Overview
Project Manager Jobs in Portland, Oregon, USA at The Trust for Public Land
Position: Â Project Manager I Oregon
At TPL, we’re a team of outdoor advocates who believe in connecting everyone to the outdoors. As an ethos, we believe access to the outdoors is a fundamental human need and essential to our health and well-being.
We’re committed to creating more places that bring us outside — parks, trails, playgrounds, and public lands — and making them available and welcoming to everyone, everywhere, regardless of ZIP code. We also understand that land has meaning; it tells the story of our history. That’s why, through our Black History and Culture initiative, we’re working to preserve sites that more fully represent the Black American experience;
and we’re an ally and partner to Tribal and Indigenous communities, working in partnership to reconnect them with their ancestral lands.
One hundred million people, including 28 million children, don’t have nearby access to a park within ten minutes of their home. We’re determined to change this outdoor equity gap – and as a result, nine million people and counting now have access because of our work. We have miles to go and a plan to get there. We’reinclusivechange-makers who believe in connecting everyone to the outdoors.
We inspire by paving the way forward and strengthening our connection to nature. Join us!
Position Summary:
The person in this position will deliver TPL’s mission of conserving land for people by utilizing nonprofit land acquisition techniques and sound business practices. The Project Manager will develop relationships with key stakeholders including local, state and federal agencies, tribes, community groups, and private landowners, to protect priority lands.
The ability to work independently is essential. Tasks include working with the Oregon Conservation Program Director on developing a pipeline of projects while also closing conservation deals that advance TPL’s mission and fundraising goals. The person in this role will also occasionally assist withstrategic planning, collaborate with TPL’s national team, and support marketing and philanthropy. The position will report to the Oregon Conservation Program Director based in Bend, OR and will play a leading role in accelerating TPL’s work across Oregon;
a remote/hybrid work set-up is an option.
Essential Functions Land Protection
Project Management
Explores potential projects by using GIS tools, contacting owners, nonprofit organizations and public agency officials.
Works with Oregon Conservation Program Director to develop strategies for acquisition of key resource properties needed for preserving open space lands of critical local, regional, or national importance, and their conveyance to public agencies or other permanent stewards.
Negotiate acquisition agreements with landowners, agency, and community partners.
Manages all phases of the conservation real estate due diligence (title research, funding opportunities, appraisal contracts and other consultants).
Assumes primary responsibility for negotiating, documenting and closing conservation real estate transactions with the assistance of TPL legal and finance staff.
Manages a portfolio of projects.
Fundraising
Identifying and pursuing public grants for land acquisition, stay current with funding opportunities and processes.
In partnership with philanthropy team, identify and secure private donations and foundation grants.
Partnerships
Develop relationships with community repres…
Title: Project Manager
Company: The Trust for Public Land
Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
Category: Non-Profit, Management
