Assistant Project Manager - Natural Resource Specialist

Who We Are:

KC Harvey Environmental (an Aventia company) is a rapidly expanding environmental consulting and field services firm based in Bozeman, Montana. We maintain regional operations in Alaska, Colorado, North Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming, with additional remote teams working throughout the Rocky Mountains and Northern Great Plains.

Our team plays a vital role in supporting industries and agencies that rely on expert environmental permitting, reclamation, restoration, and remediation. As data‑driven innovators, we thrive on solving tough problems, charting new paths forward, and taking on the interesting, challenging work found across North and Central America.

Position Summary:

Reporting to the Senior Project Manager, the Natural Resource Specialist will support environmental permitting, natural resource assessments, rangeland monitoring, wetland delineations, watershedplanning, and reclamation-related projects across the western United States. This role is well-suited for atechnical natural resources professional with strong field leadership, data collection, technical writing,agency coordination, and project documentation experience. The position will coordinate with project managers, field crews, clients, contractors, and regulatory agencies to support timely, defensible, and compliant project delivery.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

Assist Project Managers with natural resource, permitting, compliance, and reclamation projects byhelping to:

Develop, track, and maintain project schedules, budgets, field plans, and deliverables.

Coordinate and lead field activities, inspections, wetland delineations, rangelandmonitoring, vegetation surveys, soils investigations, and data collection efforts. Maintain organized and accurate project documentation, including field notes, monitoring data, reports, correspondence, meeting records, and deliverable files.

Prepare technical reports, progress updates, permit support materials, public-facingdocuments, and presentations for internal and external stakeholders.

Facilitate coordination with clients, consultants, contractors, landowners, and agencies.

Support regulatory compliance, including permit applications, environmental documentation,agency submittals, public meeting materials, and responses to agency or public comments.

Support project execution through scope development, subcontractor/vendor coordination, data management, and deliverable production.

Monitor and support site safety, data quality, field protocols, and QA/QC procedures.

Engage with clients, team members, and regulatory bodies to maintain alignment, resolve issues,and support smooth project execution.

Perform natural resources field work as a field lead when required, including crew coordination,protocol implementation, data review, and client or agency communication.

KEY PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Maintain 85% annual target utilization.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE & CAPABILITIESEducation & Experience Bachelor’s degree in natural resources, rangeland ecology, environmental science, ecology, biology, ora related field; or 7-12 years of commensurate career experience.

Preferred certifications or training may include wetland delineation, rangeland health assessments,UAV pilot certification, field first aid, or other role-relevant natural resource and safety training.

OSHA/MSHA certification, equivalent safety training, or willingness to obtain required project-specificsafety training.

Key Capabilities:

Strong understanding of natural resource management, environmental permitting, reclamationstandards, rangeland monitoring, wetland delineation, and field assessment protocols.

Demonstrated problem-solving ability in field and project settings, including flexibility, sound judgment,and responsiveness to changing conditions.
7-12 years of relevant experience, ideally in natural resources, rangeland monitoring, environmental compliance, watershed planning, reclamation, infrastructure, mining, or energy projects.

Familiarity with state and federal environmental regulations, agency coordination, public landmanagement processes, NEPA-related documentation, and local reclamation or development reviewrequirements.

Strong technical writing, research, data management, public document development, and verbal communication skills.

Ability to travel to remote field locations and conduct multi-day field assignments across varied terrainand weather conditions.

Experience coordinating field crews, implementing established monitoring protocols, reviewing fielddata, and maintaining defensible project records.

A clean driving record.

Why KC Harvey Be a key contributor to a collaborative culture that values expertise, initiative, and leadership

Contribute to the growth of a respected and technically excellent nationwide team, by leading high-profile mining and water projects throughout North America .A competitive compensation aligned with experience and impact

Strong benefits and continued professional development

Significant opportunity for autonomy
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