[PCA] Restoration Manager Position in Southern California

Ken Owen ken at cirweb.org
Thu Jul 23 13:48:09 CDT 2015


Channel Islands Restoration, a Santa Barbara California based habitat
restoration non-profit,  is seeking an experienced person to fill a
high-level management position in our organization.

 

POSITION: Operations Manager

POSITION TERM: Full-time – starting February

REPORTS TO: Executive Director

 

SUMMARY: This is a full-time, salaried position. The major duties of the
Operations Manager include, but are not limited to: overseeing the
organization’s habitat restoration projects (including scheduling personnel
and equipment and purchasing supplies) hiring, training and supervising
personnel, creating job estimates, monitoring program budgets and
interfacing with clients, partners, sub-contractors and CIR management
personnel.

 

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES DETAIL:

 

Oversee Habitat Restoration Projects:

 

• Schedule operations staff on job sites, including coordinating varied
employee schedules, coordinating housing and transportation to and from
remote job sites.

• Purchase supplies in cooperation with crew leaders for restoration
projects.

• Schedule equipment on job sites including dumpsters/roll off boxes,
sprayers, etc.

• Monitor and ensure job safety practices.

• Monitor job budgets to ensure that cost targets are met.

• Interface with clients, partners, sub-contractors and CIR management staff
to ensure job excellence.

• Visit sites periodically to evaluate job results and to plan further work.

• Photo document job sites before and after work.

• Ensure that personnel time is tracked and reported accurately and reported
to accounting staff.

• Ensure that organization policies regarding volunteer paperwork and time
reporting are carried out in an accurate matter.

• Perform miscellaneous habitat restoration duties as needed.

 

Hire, Train and Supervise Personnel:

• Interview, hire, evaluate and discipline operations staff in cooperation
with the Executive Director.

• Train operations staff in cooperation with crew leaders in habitat
restoration techniques, including plant identification, invasive plant
removal and treatment, tool use, best management practices and job safety.

 

Creating Job Estimates for Bid and Grant Writing Purposes:

• Visit potential job sites.

• Work with potential clients and/or partner organizations to identify job
specifications.

• Evaluate costs of invasive plant removal and revegetation projects
including the amount of time and number of personnel needed and the amount
of supplies and equipment needed.

• Prepare detailed estimates using Excel spreadsheets and MS Word.

 

Reporting:

• Create or contribute to client and/or grant reporting requirements in
cooperation with CIR management personnel.

• Create and submit government pesticide reports.

 

Miscellaneous Duties:

 

• Attend trade conferences and training as budget and time allows.

• Perform miscellaneous office/administrative tasks in support of related
duties.

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

 

The candidate will have:

 

• Minimum of three years experience managing invasive plant removal and
revegetation projects and supervising restoration crews.

• A B.S. or greater in weed science, agriculture, botany, biology, ecology,
natural resource management, or equivalent from an accredited institution
preferred.

• A Qualified Applicator’s Certificate or License (can be obtained after
duties commence).

• Experience utilizing hand-tools such as loppers, Pulaski, McLeod, shovel,
hoe, GPS units.

• A Class C Driver’s License and access to a car. Applicant must be willing
to commute to neighboring communities to perform work.

• The ability to work and hike outdoors in all weather conditions, including
hiking over steep, rugged terrain with frequently unstable rocky substrate
while carrying hand tools. Handling of plants is routine. Contact with
cactus, stinging nettle and poison oak is common. Must be willing to wear
appropriate safety gear such as coveralls, hiking boots, gloves, and
goggles.

• The ability to deal with field conditions that are strongly
weather-dependent and may be hot, dusty, cold, muddy, and/or wet depending
on season and degree of exposure. Must be willing make multi-day trips to
the Channel Islands.

• Current First Aid and current CPR certification (can be obtained after
duties commence).

• Demonstrable skills with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

• Experience creating job estimates and developing job leads.

 

COMPENSATION:

$35,000 to $52,000 depending on experience, plus employer contribution to
health care plan.

 

TO APPLY:

 

Submit a cover letter of intent to apply and a résumé via email. Candidates
may also submit reference letters from previous employers. The most
qualified candidates will be invited to interview. Do not apply unless you
have the qualifications and minimum experience as outlined above. Further
details can be provided by contacting:

 

Ken Owen, Executive Director

Channel Islands Restoration

ken at cirweb.org

 

More information about Channel Islands Restoration can be found on our web
page at: www.cirweb.org.

 

Channel Islands Restoration is a non-profit organization that restores
habitat in sensitive and unique natural areas on the California Channel
Islands and adjacent mainland. We help protect rare and endangered native
plant and animal species by restoring the natural habitat they depend on for
survival. We educate a variety of groups about the value of native habitat
and how to protect it. We recruit volunteers and identify and develop public
and private funding sources for habitat restoration programs.

 

Channel Islands Restoration is an "at will" employer offering equal
employment opportunity without regard to race, color, creed or religion,
age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation or disability (within the
physical parameters defined in the position description and those associated
with remote work locations). Any offer of employment will be contingent upon
verification of individual's eligibility for employment in the United
States.

 

Ken Owen
Executive Director
Channel Islands Restoration
928 Carpinteria Street Ste. 3

Santa Barbara, CA 93103

(805) 448-5726 <mailto:%0bken at cirweb.org> 
ken at cirweb.org
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