Hybrid Brownfield Redevelopment Project Leader

West Virginia University; Evansdale (WV); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness programs

Retirement benefits

Sick leave

Job summary

West Virginia University is seeking a Brownfield Redevelopment Project Manager – Design & Planning to lead site-specific and community-wide technical assistance across WV and the Mid-Atlantic. You will facilitate community meetings, develop reuse designs, manage proposals, and coordinate grants for funded Brownfields projects.

You will collaborate with WVU staff and partners, build relationships with local, state, and federal agencies, and help expand services while ensuring schedules and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Design, Planning, Public Administration, Environmental Studies, Geography or related disciplines.
• A minimum of four (4) years of experience in project experience, conceptual design development, public speaking, and/or community outreach.
• Any equivalent combination of related education and/or experience will be considered.
• All qualifications must be met by the time of employment.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate and develop relationships with community and project stakeholders.
• Complete the development of reuse project designs for assigned projects.
• Serve as the project contact for communities and local projects as assigned, including the management of communications with community stakeholders and facilitation of community development activities, such as creating and presenting materials in public meetings and synthesizing stakeholder input on projects.
• Lead the program development and implementation of technical assistance programs, including state and regional initiatives, for Mid-Atlantic TAB and the BAC.
• Coordinate the development of proposal and grant applications for funding community Brownfields projects in response to solicited and unsolicited Requests for Proposals (RFP’s) issued by federal, state, and private agencies.
• Manage selected projects by ensuring collaborating internal and external team members conform to statements of work, schedules, and budgets.
• Facilitate redevelopment activities including creating and presenting materials in public meetings, and synthesizing stakeholder input on projects into illustrative concepts.
• Provide research support in the identification and mapping of brownfield property/site characteristics including ownership, parcel/tax info, topography, and other landscape features.
• Assemble information on brownfields sites for inclusion in the WV Brownfields Site Inventory.
• Represent the BAC at meetings, conferences, and other events as needed.
• Develop resources for distribution to communities and placement on the NBAC web page.
• Travel within the Mid-Atlantic region as needed for single day or multi-day periods. Meeting via face-to-face and by telephone with representatives from various federal, state, community, and private organizations regarding progress of funded projects and to promote the Center’s services.

Skills

Project management

Public speaking

Community outreach

Stakeholder engagement

Relationship building

Meeting facilitation

Proposal development

Budget and scheduling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Landscape Design, Planning, Public Administration, Environmental Studies, Geography

Tools

MS Office

Adobe Creative Suite

GIS

AutoCAD

Job description

West Virginia University is seeking a Brownfield Redevelopment Project Manager – Design & Planning to lead site-specific and community-wide technical assistance across WV and the Mid-Atlantic. You will facilitate community meetings, develop reuse designs, manage proposals, and coordinate grants for funded Brownfields projects.

You will collaborate with WVU staff and partners, build relationships with local, state, and federal agencies, and help expand services while ensuring schedules and