Renewable Energy Program Lead – Climate & Community Impact

The Nature Conservancy (All); Bend (OR); Hybrid; USD 77,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

The Nature Conservancy in Oregon is seeking a Renewable Energy Project Manager to advance climate and renewable energy initiatives across Oregon, developing siting tools, engaging partners including Tribes, and guiding demonstrations from concept to implementation.

This role reports to the Climate Program Director, requires collaboration across science, philanthropy, and communications, and involves travel to project sites while balancing conservation and community benefits.

Qualifications

• BA/BS or law or business degree and 5 years’ experience in project management, partnership development, natural resource management, or related field.
• Experience 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.

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 that consider intended and unintended impacts of renewable energy development on communities and landscapes.
• When working with Tribal partners, ensure that interactions are managed according to TNC’s Indigenous Rights Relations guidance, including Free, Prior, and Informed Consent.
• Support organizational efforts on TNC Western US and Canada Divisional Priorities and North America Region Priorities, potentially including projects within the Climate and Renewable Energy Program, Columbia Basin Salmon Program, Sagebrush Sea Program, or the North America Climate Mitigation Program.

Skills

Project management

Communication skills

Collaboration with Tribes/partners

Negotiation

Education

BA/BS, or law or business degree

Tools

GIS software

Job description

The Nature Conservancy in Oregon is seeking a Renewable Energy Project Manager to advance climate and renewable energy initiatives across Oregon, developing siting tools, engaging partners including Tribes, and guiding demonstrations from concept to implementation.

This role reports to the Climate Program Director, requires collaboration across science, philanthropy, and communications, and involves travel to project sites while balancing conservation and community benefits.