a retirement plan, training budget, sick leave, 11 paid holidays, four weeks of paid vacation, paid sabbaticals every seven years, and a 3% retirement match. American Rivers offers TIAA-CREF Social Choice, including green impact, as an investment option.

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