CHRISTINA FRIEDLE

Geospatial Jobs, Internships, events, news & More

  • Home
  • About Me
  • Courses
  • GIS Club
    • About Us
    • Don't be a Dangle!
    • Event Calendar
  • Resources
    • Data
    • Tools
    • Blogs
    • ArcGIS Install
  • Blog
  • Aventuras Colombianas

9/19/2019

Project Manager (GIS preferred) w/ Tualatin River Watershed Council (Hillsboro, OR)

0 Comments

Read Now
 
​Project Manager | Tualatin River Watershed Council | Hillsboro, OR
http://trwc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Project-Manager-Job-Announcement-2.pdf
 
Application Deadline: October 1, 2019
Job Announcement: The Tualatin River Watershed Council (TRWC) is seeking a full time employee, stationed in Hillsboro, Oregon, to assist in fulfilling our mission. To learn more about the TRWC visit www.trwc.org.
 
Position Description
 
Position Summary:
 
The Project Manager will assist the Executive Director and Board of Directors in implementing the organization’s goals and strategies and work toward the implementation of the Council’s strategic plan. The position will expand TRWC’s portfolio of conservation efforts in outreach (30%), conservation planning (20%), partner engagement (30%), and watershed restoration and resilience (20%). This position will involve managing several projects and initiatives at one time as well as developing new projects and securing funding. The Project Manager reports to the Executive Director and will work closely with the Council’s Restoration Committee. 
 
The Project Manager must have a commitment to a collaborative, partnership-based environment and knowledge of watershed councils and local, state, and federal natural resource agencies. The Project Manager will be able to work independently and as a team member with excellent interpersonal skills, excellent verbal and written communication skills, and effective time management. The ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects/deadlines is key to success in this position. The Project Manager should have a working knowledge of watershed management, conservation planning, restoration, and monitoring.
 
The Project Manager will facilitate regular stakeholder coordination meetings, provide review of conservation projects, and assist partner organizations in prioritizing and acquiring funding for conservation projects. This involves outreach to landowners, coordinating development of proposals, review of budgets, providing oversight of contractors, obtaining and reviewing completion and monitoring reports, and coordinating with funders.
 
Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Identify and prioritize broad range of restoration opportunities, including helping to secure funding.
  • Grant management and reporting using the Oregon Grant Management System.
  • Coordinate and facilitate stakeholder meetings.
  • Participate on natural resource committees.
  • Participate in TRWC Board meetings and provide project updates and recommendations.
  • Prepare technical reports on monitoring results and annual progress reports.
  • Assist with education and outreach events.
  • Build and maintain organization’s GIS architecture.
 
Preferred Qualifications:

  • Three years of work experience in conservation planning and/or project development.
  • Ability to manage complex projects with a variety of partners and to meet deadlines is essential.
  • Knowledge and appreciation of the people, values, and current conservation issues of agricultural and forested landscapes and associated habitats.
  • Excellent written and verbal communications skills to use with a wide range of individuals (e.g. other staff, conservation partners, urban and rural private landowners, and volunteers).
  • A strong knowledge of ArcGIS and GPS.
  • Demonstrated experience with grant writing, writing reports, and writing for a non-science audience.
  • Strong project management skills, including but not limited to setting and implementing effective goals and objectives, problem-solving, time management, contract and grant management, creating and maintaining collaborations with other organizations, and developing public awareness activities.
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) required.
  • Knowledge of the riverine ecosystem and watershed health.
  • Experience with techniques and principals of watershed management.
  • Experience facilitating meetings and resolving conflicts.
  • Ability to work efficiently alone with limited supervision.
 
Education/Experience:  A Bachelor’s degree in fisheries, natural resources, biology, hydrology, geomorphology or similar degree, and three years of work experience that closely resembles the duties and responsibilities of this position.
 
Compensation: $40,000 per year
 
Benefits: $500 health insurance compensation (pre-tax) per month, 6.2 hour per month sick time, 10 hours per month vacation, and 10 paid holidays.
 
To Apply: Please submit:
 
A cover letter describing your experience and abilities pertinent to the qualifications of this position
A resume outlining your professional experience
Three professional references.

Share

0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

Details

    Archives

    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011
    September 2011
    August 2011
    July 2011
    June 2011
    May 2011
    April 2011
    March 2011
    February 2011
    January 2011
    December 2010
    November 2010
    October 2010
    September 2010
    August 2010
    July 2010
    June 2010
    May 2010
    April 2010
    March 2010
    February 2010
    January 2010
    December 2009
    November 2009
    October 2009
    September 2009
    May 2009
    April 2009

    Categories

    All
    Aag
    Americorps
    Animations
    Applied GIS
    Applied GIS
    Apps
    Article
    Articles
    Asprs
    Books
    Careers
    Cartography
    Competition
    Conferences
    Conservation
    Diaster Mapping
    Drones
    Environmental
    Esri
    Events
    Fellowships
    Games
    Geoapp
    Geographic Awareness
    Geography
    Geomatics
    Geospatial Technologies
    GIS
    GIS Data
    Gis Data
    GIS Day
    GIS Day
    GIS Resources
    Gis-resources
    Google
    Google Earth
    Google Maps
    Gps
    Graduate School
    Grants
    Happy Hour
    Happy Hours
    Humor
    Hydrology
    International
    Internships
    Interviews
    Job
    Jobs
    Journals
    Lecture
    Lidar
    Maps
    Meeting
    National Geographic
    Natural Resources
    Open Source
    Oregon
    PCC
    Podcast
    Portland
    Presentations
    Professional Development
    Professional-development
    Projections
    Raster
    Remote Sensing
    Research
    Scgis
    Scholarships
    Social Networks
    Software
    Songs
    Story Maps
    Study Abroad
    Technical Help
    Tools
    Training
    UAS
    UAV
    University
    Urban Design
    Videos
    Visualization
    Webinar
    Web Mappping
    Websites
    Workshops

    RSS Feed

Contact ME

  • Home
  • About Me
  • Courses
  • GIS Club
    • About Us
    • Don't be a Dangle!
    • Event Calendar
  • Resources
    • Data
    • Tools
    • Blogs
    • ArcGIS Install
  • Blog
  • Aventuras Colombianas