Conservation Project Manager

Responsibilities

Manage Contractors and Key Relationships to Facilitate Project Execution

• Coordinate and supervise consultants and construction contractors, contract documents, change orders, schedules, budgets, deliverables, and completion to ensure timely delivery of high-quality products.
• Coordinate agency environmental review and permitting, ensure environmental compliance during construction projects, and ensure future reporting requirements are tracked for the operations phase.
• Coordinate site visits with agencies, funders, staff, partners and contractors for inspection, compliance, and marketing.
• Coordinate with partners to leverage their capabilities and achieve project goals.

Manage Project Schedules and Milestones

• Manage the development of plans, grant reporting and contracting.
• Keep projects on track, including contracting, schedules, deliverables, and close‐out.
• Ensure timely delivery of high‐quality products.
• Manage non‐financial and financial elements of grant reporting and invoicing, including coordinating with project staff to generate content and administrative staff to deliver reports to funders.
• Keep decision makers aware of the budget status and progress towards completion.
• Lead the organization’s public grant compliance with prevailing wage and other requirements.
• Advise staff leading grant seeking and grant writing, sharing lessons learned during implementation.
• Support the preparation of grant proposals with program content and financial information.

Develop Key Project Documents

• Develop memos, reports and letters that articulate key information to advance project outcomes, such as project descriptions, management plans, and updates to key stakeholders.
• Contribute text, figures, budget information, and document review to support grant proposal development.