River and Floodplain Restoration Senior Consultant (Part Time)

Verdantas•Remote-CA, CA

About The Position

Verdantas seeks a part-time Senior Consultant to advise on river and floodplain restoration strategy and support the growth of its river restoration, floodplain management, watershed restoration, and nature-based solutions practice. The role provides strategic guidance to internal leadership, supports business development and client engagement, helps identify and pursue emerging restoration opportunities, and serves as a trusted advisor to clients and project teams on complex restoration initiatives. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in river and floodplain restoration, watershed conservation, restoration program development, stakeholder collaboration, and funding strategy, as well as a strong network across agencies, NGOs, foundations, utilities, and conservation organizations.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in geology, earth sciences, ecology, hydrology, engineering, natural resources, or a related field.
20+ years of experience in river restoration, floodplain restoration, watershed management, conservation planning, or related fields.
Demonstrated experience working with public agencies, conservation organizations, utilities, foundations, and consulting firms.
Strong understanding of restoration funding mechanisms, policy frameworks, and implementation programs.
Experience leading collaborative, multi-stakeholder initiatives.
Recognized industry leader with a reputation for strategic thinking, facilitation, and partnership development.
Exceptional communication, relationship-building, and mentoring skills.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree.

Responsibilities

Advise Verdantas leadership on strategic growth opportunities in river restoration, floodplain restoration, watershed management, resilience, and nature-based solutions.
Identify emerging funding programs, restoration initiatives, and priority investment opportunities.
Support client development and relationship management with public agencies, utilities, foundations, NGOs, and conservation organizations.
Assist with strategic pursuits, proposal development, partner identification, and pursuit positioning.
Facilitate connections between Verdantas and key restoration stakeholders and funding partners.
Serve as a senior strategic advisor to clients pursuing watershed, river, floodplain, and habitat restoration initiatives.
Guide clients on restoration program development, implementation strategies, and long-term investment planning.
Advise clients on restoration priorities, performance measures, program evaluation, and watershed-scale outcomes.
Participate in executive-level meetings, workshops, planning sessions, and stakeholder discussions.
Support collaboration among agencies, NGOs, watershed organizations, foundations, community groups, and resource managers.
Help build coalitions and partnerships needed to advance restoration initiatives.
Facilitate strategic discussions, planning workshops, and stakeholder engagement processes.
Provide insight into national trends and best practices in restoration and conservation.
Provide independent technical review and strategic guidance for restoration planning, design, and implementation.
Advise project teams on restoration frameworks, monitoring approaches, and programmatic strategies.
Contribute to thought leadership initiatives, technical publications, presentations, and training programs.
Mentor staff and support the development of restoration practitioners across the organization.