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Job Description
The Restoration Manager I oversees ecological restoration projects, leading field operations, managing invasive species, ensuring safety and compliance, and supporting project planning and team leadership to restore ecosystems and protect natural resources.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead daily safety meetings, coach team members, and ensure safety compliance
- Operate, maintain, and train others on equipment such as skid steers, tractors, and UTVs
- Develop site-specific environmental restoration plans and ensure safety reporting and hazard remediation
- Implement and manage invasive species control and herbicide application programs
- Support prescribed burn activities, ensuring safety and compliance
- Oversee subcontractors and vendors to ensure work quality and compliance
- Coordinate and track construction and maintenance activities, manage resources, and maintain records
- Perform administrative tasks including timekeeping, expense reporting, and compliance documentation
- Train, hire, orient, and evaluate crew members
- Engage with clients, stakeholders, and the public to communicate project updates
- Lead and oversee land management activities such as controlled burns, invasive species treatment, and native planting
- Supervise construction activities on restoration projects and support equipment maintenance
- Assist in planning activities, preparing construction quality control plans, and developing scopes of work
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in applied sciences, natural resources, or a related field or equivalent construction restoration experience.
- At least 5 years of ecological restoration experience.
- Valid Commercial Pesticide Applicator License applicable categories.
- CPR, AED, and First Aid certification.
- Valid DOT medical card.
- S130 190 wildfire certifications if required by region.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, mapping software, and GPS systems.
- Strong knowledge of ecological restoration practices, invasive species management, and QA QC processes.
- Ability to travel up to 75 within South and Central Florida.
Benefits & Perks
Compensation/salary range (not specified in the posting)
Work schedule (implied flexibility with travel up to 75 within South and Central Florida)
Work environment perks: outdoor work, leadership opportunities, collaborative team environment
Additional benefits: safety training and certifications (CPR, AED, First Aid, wildfire certifications), equipment operation and maintenance training, opportunities for professional development and leadership, participation in ecological restoration projects, travel opportunities
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