Restoration Grazing Collaborator & Subcontractor Coordinator

MNL•Otsego, MN

15h•$57,000 - $70,000•Remote

About The Position

We are seeking a Grazing Collaborator & Subcontractor Coordinator to oversee the day-to-day coordination, readiness, field performance, and continued development of our network of grazing collaborators across multiple geographic markets. This is a highly mobile, field-focused position for someone who understands grazing and livestock operations and enjoys working directly with farmers and other independent partners. You'll serve as the primary day-to-day connection between MNL and our grazing collaborators—helping prepare them for upcoming work, ensuring they understand project and customer expectations, visiting their sites to evaluate execution and field conditions, addressing performance concerns, and helping strong collaborators continue to grow with us. You'll also help us strengthen and expand the collaborator network by identifying potential partners, understanding their capabilities and capacity, helping them prepare to successfully work with MNL, and providing the field-level insight that helps determine which collaborators are the right fit for future projects. In addition to working with grazing collaborators, you'll also provide field oversight of other subcontracted vegetation management work, particularly while traveling in markets where we do not have regular field presence.

Requirements

Ability and willingness to travel approximately 70% of the time, including frequent overnight and out-of-state travel.
Practical experience with prescribed grazing, grazing management, livestock, or a related field, with enough knowledge of grazing practices to work credibly and effectively with experienced grazing collaborators.
Understanding of the factors that influence successful grazing projects, including vegetation and site conditions, project objectives, timing, and field execution.
Experience working directly with grazing collaborators, farmers, agricultural contractors, subcontractors, or other independent service providers.
Ability to evaluate field conditions and work quality, recognize performance or operational concerns, and effectively address issues with independent collaborators and subcontractors.
Ability to build strong working relationships with external partners and internal teams while maintaining clear expectations and accountability.
Strong communication, organization, problem-solving, and follow-through skills.
Ability to work independently, manage changing priorities, make sound field-level decisions, and remain productive while traveling extensively.
Ability to clearly document and communicate field observations, performance concerns, and project information.
Ability to effectively use company technology and project management systems while working remotely and in the field.

Nice To Haves

Experience with vegetation management, ecological restoration, solar vegetation management, or other field-based natural resource work is preferred.
Ability and willingness to work a variable schedule based on seasonal and project needs, including extended workweeks and irregular hours during peak operating periods.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary day-to-day contact for MNL’s grazing collaborators, building strong working relationships while maintaining clear expectations and accountability.
Coordinate upcoming work so collaborators understand project scope, timing, site requirements, customer expectations, safety requirements, and performance standards.
Help ensure collaborators are prepared to mobilize and successfully complete assigned work.
Maintain regular communication with collaborators and assigned Project Managers/Estimators regarding upcoming work, changing field conditions, performance concerns, and other issues affecting project execution.
Regularly travel to collaborator grazing sites to evaluate project progress, work quality, livestock and vegetation conditions, and overall field execution.
Identify performance, quality, schedule, site, or other execution concerns and work with collaborators and internal teams to get them resolved.
Hold collaborators accountable for addressing deficiencies and following through on agreed-upon corrective actions.
Document and communicate meaningful field observations and collaborator performance to the appropriate MNL teams.
Identify and evaluate potential grazing collaborators to support new projects, geographic expansion, and future growth.
Help new collaborators understand MNL’s processes, project expectations, safety requirements, documentation, and performance standards.
Maintain an understanding of collaborator capabilities, capacity, geographic coverage, strengths, and limitations to support future project planning.
Build long-term relationships with strong collaborators and identify opportunities to improve how MNL works with its grazing partner network.
While traveling in markets where MNL does not have regular field presence, visit other subcontracted vegetation management projects to evaluate progress, work quality, site conditions, and adherence to project expectations.
Identify and communicate performance or quality concerns, follow up on needed corrections, and provide feedback to Project Managers/Estimators to help inform future subcontractor decisions.