Conservation Easement Specialist – Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy

Gathering Waters, Inc.; Michigan; On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy is seeking a Conservation Easement Specialist to join the Lands Team to advance land conservation by planning and managing easement acquisitions from initial commitment through closing. This role ensures compliance with organizational policies, funding requirements, and applicable real estate and environmental standards, while supporting ongoing stewardship.

Working with the Executive Director, the CE Specialist helps secure and administer funding for

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage conservation easement acquisitions.
• Ensure projects move from landowner commitment through closing.
• Document projects in line with policies, funding requirements, and environmental standards.
• Assist Executive Director in securing funding and stewarding easements over time.

Job description

Conservation Easement Specialist – Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy

The Conservation Easement Specialist (CE Specialist) will join the Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy (UPLC) Lands Team to help to advance the organization’s land conservation mission by planning and managing conservation easement acquisitions, and ensuring projects move efficiently from landowner commitment through closing. This position ensures projects are well documented, mission-aligned, and compliant with organizational policies, funding requirements, and applicable real estate and environmental standards. The Conservation Easement Specialist also works with the Executive Director to secure and administer funding for conservation easement project acquisition and stewardship of the easements into the future.

The CE Specialist position is supported by the LakeCare program, a grant ending June 2029, administered through the State of Michigan Department of Environment Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) and deriving from the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) funding.

The Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy has worked with community partners to conserve ecologically valuable land across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula since 1999. The organization aims to promote healthy natural ecosystems – including clean water, wildlife habitat, and recreation opportunities – for generations to come. UPLC has protected more than 5,000 acres in the Upper Peninsula. Learn more about UPLC on their website .

ORGANIZATION: Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy