Manager of Conservation Programs - Mitigation (Long Island, NY)

Ducks Unlimited, Inc.-posted about 3 hours ago
$80,000 - $110,000/Yr
Full-time • Manager
Remote
251-500 employees
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Ducks Unlimited, Inc. (DU) has an opening for a Manager of Conservation Programs position in Aquatic Resource Mitigation for work primarily in Long Island, NY. The successful candidate will join a highly motivated, interdisciplinary conservation team responsible for delivering and managing a growing coastal aquatic resource mitigation program. This full-time, salaried position will be responsible for mitigation project delivery, management coordination, and monitoring primarily on Long Island in tidal and freshwater settings. This will be a remotely based position, within proximity of Long Island.

  • Working collaboratively to secure wetland restoration projects.
  • Working collaboratively with other team members to permit projects.
  • Performing annual reporting requirements including biological and accounting reports.
  • Representing DU with regulatory partners.
  • Identifying adaptive management needs and implementing adaptive management plans through oversight and coordination of permanent and seasonal staff, volunteers, and subcontractors.
  • Writing mitigation plans and permitting for wetland restoration projects and adaptive management.
  • Develop and steward collaborative relationships with state agencies, partnering organizations, and land trusts.
  • Field work may require strenuous outdoor activity in difficult environmental conditions.
  • Position will travel throughout Long Island, to upstate New York and coastal states, occasionally outside of the northeast for conferences and meetings.
  • Willingness to work outside of normal business hours, work independently, travel overnight, work in inclement weather, and ability to work with minimal supervision in remote environments is required.
  • Always represent DU in a professional manner.
  • Bachelor’s degree (with advanced degree preferred) in Ecology, Conservation Biology, Natural Resources Management, Wildlife Management, or an applicable related field from an accredited college or university.
  • Minimum 7-10 years of related experience in natural resource management.
  • Excellent management, written and oral communication, and inter-personal skills.
  • Ability to write mitigation plans and monitoring reports are required.
  • Ability to quickly synthesize and explain complex information from disparate sources to various stakeholder groups.
  • Applicants must have knowledge of state and federal wetland regulations, policies and laws.
  • Budget management, expense position awareness, expense forecasting.
  • Desired experience includes seeking out wetland restoration opportunities, wetland mitigation implementation, vegetative sampling protocol, invasive species control, hydrology monitoring, wetland delineation, wetland permitting through state level permitting agencies/ the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, state historic preservation office permits, soil and erosion control permits.
  • General familiarity with land protection mechanisms and documents is desired.
  • Knowledge of coastal ecology, restoration and management is desired.
  • Self-motivated, goal oriented and self-starter, with ability to drive results.
  • DU offers an exceptional benefit package that includes comprehensive group medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance, including spouse and dependent coverage; three weeks paid vacation; paid sick leave and 10 paid holidays; 401(k) plan (including partial employer match); and tuition reimbursement.
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