{"id":43256,"date":"2021-09-07T14:01:04","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T21:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=43256"},"modified":"2021-09-07T14:01:04","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T21:01:04","slug":"job-project-coordinator-ii-cascadia-conservation-district-wenatchee-washington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/job-project-coordinator-ii-cascadia-conservation-district-wenatchee-washington\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Project Coordinator II, Cascadia Conservation District (Wenatchee, Washington)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Job Type: Permanent<br \/>Salary Details: $4517-5224 per month<br \/><strong>Deadline: Sep 22, 2021<\/strong><br \/>Required Experience: 2 &#8211; 6 years<\/p>\n<p>See full details at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservationjobboard.com\/job-listing-project-coordinator-ii-wenatchee-washington\/280127690\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">https:\/\/www.conservationjobboard.com\/job-listing-project-coordinator-ii-wenatchee-washington\/280127690<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"job-frame-description-content\">\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE ROLE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cascadia Conservation District is seeking a highly motivated and skilled individual to join the District as a Project Coordinator II. This\u00a0 full-time\u00a0 position\u00a0 will\u00a0 lead the District&#8217;s habitat restoration work in Chelan county. This position will\u00a0 prioritize, develop and\u00a0 implement habitat restoration projects to improve salmonid species and water quality. They will serve\u00a0 as\u00a0 the\u00a0 point\u00a0 of\u00a0 contact for landowners interested in implementing habitat restoration projects on their property. The Project Coordinator II will also serve on a variety of water resource and salmon recovery committees, and develop, write and manage grant opportunities for habitat restoration. This position will\u00a0 have\u00a0 the\u00a0 opportunity to lead and\u00a0 grow the habitat restoration program at Cascadia CD. Funding for this position is\u00a0 provided by grants and relies on successful future grant applications. This position reports directly to Cascadia CD\u2019s Executive Director.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TYPICAL WORK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Project Coordinator II will work closely with area partners to develop, fund and implement habitat restoration projects in Chelan county. A typical day may include site visits to active or prospective project sites, coordinating volunteer restoration planting efforts, developing permit applications and project plans, representing Cascadia CD at\u00a0 salmon recovery committees, coordinating project implementation logistics, construction management of in-stream restoration projects, developing grant applications and\/or providing project updates\/reports to granting agencies.<\/p>\n<p>For a full list of duties for this position, please see the job description posted at:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservationjobboard.com\/job-listing-project-coordinator-ii-wenatchee-washington\/A%20B%20O%20U%20T%20T%20H%20E%20R%20O%20L%20E%20Cascadia%20Conservation%20District%20is%20seeking%20a%20highly%20motivated%20and%20skilled%20individual%20to%20join%20the%20District%20as%20a%20Project%20Coordinator%20%20II.%20%20This%20%20full-time%20%20position%20%20will%20%20lead%20the%20District's%20habitat%20restoration%20work%20in%20Chelan%20county.%20This%20position%20will%20%20prioritize,%20develop%20and%20%20implement%20habitat%20restoration%20projects%20to%20improve%20salmonid%20species%20and%20water%20quality.%20They%20will%20serve%20%20as%20%20the%20%20point%20%20of%20%20contact%20for%20landowners%20interested%20in%20implementing%20habitat%20restoration%20projects%20on%20their%20property.%20The%20Project%20Coordinator%20II%20will%20also%20%20serve%20%20on%20%20a%20%20variety%20of%20%20water%20resource%20and%20salmon%20recovery%20committees,%20and%20develop,%20write%20and%20manage%20grant%20opportunities%20for%20habitat%20restoration.%20This%20position%20will%20%20have%20%20the%20%20opportunity%20%20to%20lead%20%20and%20%20grow%20%20the%20%20habitat%20restoration%20program%20at%20Cascadia%20CD.%20Funding%20for%20this%20position%20is%20%20provided%20%20by%20grants%20and%20relies%20on%20successful%20future%20grant%20applications.%20This%20position%20reports%20directly%20to%20Cascadia%20CD%E2%80%99s%20Executive%20Director.%20%20%20T%20Y%20P%20I%20C%20A%20L%20W%20O%20R%20K%20The%20Project%20Coordinator%20II%20will%20work%20closely%20with%20area%20partners%20to%20develop,%20fund%20and%20implement%20habitat%20restoration%20projects%20in%20Chelan%20county.%20A%20typical%20day%20may%20include%20site%20visits%20to%20active%20or%20prospective%20project%20sites,%20coordinating%20volunteer%20restoration%20planting%20efforts,%20developing%20permit%20applications%20and%20project%20plans,%20representing%20Cascadia%20CD%20at%20%20salmon%20recovery%20committees,%20coordinating%20project%20implementation%20logistics,%20construction%20management%20of%20in-stream%20restoration%20projects,%20developing%20grant%20applications%20and\/or%20providing%20project%20updates\/reports%20to%20granting%20agencies.%20%20For%20a%20full%20list%20of%20duties%20for%20this%20position,%20please%20see%20the%20job%20description%20posted%20at:%20https:\/cascadiacd.org\/employment-%20opportunity_293.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/cascadiacd.org\/employment- opportunity_293.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT CASCADIA CONSERVATION DISTRICT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cascadia Conservation District\u2019s mission is to encourage wise stewardship and conservation of\u00a0 all\u00a0 natural resources in Chelan County by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Working to implement conservation best management practices on the ground.<\/li>\n<li>Being an active advocate for wise land use and water management decisions.<\/li>\n<li>Promoting a reasonable approach to environmental problems.<\/li>\n<li>Providing locally-led, voluntary, non-regulatory solutions to local environmental problems.<\/li>\n<li>Educating both adults and youth about natural resources stewardship.<\/li>\n<li>Cascadia CD consists of\u00a0 a\u00a0 small\u00a0 team\u00a0 of\u00a0 dedicated staff focused on providing technical assistance, cost share and building programs that serve our community and the natural resources in Chelan County. Cascadia CD is a non-regulatory political sub-division of Washington State and is governed by a 5-member volunteer Board of Supervisors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>SERVICE AREA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The quality of life in Chelan County is unsurpassed, evident by a steadily increasing population and a strong, diverse economy. The area\u2019s natural beauty and abundance of recreational opportunities are two of the many reasons people come to Chelan County. It\u2019s a place characterized by sparkling clear rivers, clean air, flowered hillsides, expansive views, spectacular mountains, brilliant skies, and productive orchards and farms.<\/p>\n<p>From the ridge tops to the valley bottoms, Chelan County is a spectacular place to live, work and play.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MINIMUM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUALIFICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A qualified candidate must have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A Bachelor\u2019s Degree involving natural resources and\/or habitat restoration related sciences and\u00a0\u00a0 three years of\u00a0 professional level experience. An Associate\u2019s \u00a0Degree may be substituted for a Bachelor\u2019s Degree if the applicant has four years or more of applicable experience.<\/li>\n<li>Very strong organizational and written\/verbal communication skills. Experience working with private landowners Demonstrated the ability to handle multiple projects<\/li>\n<li>Capability of working with diverse individuals and small groups.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to develop and manage contracts between agencies, landowners, partners and contractors.<\/li>\n<li>Experience writing and managing grants Experience applying for and\u00a0 receiving permits such as HPA, USACE Section 404, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Experience\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0implementing\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0habitat restoration projects such as LWD, culvert replacement, beaver dam analogs, riparian plantings or other watershed restoration projects.<\/li>\n<li>Able to work in remote and rugged locations under \u00a0a \u00a0variety \u00a0of \u00a0weather \u00a0conditions, traverse\u00a0\u00a0 difficult\u00a0\u00a0 upland\u00a0\u00a0 and\u00a0\u00a0 instream terrain, and carry \u00a0field \u00a0equipment \u00a0necessary to complete required job tasks.<\/li>\n<li>Strong knowledge of MS Office applications (Word, Excel are essential).<\/li>\n<li>Valid \u00a0driver\u2019s \u00a0license.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>DESIRED ATTRIBUTES<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A well-qualified candidate will \u00a0have \u00a0some \u00a0or \u00a0all of the following qualifications:<\/li>\n<li>Competency with GIS software and GIS analysis<\/li>\n<li>Experience working with conservation districts, and NRCS<\/li>\n<li>Experience with working with community groups<\/li>\n<li>Experience utilizing Drones in the field Ability to communicate in English and Spanish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Those meeting 2 or more of the desired attributes are encouraged to apply<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><strong><span class=\"how-apply-header\">HOW TO APPLY<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Submit cover letter and resume with at least three \u00a0(3) \u00a0references to Ryan Williams via\u00a0 this smartsheet form:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3jwRiJB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3jwRiJB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Applications close on September 22nd at 5:00PM.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3815,"featured_media":34097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[15],"tags":[4,28,33,16,141,13],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43256"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3815"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43256"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43256\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43257,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43256\/revisions\/43257"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}