Ecological Restoration Grants Manager

Preferred Qualifications:

· Graduate or Undergraduate degree in Natural Resource Management, Planning, Ecology, Biology or closely related field.

· Knowledge and understanding of wetland and stream ecology, restoration ecology, and/or general environmental issues.

· Program management experience, including building internal and external capacity to meet identified programmatic needs.

· Proven ability to write successful funding proposals and administer multiple funding sources.

· Experience in developing and evaluating grant applications and/or consultant proposals, plans and other reports and documents prepared by others for conformance to grant program guidelines and policies.

· Ability to review, interpret and comment on documents such as scopes of work, technical reports, permit applications, design plans, and/or construction specifications.

· Ability to exercise functional supervision over assigned staff and/or contractors working on behalf of the Division, including planning and assigning work according to the nature of the job to be accomplished.

· Knowledge of environmental permitting at local, state, and federal levels.

· Experience coordinating interagency activities and deliberations.

· Excellent written and verbal communication, demonstrated ability to communicate efficiently and effectively, including collaborations with diverse stakeholders.

· Strong inter- personal and verbal communication skills, including ability to listen, demonstrate empathy, motivate, lead, negotiate, and maintain a friendly, positive rapport with colleagues and the public.

· Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment on multiple tasks with varying deadlines.

· Ability to work independently and with self-initiative, and to exercise sound judgment and discretion.

· Exceptional troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

· Experience and full competency with MS Office, including Word and Excel. Excellent all-around computer skills including data management.

· Ability to travel statewide and to participate in occasional evening and weekend site visits and meeting

Qualifications

First consideration will be given to those applicants that apply within the first 14 days

MINIMUM ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must have at least (A) four years of full-time, or equivalent part-time technical or professional experience in urban or regional planning, environmental planning, transportation planning or land use planning, and (B) of which at least two years must have been in a professional capacity or (C) any equivalent combination of the required experience and the substitutions below.

Substitutions:

I. A Bachelor's degree with a major in urban or regional planning, environmental planning, urban studies, architecture, landscape architecture, civil, environmental, or transportation engineering or environmental sciences may be substituted for two years of the required (A) experience.*

II. A Graduate degree with a major in urban or regional planning, environmental planning, urban studies, architecture, landscape architecture, civil, environmental, or transportation engineering or environmental studies may be substituted for three years of the required (A)experience and one year of the required (B) experience.

*Education toward such a degree will be prorated on the basis of the proportion of the requirements actually completed.

NOTE: Educational substitutions will only be permitted for a maximum of three years of the required experience. Substitutions will only be permitted for a maximum of one year of the required (B) experience.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Based on assignment, possession of a current and valid Massachusetts Class D Motor Vehicle Operator's License.