Manager, Natural Resources - Keahuolu

Job Purpose

The purpose of the Manager, Natural Resources is to set and carry out the strategy, vision, and long-range plan for natural resource stewardship of the Keahuolū ahupua’a. The Manager, Natural Resources leads restoration planning across all managed areas including the plant nursery, dryland preserve, anchialine pools, and near shores, and translates that vision into Annual Work Plans, resource maps, budgets, and seasonal schedules that the Natural Resources team executes.

This position leads and develops the Natural Resources team, manages LT’s natural resource data, analysis and reporting. The Manager, Natural Resources works in close partnership with the Director, Land Planning on cultural site management, the Manager, Business Operations on operational needs, and the Manager, Programs to ensure ʻāina‑based programming aligns with the natural resource strategy. The efforts of the Manager, Natural Resources will restore, protect, and preserve the health of all ecological environments at Keahuolū for current and future generations.

• Develops and maintains the long-range strategy, vision, and restoration plan for all natural resource areas at Keahuolū, including the plant nursery, dryland preserve, anchialine pools, and near shores; establishes measurable restoration goals and success criteria for each area.
• Develops and oversees an Annual Work Plan for the Natural Resources team, including scope, sequencing, staffing, equipment, and budget needs; reviews and adjusts the plan throughout the year based on monitoring results, weather, funding, and organizational priorities.
• Directs restoration planning, including restoration phasing, invasive species treatment areas, out planting areas, monitoring areas, and infrastructure; ensures maps are current and used to guide field work.
• Establishes the schedule and cadence of the full propagation cycle based on restoration needs: seed collection, propagation, and out planting.
• Recommends stewardship priorities and adaptive management approaches to leadership, grounded in monitoring data, cultural values, and the Trust's land use objectives.

The purpose of the Manager, Natural Resources is to set and carry out the strategy, vision, and long-range plan for natural resource stewardship of the Keahuolū ahupua’a. The Manager, Natural Resources leads restoration planning across all managed areas including the plant nursery, dryland preserve, anchialine pools, and near shores, and translates that vision into Annual Work Plans, resource maps, budgets, and seasonal schedules that the Natural Resources team executes.

This position leads and develops the Natural Resources team, manages LT’s natural resource data, analysis and reporting. The Manager, Natural Resources works in close partnership with the Director, Land Planning on cultural site management, the Manager, Business Operations on operational needs, and the Manager, Programs to ensure ʻāina‑based programming aligns with the natural resource strategy. The efforts of the Manager, Natural Resources will restore, protect, and preserve the health of all ecological environments at Keahuolū for current and future generations.

Strategy, Vision, and Planning

• Develops and maintains the long-range strategy, vision, and restoration plan for all natural resource areas at Keahuolū, including the plant nursery, dryland preserve, anchialine pools, and near shores; establishes measurable restoration goals and success criteria for each area.
• Develops and oversees an Annual Work Plan for the Natural Resources team, including scope, sequencing, staffing, equipment, and budget needs; reviews and adjusts the plan throughout the year based on monitoring results, weather, funding, and organizational priorities.
• Directs restoration planning, including restoration phasing, invasive species treatment areas, out planting areas, monitoring areas, and infrastructure; ensures maps are current and used to guide field work.
• Establishes the schedule and cadence of the full propagation cycle based on restoration needs: seed collection, propagation, and out planting.
• Recommends…