Conservation Project Manager

The Conservation Project Manager (CPM) at the Bitterroot Water Partnership will identify, develop, and implement restoration projects that measurably improve water quality, enhance aquatic and riparian habitats, and protect priority tributaries on both private and public lands in the Bitterroot watershed. By working closely with the Executive Director, the local agricultural community, and nonprofit and agency partners, the CPM will help the organization respond to the impacts of growth, development, and climate change, on water quality and water quantity, and be responsible for identifying water storage opportunities, advancing programs to ensure the sustainability of irrigated agriculture, and designing projects that support the socio-ecological resilience of the watershed.

Duties include developing restoration projects to address current water issues or threats, writing and managing grants to fund projects, and overseeing project implementation, including budgets, subcontracting, construction oversight, volunteer management, and monitoring.

Projects range in size and scope from multi-mile road decommissioning work in partnership with the Bitterroot National Forest to small acreage riparian fencing with private landowners. Projects active in 2024 include road decommissioning in Rye Creek, sediment reduction in Willow Creek, and volunteer-based restoration and coordination throughout the watershed.