8.22.24 Newsletter

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August 22, 2024

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is hiring an Environmental Engineer Manager

Position description: This role will manage all activities related to the permits section of the clean water program at the Northwest Regional Office. Responsibilities will include supervising and directing operations within the permits section, which involves reviewing permit applications for accuracy and compliance with existing laws, regulations, policies, and guidelines before making recommendations. Strong communication skills are crucial for interacting with permit applicants, the general public, and government agencies.

Responsibilities include:

  • Directs the implementation of the Clean Water Program's NPDES and Water Quality Management permit programs to ensure goals and objectives are met.

  • Through the subordinate staff, ensures proper workload distribution and directs the review of NPDES permit applications including: development of technology based limitations (TBELs) and water quality based limitations (WQBELs), preparing the draft permit, comment response documents, the permit for final issuance or other Departmental action.

  • Through the subordinate staff, directs the review of (WQM) permit applications for industrial wastewater and sewage. The permit staff use the Department's manuals, guidance, technical references, literature and professional judgement in reviewing these applications to determine completeness, adequacy of design, adherence to Department guidelines and to assure the facilities are capable of compliance with the effluent limitations and other requirements in the NPDES Permit.

  • Reviews all permit documentation for accuracy and consistency with current Law, Regulation, Policy and Guidance prior to submitting a recommendation to the Program Manager.

    Assists Central Office, the Operations Section Assessment Biologists and other staff in the development of Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for stream segments identified on the 303(D) list of impared waters.

  • Monitors the coordination of permit reviews to ensure application processing flows smoothly in compliance with the Department's Permit Decision Guarantee program and established Standard Operating Procedures. Ensures the permit staff adequately communicates with the applicant, other governmental agencies and general public during the permit reviews; that they prepare timely letters to the applicant and consultants; that they prepare the final documents with the appropriate recommendation.

Location: Remote within the Southwest Pennsylvania Region

Experience: Senior Level

Salary/Pay: $80,802 - $114,915/year

Earth Day Network is hiring a Campus Field Organizer (short-term contract)

Position description: Earth Day Network is spearheading a targeted, voter engagement program on four college campuses across North Carolina and Pennsylvania. The program, known as Vote Earth 2024, encourages students to register to vote as well as to pledge to vote in the 2024 election, with strong consideration for environmental issues. The perfect candidate for this role is a student who is hard working, mission oriented, and passionate about protecting the environment and human health.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Conduct voter registration in person and in classrooms.

  • Recruit and train volunteers to conduct voter registration.

  • Conduct outreach to students and faculty to conduct voter registration.

  • Lead phone banks to remind students when and how to vote.

  • Use social media and one-on-one communication to inform students on how to register and vote as well as to provide information on the impact of federal elections on national and global environmental policy.

  • Conduct your work in a completely non-partisan way.

Location: Pittsburgh, PA

Experience: Entry-level

Salary/Pay: $17/hour - ends in November

Center of Life is hiring a Youth Development Specialist

Position description: Youth Development Specialists are responsible for teaching and carrying out activities while guiding students in their personal growth and daily living skills. They must supervise students, ensuring proper attention to health, happiness, discipline, and safety while encouraging academic attentiveness.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Understand and enthusiastically instruct participating students in the academic curriculum and activities

  • Assist students with homework completion

  • Identify skills students may struggle with and utilize resources to reinforce those skills

  • Develop lessons and activities appropriate for assigned groups/grade levels; gather and organize necessary materials for each activity

  • Supervise dinner and any other time designated for socializing

  • Supervise students during off-site excursions (e.g. climbing club, visiting community parks, etc)

  • Ensure the safety and well-being of all students throughout the duration of the program

Location: Pittsburgh, PA

Experience: Entry-level

Salary/Pay: $17.50/hour

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is hiring a Wildlife Area Coordinator (Multiple Openings)

ODNR is seeking applicants for multiple Wildlife Area Coordinators within the Division of Wildlife.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Plan & Coordinate wildlife programs & act as lead worker (i.e., provides work direction & training)

  • Performs a variety of habitat management functions (e.g., vegetation control, herbicide application, controlled burns, selective cuttings, plows, disks & plants food patches, checks or builds nesting structures, assists with cover-mapping of area, traps, bands & releases wildlife for research surveys, conducts hunter bag checks, collecting deer age)

  • Monitors &/or participates in maintenance & repair of buildings, automotive equipment, power tools and farming implements

  • Answers inquiries form the public & distributes general information

Location: Several positions available in Ohio

Experience: Entry to Mid-level position

Salary/Pay: $21.97/hour

WORK is hiring an Engagement Manager

Position description: The Engagement Manager position is a front-line fundraising role focused primarily on engaging and growing a portfolio of supporters and partners to meet our fundraising goals. This role will be responsible for donor retention, engagement, and top of funnel conversion for a specific portfolio of one-time and recurring donors. Responsibilities will include sharing of outcomes, managing fundraising campaigns, planning and executing small donor events, and connecting donors with our work in various countries. The new team member will report to our Director of Engagement.

Our culture is collaborative, entrepreneurial, and fast-paced. We maximize resources to provide the most effective services for the families we serve. We're looking for an entrepreneurially minded, organized, and detail-oriented individual with a keen interest in engaging new supporters with our work. The new team member must be adaptable, positive, and collaborative.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Maintain and build a portfolio of potential donors (120-150) with the capacity to make contributions of up to $5,000.

  • Manage and exceed the portfolio fundraising goal of $250,000 through individual gifts, partnerships and events.

  • Ability to develop, maintain and lead a stewardship plan to engage current and prospective donors.

  • Oversee administration of stewardship efforts including emails, hand written thank yous, mailings and appeals, data-entry, and volunteer recruitment and engagement.

  • Work with our team to generate inbound targets and categorical leads generation to grow our network and execute our conversion goals.

  • Manage all Pittsburgh-region based in-person and global virtual events (6+ per year) logistics, volunteers, and post event follow up tasks.

  • Lead outreach to engage our guests with all events by sharing our objectives, highlighting our impact and mission, meet recruitment and retention targets, as well as event fundraising goals.

  • Manage Engagement Program Reporting and Dashboard including but not limited to monthly reconciliation of donations, donation acknowledgements, and weekly/monthly engagement and fundraising reports.

Location: Hybrid in Pittsburgh, PA

Experience: Mid-level

Salary/Pay: $65,000 - $80,000 / year

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary is hiring a Director of Education

Position description: The Director of Education is a senior position that manages and directs Hawk Mountain education programs and activities. This position requires the regular exercise of discretion and independent judgment and reports directly to the President. Primary duties include leadership in Sanctuary education, team development, hiring, training, directing, and supervising staff, volunteers, trainees, and interns who work in education. Plays a leadership role in developing our calendar of events, forming partnerships with partner organizations, coordinating education marketing, overseeing captive raptors, working collaboratively with departments, and serving on the education committee as a liaison to the board of directors.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Develop, direct, manage, and implement Hawk Mountain education programs including our annual calendar of events, and programming as outlined in our education plan.

  • Focus on earned income and provide substantial input and direction to the President, development staff, board, and donors to build revenue for education programming and participate in Sanctuary fundraising activities.

  • Form partnerships with sister organizations locally and globally to strategically expand our programming and global conservation work.

  • Teacher training from local to international with a focus on teaching excellence and skills development so teachers can effectively engage their communities in important migratory corridors. Bi-lingual preferred.

  • Collaborate with Sanctuary scientists and other professionals to strengthen education programs, identify best practices, and create and implement new curriculum that meets or exceeds national and statewide standards, and supports regional school-district curriculum requirements.

  • Integrate technology as appropriate to achieve goals and reach new audiences.

  • Work strategically to grow the Hawk Mountain education brand from local to global as a leader in raptor education.

Location: Kempton, PA

Experience: Mid to Senior-level

Salary/Pay: $60,000-$72,000/year

SEIU is hiring a Union Field Organizer

Position description: SEIU District 1199 WV/KY/OH is the health care and social service union for West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio. District 1199 represents nearly 25,000 healthcare, social service and public sector workers. We are nurses, hospital workers, state and social workers, home care providers, and so much more. The Union Field Organizer is dedicated to supporting union labor efforts in SEIU District 1199 WV/KY/OH.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Identify, recruit, and develop worker leaders and community allies

  • Develop, sustain, and leverage respectful, inspiring relationships with worker and community leaders

  • Communicate union vision and plan to win union recognition

  • Lead organizing meetings

  • Conduct basic research and logistics of an organizing campaign

  • Exercise leadership with workers and community members and move them to take action to build the union

  • Maintain regular and accurate reporting of work to Organizing Director

Location: Columbus, OH

Experience: Entry-level

Salary/Pay: Not Disclosed

The Nature Conservancy is hiring a Prescribed Fire Manager

Position description: The Prescribed Fire Manager provides support to Ohio and Michigan business units for fire management activities related to prescribed fires, wildfires, fire training and fire qualifications (See TNC’s Fire Management Manual). With prescribed burn qualifications including National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) Prescribed Fire Manager (RXMG) and Prescribed Fire Burn Boss Type 2 (RXB2), the position reviews and approves fire management plans, prescribed burn plans, and contractor qualifications. The Prescribed Fire Manager mentors, supports, evaluates, certifies, and designates burn bosses. They provide Ignition Authorizations for Conservancy prescribed burns. They ensure Conservancy fire management requirements and guidelines are met or exceeded and keep senior leadership in their area informed of fire program activities, needs, risks and accomplishments. The Prescribed Fire Manager modifies or exempts specific fire management guidelines as defined in the Fire Management Manual, with written justification.

Key responsibilities include: The Prescribed Fire Manager ensures that fire personnel qualification records are annually collected for and maintained in the IQCS database. They ensure timely notifications are made for all reportable fire incidents and annual reporting of the program's fire management activities. They review proposed contracts and agreements related to fire management activities and provide comments to TNC legal counsel. The Prescribed Fire Manager oversees internal reviews and designs and implements fire safety standards specific to the programs overseen, provided that those standards meet or exceed organizational standards, and may suspend fire management program operations if there is clear evidence of safety violations, serious risk of potential safety violations, or non-compliance with Conservancy SOPs, requirements, or guidelines.

Location: Columbus, OH

Experience: Mid to Senior-level

Salary/Pay: $69,040 - $81,515/year

Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities

August 31st, 2024 - Riverview Park Trail Work Day with Friends of Riverview Park
September 21st, 2024 - Composting & Harvest Day at the Hazelwood Food Recycling Site with involveMINT

This opportunity is a great one for meeting your solarpunk pledge goals!

Upcoming Training Opportunities

Sept. 20th, 2024 - Career Kick-Start professional development event from PA Women Work
(Ongoing Series) Artists Taking Care of Artists Career Sessions Program from BOOM Concepts

Log your actions as a solarpunk through involveMINT’s ChangeMakers Network!