Hybrid Oregon Renewable Energy Project Leader

USA The Nature Conservancy; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 77,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in Oregon is seeking a Renewable Energy Project Manager to guide siting, planning, and design of renewable energy demonstrations that balance climate impact with community and landscape benefits.

You will lead cross‑functional teams, manage budgets and contracts, and collaborate with Tribes, agencies, and NGOs to advance TNC’s 3Cs approach—climate, communities, and conservation—across Oregon and neighboring regions.

Qualifications

• BA/BS, or law or business degree, and 5 years’ experience in project management, partnership development, natural resource management, or related field.
• Experience successfully developing, managing, and implementing complex projects in an unstructured environment.
• Experience communicating technical information to various audiences, both in writing and verbally.
• Experience collaborating with Tribes, non-profit partners, government agencies, renewable energy developers, and/or community groups.
• Experience negotiating complex agreements.
• Ability to work independently in a complex matrix organization environment and work collaboratively within a cross-functional interdisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Manage multidisciplinary project teams to complete deliverables while meeting deadlines, tracking project milestones, timelines, and reporting, and leading and managing contracts.
• Facilitate internal program team coordination, project partner meetings and prepare agendas, notes, and action tracking.
• Work within and/or manage a budget to complete projects, potentially including project budget development, contract development and management, contractor oversight, financial administration, and legal compliance.
• Design, implement, and direct complex and diverse projects from concept to completion; effectively communicate project milestones and results, challenges, lessons learned, and keys messages to a variety of audiences.
• Participate in public and private fundraising strategies, including leading or collaborating on proposal writing for public grants.
• Collaborate with partners, including Tribal governments and Indigenous partners, state, federal, and local agencies, non-governmental organizations, individual landowners, and community groups to advance TNC Renewable Energy priorities.

Skills

Project management

Partnership development

Communication

Tribal collaboration

Negotiation

Multilingual / cross-cultural

Education

BA/BS or relevant degree

Tools

GIS software

Job description

The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in Oregon is seeking a Renewable Energy Project Manager to guide siting, planning, and design of renewable energy demonstrations that balance climate impact with community and landscape benefits.

You will lead cross‑functional teams, manage budgets and contracts, and collaborate with Tribes, agencies, and NGOs to advance TNC’s 3Cs approach—climate, communities, and conservation—across Oregon and neighboring regions.