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Hybrid Senior Manager – Water Policy and Project Management

at Trout Unlimited
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About the role

  • Advance statewide efforts to protect clean water and create more resilient rivers and watersheds
  • Support collaborative efforts to establish state-level protections for New Mexico’s streams and wetlands and contribute to national clean water programs and campaigns
  • Engage in water management and planning efforts to advance concepts that benefit river ecosystems and coldwater fisheries
  • Pursue statewide policy reforms and funding to facilitate instream transactions in priority waters and collaborate on federal legislation and policies
  • Represent TU at public meetings and hearings and engage with Congressional offices where appropriate
  • Identify opportunities for multi-benefit projects that improve irrigation infrastructure while benefitting species and ecosystems
  • Identify and/or implement pilot projects to prove innovative concepts and demonstrate success
  • Write grants and manage proposals, focusing on state and federal grant programs; manage grant agreements, project budgets, monitoring, and reporting
  • Contract with consultants and contractors to design and construct water resource projects that incorporate ecological design principles
  • Implement drought management strategies in key watersheds to address surface water availability and stream flows
  • Work with landowners, acequias, and community ditches to improve agricultural operations while increasing streamflows through voluntary programs
  • Identify steps for quantifying and improving flows in key trout streams, pursue water leases and other transactions to bolster refugia for trout and native species
  • Raise funds as necessary to design and implement water conservation projects and engage with TU colleagues across western states to apply proven strategies
  • Engage in storytelling to increase awareness of TU’s work and build a more equitable TU community
  • Work from a home office based in northern New Mexico with travel expected throughout the region
  • Non-supervisory position

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in relevant field preferred, master’s degree a plus
  • At least three years’ experience in water and natural resource management (manager-level)
  • At least seven years’ experience for the senior manager role
  • Willingness and ability to master complex water policy topics, including state water law and management frameworks
  • Experience with projects focused on improving irrigation systems for water conservation, fish habitat and passage improvement, and stream restoration preferred
  • Familiarity with fisheries management and integrating principles of water law, hydrology, water quality, and fish habitat restoration
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse partners in a highly collaborative and inclusive manner
  • Experience with grant writing and reporting, and excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Self-motivated and able to manage multiple projects while prioritizing workload
  • Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail
  • Knowledge of northern New Mexico’s communities, cultures, and watersheds
  • Passion for conserving wild and native trout and the waters where they are found
  • Ability to solve problems and think creatively to achieve a conservation outcome
  • Ability and willingness to travel; valid driver’s license and vehicle required

Benefits

  • Generous benefits package
  • Healthy and family-friendly atmosphere
  • Full-time position with a generous benefits package

Job title

Senior Manager – Water Policy and Project Management

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$65,000 - $85,000 per year

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

HybridSanta FeUnited States

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