Snoqualmie; WRIA Project Coordinator

About the Role

As the Snoqualmie (WRIA
7) Project Coordinator, you will coordinate the planning, funding, and implementation of salmon habitat protection and restoration projects throughout the King County portion of the Snoqualmie and South Fork Skykomish watersheds.

This position serves as a key liaison among local, tribal, state, federal, and nonprofit partners, helping move complex, multi‑year restoration projects from concept to completion. Responsibilities include administering a competitive habitat grant program, developing funding strategies, coordinating stakeholder engagement, analyzing policy and technical issues, tracking project implementation, and supporting watershed planning and outreach efforts that advance the goals of the Snohomish River Basin Salmon Conservation Plan.

Success in this role requires balancing technical knowledge with exceptional relationship‑building, communication, and project management skills while working collaboratively to improve watershed health and support long‑term salmon recovery.

The Snoqualmie Salmon Recovery Team is a small, collaborative, and mission‑driven group within the Water and Land Resources Division dedicated to protecting and restoring healthy watershed ecosystems throughout the Snohomish Basin.

Our work spans habitat restoration, watershed planning, grant administration, scientific analysis, policy development, and community engagement. We partner closely with Tribes, local governments, conservation organizations, funding agencies, and community stakeholders to implement projects that improve habitat, strengthen ecosystem resilience, and benefit both salmon and the communities that depend on healthy watersheds.

Our team values collaboration, innovation, equity, transparency, and continuous learning. We foster a supportive work environment where diverse perspectives are welcomed, science informs decision making, and every team member contributes to meaningful environmental outcomes.

• Coordinate habitat restoration project and program implementation in the King County portion of the Snohomish Watershed including the Snoqualmie and South Fork Skykomish basins, including administering a $2.5 million grant program, planning and prioritizing restoration projects, helping project implementors with grant proposals and timelines, contracting issues, funding strategies, and tracking and reporting on implementation progress.
• Work collaboratively to analyze, reduce and remove policy, funding and regulatory barriers to salmon recovery and habitat protection and restoration at all levels of government.
• Use communications and meeting facilitation skills to exchange information and produce outcomes with managers and staff, project teams, tribal representatives, residents and landowners, farmers, elected officials, other jurisdictions and agencies, the Snoqualmie Valley Planning Committee, WRIA 7 Project Work Group, WRIA 7 Technical Committee, Snoqualmie Watershed Forum, and others.
• Analyze planning, regulatory, project, program and policy proposals for their implications for salmonids listed under the Endangered Species Act. Prepare reports, papers, speaking notes, press releases, newsletters, meeting packets, grants, inter‑agency agreements, and written, online and oral presentations.
• Work with the Snoqualmie Salmon Recovery Manager, Snoqualmie Watershed Forum partners, and other entities to organize and implement field trips, tours, and presentations for federal, state, and other funding decision makers, including organizing and conducting an annual watershed tour.
• Participate in local and regional planning and implementation efforts on behalf of the Snoqualmie Watershed Forum.

• At least five (5) years of progressively responsible analytical, planning, and project management work experience in one or more of the following fields: fisheries biology, conservation biology, freshwater ecology, natural resources management, environmental science, public administration, environmental planning, or closely related field.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong attention to detail and…