WRA, Inc. is an environmental consulting firm based in San Rafael, California, with offices in Emeryville, San Diego, Fort Bragg, and Petaluma. For over 30 years, WRA has provided outstanding ecological and design expertise to develop successful solutions for our clients. We employ experts in the fields of mitigation banking, conservation finance, plant, wildlife, and wetland ecology, GIS, CEQA/NEPA and landscape architecture and engineering.
We are looking for an experienced, energetic, career-minded Senior Conservation Project Manager to help us expand our Conservation Strategies Department as we move into our next phase of growth and development of new services and ecosystem markets. The ideal candidate will have a solid reputation in the mitigation and conservation industry (California and elsewhere), be outgoing and will have an entrepreneurial spirit, will be passionate about conservation, and have 10+ years of experience in the following; entitling mitigation and/or conservation banks and/or permittee responsible mitigation (PRM) projects, mitigation market analysis, project management, conservation planning, real estate due diligence, and with conservation easements. The Senior Conservation Project Manager will be responsible for overseeing the entitlement, planning and implementation of large-scale, market based conservation projects such as mitigation banks and permittee responsible mitigation (PRM) projects, presenting at industry conferences, conducting business development, managing staff and service line development/expansion. Specific duties may include: • Nurture client connections through existing client relationships and business development • Interact with various members of public agency and private client staff on matters related to mitigation/conservation projects • Planning, entitlement and management of conservation and mitigation projects including mitigation/conservation banks, PRM projects, In-lieu fee programs, Habitat Conservation plans • Communicate regularly and directly with a broad audience including but not limited to land owners, non-profits, scientists, government officials, real estate developers and investors • Identification, tracking, and sales of potential conservation properties • Development scopes and budgets, managing staff and sub-contractors • Collect and analyze data pertaining to existing and emerging ecosystem service markets • Assist in marketing and sales of mitigation and ecosystem service credits Desired qualifications include: experience entitling mitigation/conservation banks and PRM projects, managing complex, multi phased projects, guiding diverse groups of stakeholders though project entitlement, leading and mentoring junior staff, expertise in mitigation markets, familiarity with special status species, and environmental regulations, training or experience in real estate and title review, strong quantitative skills, excellent verbal and written communication skills, a high level of proficiency with MS Excel, MS Access, and MS Word, outgoing and personable, independent but collaborative approach to assignments. We offer an excellent salary and benefits package and a positive, progressive work environment. Our employment package includes medical, dental, and 401K with generous match. More information about WRA and our areas of expertise can be found at http://www.wra-ca.com. Interested candidates should respond by e-mailing a job application, cover letter, resume, transcripts, and three references to i...@wra-ca.com and reference “Senior Conservation Project Manager Position.” Please also reference where you heard about the position. WRA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply. No close date for submission of application materials. Please, no calls.
