Senior Manager, Coastal Restoration Project

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Audubon Maryland/DC - State Office/Patterson Park Center time type:
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** Position Summary**:

Reporting to Audubon Mid-Atlantic’s (AMA) Director of Bird Conservation, the Senior Manager, Coastal Restoration Project, is a new position on Audubon Mid-Atlantic’s growing coastal conservation team and plays a core role in implementing Audubon’s coastal conservation goals across Maryland’s eastern shore, with a focus on the lower shore. The Senior Manager’s main responsibility will be to manage habitat restoration projects in coastal environments, mostly in tidal salt marshes.

Salt marsh restoration projects are being planned and implemented according to a strategic restoration and resiliency plan called Marshes for Tomorrow, which was completed in 2025. The Senior Manager will be responsible for coordinating and overseeing the design, permitting and construction of restoration projects, including contractual management, which involves working closely in a team setting with Audubon’s partners and contractors, and requires being present at the project site for essential meetings and to oversee the construction process.

Some projects may be constructed by work teams hired by Audubon or partner organizations, using low-tech methods, such as hand tools, and it will be the Senior Manager’s responsibility to hire, train, coordinate and oversee such work teams. Field visits to project sites could be necessary at any time of year and could be required at short notice, particularly during the construction process.

The Senior Manager will work closely and build partnerships with internal conservation staff and with external partners including federal, state, local and private landowners, land managers, engineering consultants and contractors, scientists and others.

The Senior Manager is a full-time, remote position, working 35 hours/week, located on Maryland’s Eastern Shore and will work closely with the coastal conservation team which is based in the Baltimore office. While classified as remote, this position will require up to 50% of work hours spent on-site over the course of a typical year but may require more than 50% of time on-site during weeks that project construction occurs.

Occasional work on weekends and evenings is required.  Compensation:$84,000 - $94,000 / year
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Job Description
**** Essential Functions
*** Manage, coordinate and oversee the implementation of coastal habitat restoration projects, mostly in tidal salt marsh environments. This will include the following duties:  + Develop Requests for Proposals (RFPs), bid packages and contracts required for hiring contractors.  + Oversee construction contracts and engineering firms completing permitting, design and construction of restoration projects. This includes being regularly present at project sites to oversee construction activities.  

+ Manage the administration of grants and contracts, including budgets and invoicing, grant compliance and reports.  + Manage the timeline of projects and ensure that contractors stay on task and within budget.  + Hire, train, coordinate and…