Job Details

Position open until filled, applications will be reviewed starting August 8, 2025

Desired Start Date: Flexible, Mid August – early September, 2025

Status: Exempt, Full-Time

Reports To: LTWC Executive Director

Compensation: $64,000-$67,000 starting salary (depending on experience) + benefits:

• Health insurance (LTWC currently pays 75% of employee premium + 20% of dependents paid)
• 401(k) contribution – 8% of salary plus optional employee contribution
• 10 paid holidays plus 15 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) to start (sick and vacation days are lumped together as PTO)
• Continuing education and training are financially supported in alignment with organizational priorities
• $40/month stipend for use of personal cell phone
• Enrollment in Employee Assistance Program that includes resources for financial wellness coaching, counseling, leadership development, legal services, and others
• Pro deals for a variety of outdoor, automotive, exercise, and other equipment, clothing and gear through the ExpertVoice platform

Urban Waters and Wildlife Program (UWWP)

The Council began its urban program as the Amazon Creek Initiative in 2011 and has expanded in both scope and geography to include business engagement and stewardship in the broader metro area of the Upper Willamette River. Today, the Urban Waters & Wildlife Program includes the following major areas: Voluntary Stormwater Retrofits/Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI); Water Quality Monitoring including Amazon Creek Pesticide Stewardship Partnership; and Outreach and Education. Urban Waters Partnership (UWP) was created to provide regional support for the program and sustained technical and financial support. The UWP is made up of local government, non-governmental organizations, and nonprofit stakeholders. Other funding is sourced through private and public grants, contracts, and donations. The position is overseen by the Urban Waters and Wildlife Program Manager, who performs primary outreach, communications, leadership, and management functions of the program.

The Urban Waters & Wildlife Program team, led by the UWWP Manager, performs the following actions and objectives:

Voluntary Stormwater Retrofits:

• Engage commercial and industrial business, places of worship, schools, and parks to improve onsite stormwater management including voluntary retrofits (a.k.a. green stormwater infrastructure/GSI) to their landscape, buildings, and property
• Develop schematic designs, feasibility studies, and construction documents
• Provide permit coordination and oversee project installation
• Create customized operations and maintenance manuals for each project
• Provide technical assistance to contractors and maintenance providers who install best management practices
• Liaise between property owner/business owner and city agencies as needed
• Allocate matching funds to businesses implementing BMPs, write grants to assist with installation costs

Water Quality Monitoring: Engage in the UWP Monitoring Sub-Committee to coordinate local monitoring efforts guided by in-stream and GSI facility data points.

Pesticide Stewardship Partnership: Water quality monitoring for pesticides in Amazon Creek is conducted in conjunction with the Council's other water quality monitoring efforts and includes intersection with the UWWP including: Outreach to commercial, industrial, landscape maintenance, and agricultural stakeholders in Amazon Creek as well as the larger metro area in collaboration with other entities; Partnering with ODA and DEQ to educate stakeholders and the public on the data, and working with them to reduce pesticide presence.

Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Guidance: Engage in the UWP O&M Committee to advise landscape contractors and property owners in best management practices for stormwater maintenance, provide ongoing O&M checks of installed facilities, and coordinate emerging local and regional O&M collaborations.

Outreach and Education: Outreach to business groups, pesticide applicators, landscapers, the design community, BIPOC, the agricultural community, regional governmental and non-governmental agencies, and others as they arise. Hold tours of project sites, as well as on-going publicity for implemented projects. Engage in the UWP Outreach & Communications Committee.

Collaboration with Urban Waters Partnership (UWP): The UWP is a multi-partner initiative housed within the Upper Willamette Stewardship Network's suite of activities. LTWC's Urban Waters & Wildlife Program holds the primary technical capacities for advancing the priorities of this collaborative partnership and getting projects implemented within our shared partner geography. As such the UWWP team is in a unique leadership position to both lead conversations of priorities and project implementation goals within and on behalf of the group, while also receiving and considering input from the UWWP partners and committees. The Program Specialist is responsible for engaging collaboratively, thinking strategically, and considering the relationship between the UWW-Program and Partnership as mutually supportive of the Council and program's mission as well as the missions of the partners involved.

Role of the Program Specialist

The Program Specialist will focus on design and implementation of green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) retrofit projects using AutoCAD as the primary design and documentation tool. They will participate in collaborative design and construction oversight with a counterpart. Typical UWWP GSI project workflow includes site visits with clients, site analysis, schematic design and feasibility study creation, and design development through fully detailed bid and construction document sets. The Program Specialist will also perform annual Operation & Maintenance (O&M) visits, develop customized O&M manuals for each project, and assist in grant writing and reporting.

This position will take a role in the Urban Waters Partnership in terms of meeting participation and technical expertise, ongoing communications, partnership presentations, and relationship building.

The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated commitment to the ideals of the Council's mission and will be experienced with drafting in AutoCAD as well as developing construction and permitting drawing sets. An understanding of green stormwater infrastructure, nonprofits, watershed councils, grants, marketing and working with business interests are desirable, but not critical.

Summary of Position Responsibilities

• Perform site visits and analysis with clients
• Gather site information including elevations using a transit (when a professional survey is not available or required)
• Develop illustrative schematic plans
• Write feasibility studies
• Design and drafting in AutoCAD from developing site plans based on gathered site information, through to developing final construction document set
• Manage permitting processes and provide construction oversight
• Assist with grant and report writing
• Stakeholder engagement including businesses and landowners throughout the region

Required Skills

• AutoCAD drafting for a professional design firm with significant experience developing full plan sets for permit submission and/or construction documents
• AutoCAD problem solving including resolving common output issues
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite
• Comfort with the collaborative design process
• Excellent organization and attention to detail
• Strong communication and writing skills
• Eager to work as a team and offer and receive collaborative feedback in a professional manner

Desired Skills

• Grant and/or technical report writing experience
• Understanding of stormwater best management practices and Integrated Pest Management strategies
• Ability to discuss water quality issues and design solutions with non-technical people in person and in writing
• Comfortable with GIS
• Experience with LandF/X Planting tools

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in a Professional Design Practice such as: Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Engineering. Other significant experience considered.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD
• Experience in Adobe Creative Suite
• 3 years job experience

Job Environment

The Long Tom Watershed Council supports a hybrid work environment and staff may choose their comfort in working from home and/or our offices in South Eugene within reason. During the first 6 months, new staff are expected to be primarily in the office and an alternative work schedule can be discussed following the probationary period. Office hours are Monday to Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 p.m. Some evening and weekend work required. Flex time allowed. A valid driver's license and use of your own vehicle is required. Mileage is reimbursed for field visits and off site meetings at the state rate.

Equal Opportunity Employer

LTWC prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, political beliefs, income status, marital status, or familial or parental status in employment in any program or activity conducted by the council. The Long Tom Watershed Council is an equal opportunity employer.

Remuneration

This is a salaried, full-time, exempt position. Pre-approved travel and expenses are reimbursed. A computer and stipend for use of personal cell phone will be provided. Benefits package currently includes health and dental insurance, 401K plan with automatic 8% of annual salary employer contribution (with optional, additional employee match), PTO and flextime, annual COLA and merit raise evaluations, a professional development budget, enrollment in an Employee Assistance Program, and access to Pro Deals through ExpertVoice.