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Two positions with MA Dept of Ecological Restoration

Posted: 
02/22/2023
Expiration Date: 
05/12/2023

Ecological Restoration Program Manager—Cranberry Bogs
Organization: Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration
Link: https://massanf.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=230001LC

Description: The Ecological Restoration Program Manager manages DER’s Cranberry Bog Restoration Program, a program dedicated to restoring retired cranberry bogs to healthy and resilient wetlands and rivers. The Ecological Restoration Program Manager leads a partnership among DER, landowners, non-profit organizations, communities, and agencies with the goals of securing funding, prioritizing potential cranberry bog restoration projects, and planning and implementing restoration projects. This position will also provide support for DER’s Habitat Restoration Branch and requires significant leadership, sound professional judgment, collaborative spirit, and a high level of professional expertise with ecological restoration, program management, and staff supervision. The Ecological Restoration Program Manager will serve as a senior project manager for select restoration projects and will contribute to internal and external capacity building for DER’s habitat restoration activities. The position requires excellent strategic planning, problem solving, and partnership building skills. The Ecological Restoration Program Manager also performs duties in support of general DER operations.

Expiration Date: May 12, 2023 (the posting will remain open for 90 days, but first consideration will be given to those applicants that apply within the first 14 days of the posting, by 02/27/2023)

Ecological Restoration Program Manager—Dam Removal
Organization: Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration
Link: https://massanf.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=230001LE

Description: The Ecological Restoration Program Manager manages DER’s Dam Removal Program, a program dedicated to restoration of Massachusetts rivers and wetlands, by helping municipal and private dam owners remove unwanted dams. The Ecological Restoration Program Manager partners with landowners, non-profit organizations, communities, and agencies to prioritize potential dam removal projects, secure funding, and plan and carry out restoration projects. This position will also provide support for DER’s Habitat Restoration Branch and requires significant leadership, sound professional judgment, collaborative spirit, and a high level of professional expertise with ecological restoration, program management, and staff supervision. The Ecological Restoration Program Manager will serve as a senior project manager for selected restoration projects and will contribute to internal and external capacity building for DER’s habitat restoration activities. The position requires excellent strategic planning, problem solving, and partnership building skills. The Ecological Restoration Program Manager also performs duties in support of general DER operations.

Expiration Date: May 12, 2023 (the posting will remain open for 90 days, but first consideration will be given to those applicants that apply within the first 14 days of the posting, by 02/27/2023)