Organization
American Rivers
Job Description
American Rivers is hiring! Our California program is expanding, and we are hiring up to three Associate Directors of California Central Valley River Restoration. This position will manage riparian/floodplain restoration projects in the Sacramento Valley, San Joaquin Valley, and/or Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, and will play a key part in helping lead our policy work in California.
Below is a short summary of the position. Please visit the link for more information, to submit questions about the position, and to apply: https://americanrivers.bamboohr.com/careers/157
The Associate Director, California Central Valley River Restoration, will help American Rivers develop and implement projects to protect and restore critical rivers and floodplains in the Central Valley to increase resiliency to climate change, support natural biodiversity, increase nature access and flood safety among vulnerable communities, and promote a river stewardship ethic among California decision makers. We are seeking up to three team members who are capable of developing and managing on-the-ground restoration projects from conception to implementation—including securing funding; managing budgets and schedules for state and federal grants; and coordinating with multiple agencies, partners, and consultants in the Central Valley.
American Rivers’ Central Valley Program is also building its capacity to shape and influence policies such as the Central Valley Flood Protection Plan, the Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan, and the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. In addition to project management, the Associate Director, California Central Valley River Restoration will contribute policy and technical expertise to our efforts to restore Central Valley floodplain functions and reform flood management policy at the state and national level.
Each team member will support the general activities of the Central Valley Program while focusing their project management efforts in one of the three geographies listed below. Candidates located within or proximate to a given geography will be given preference:
- Sacramento River Basin: Projects in this geography include planning and implementing a large-scale floodplain restoration effort along the mainstem of the Sacramento River at Turning Point Preserve (River Garden Farms) in Yolo County; planning side channel restoration for salmonid habitat in Tehama and Shasta counties; and developing river restoration opportunities within the Sacramento River Basin. The team member focusing on this geography will also participate in collaborative regional efforts including the Floodplain Forward Coalition, Sacramento River Technical Advisory Committee, and others.
- San Joaquin River Basin: Projects in this geography include planning and implementing floodplain restoration efforts at Great Valley Grasslands State Park in Merced County and developing river restoration opportunities within the San Joaquin River Basin—including, but not limited to, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Madera, and Fresno counties. The team member focusing on this geography will also participate in collaborative regional efforts that may include the Regional Flood Management Plan groups and others.
- San Francisco Bay-Delta: Projects in this geography include tidal marsh restoration in the Delta at Peters Pocket in Solano County; riparian restoration at River Islands near Lathrop; and a large-scale flood protection and restoration effort at Van Buskirk and along Mormon Slough in Stockton, among others. The team member focusing on this geography will also participate in collaborative regional efforts including planning and implementing urban creek restoration efforts in Sacramento and other locations.
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Full Time
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