Wildlife Corridors and Crossings Project Manager, California
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About The Position
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is searching for a Project Manager to lead exciting and challenging projects as part of the Resilient Communities Strategy within TNC California's Climate Program. With a focus on implementing wildlife crossings and curbing sprawl, the Resilient Communities Strategy team works throughout California to protect important habitats, restore connectivity, and to reduce climate risks to both human and ecological communities. This work was highlighted in a recent video about Connecting California in the Palomar Wildlife Corridor. The Project Manager advances TNC's wildlife crossing demonstration projects in multiple locations. The position is focused on planning, building support for and implementing specific wildlife crossing projects by working with multiple partners and government agencies, and TNC colleagues to achieve ambitious conservation outcomes. The Project Manager will work closely with infrastructure and natural resource agencies as well as other partners and collaborators (internal and external) to ensure that crossings get built and to aid in the development of policies, legislation or other mechanisms to support strategy goals. In addition, the Project Manager will work with team members to ensure project grants and are managed as required by the grantees and will ensure that wildlife crossing projects are planned and designed within timeframes required and within budgetary restrictions. This role is currently funded by a grant for one year. However, depending on business need and/or funding, there may be possibility of an extension.
