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Manager, Trail Development Northeast - Camden, NJ Water Front Location

Manager, Trail Development Northeast - Camden, NJ Water Front Location

Rail to Trails Conservancy, a national trails, walking and bicycling advocacy organization, is actively recruiting for a Manager, Trail Development Northeast Region for its Camden, New Jersey Office (Camden, New Jersey Water Front). This is a fantastic job opportunity for those with a strong background and interest in urban planning, natural resources, trail development, or sustainability.
Job Duties:implementing and assisting with strategic trail projects in the 10-state Northeast Region, with special emphasis on New Jersey and the Philadelphia region; responding to all rail-trail inquiries; assisting trails groups with maintenance, operation and management templates; researching, preparing and disseminating resource and best-management-practices materials; deploy and monitor trail user surveys and trail counters; assist regional and national staff in developing grants and contracts and securing grant and contract-based trail work; and other program-related duties as assigned , e.g., trail policy goals within the region
Qualifications: three years of hands-on trail-building technical experience; B.S./B.A. (graduated degree preferred) in environmental science and sustainability, stewardship, natural resource planning or management, urban planning, ecology or nonprofit management; experience as a trail project manager and builder; ability to work on complex assignments independently while using a high level of judgment, tact and initiative; outgoing, self-starter with excellent skills in building and maintaining collaborative and strategic relationships; organized and efficient, able to consistently deliver professional quality work on time and on budget. Desirable experience: designing and analyzing survey instruments; and proficiency in GIS.
For a detailed job announcement please visit our website at www.rails-to-trails.org and then click on careers at the bottom of the page.
Commitment to Diversity: RTC is an equal opportunity employer and seeks qualified candidates regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability or national origin. Women and diverse applicants are encouraged to apply. EOE
Salary: Middle 40s to middle 50s

How to apply

How to apply: Please use one form of transmitting your resume. No phone calls please, unless selected for an in-person interview. Recruiters please do not contact our offices.
Mail, fax or email cover letter, résumé and three professional references to:
Elton A. Clark
Human Resources Manager
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
The Duke Ellington Building
2121 Ward Court, NW, 5th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20037
Fax: 202.223.9257
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