American Conservation Experience (ACE) is a dynamic non-profit organization dedicated to providing rewarding environmental service opportunities that harness the idealism and energy of a volunteer labor force to help restore America’s public lands. ACE has a national reputation for providing exceptional training and support to enable young adult crews to safely and economically implement technically complex and physically demanding conservation projects for the US Forest Service, BLM, National Park Service, USFWS and numerous state and local land management partners.
Job Title: Conservation Crew Leader
Location: This position is based out of Fletcher, North Carolina (Asheville area) Field projects will take place on public lands throughout the Eastern regions of the US.
Department/Division: CREW, Eastern Region
Status: Regular Full-Time, Salaried (Exempt)
Reports To: Associate Director of Field Operations
Schedule/Hours: Full-time. Flexible Schedule with varying shifts; 40 hours/week with additional hours as needed. Typical schedules are either four, 10-hour days/3 days off or eight, 10 hour-days/6 days off.
Travel: Yes, extensive regional travel required.
Start Date: June 5th
Position Summary:
Develop your field leadership and conservation skills leading a group of motivated young adults on a wide range of natural resource management projects throughout public lands in the eastern region of the United States. Based out of the Asheville region of North Carolina, ACE’s Eastern Crew program operates year-round completing trail, ecological restoration, historic preservation and conservation field projects from the ancient forests of the Appalachian Mountains to the barrier islands on the Atlantic Coast and all other aspiring landscapes of the eastern region of the United States!
As the primary front-line staff of the ACE Eastern Field Operations Team, Crew Leaders lead diverse teams of young adults in completion of environmental conservation and restoration projects. As a Crew Leader, you will train and lead crew members in conservation work skills, basic environmental education, and outdoor living skills, and engage their crews in environmental work projects that address critical environmental needs. Work is almost exclusively outdoors, involves strenuous physical labor in all weather conditions and climates, and typically involves “spike” camping for several days at a time in remote wilderness locations. The position requires extensive travel to public lands across the eastern region of the U.S. and may involve working for other ACE offices/locations for temporary periods.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Lead, manage, and hold corpsmembers accountable while serving on conservation projects.
Collect, record, and submit accurate, detailed project data.
Ensure personal and corpsmembers safety while in the field, especially as it relates to running chainsaws and other dangerous power tools.
Responsible for producing high quality work and guaranteeing successful project outcomes.
Required Experience and Qualifications:
Other Requirements:
Physical Demands, Work Environmental and Working Conditions:
Individuals who identify with groups typically under-represented in the conservation industry, including women, non-binary individuals, LGBTQ individuals, and people of color are particularly encouraged to apply.
Compensation: Annualized $35,568 salary (assuming 40 hours/week 52 weeks/year), depending on experience.
Medical/Health Benefits: ACE offers competitive medical and ancillary plans (health, mental health, dental, vision and other supplemental benefits). ACE Staff members are also eligible to participate in ACE’s 403b retirement plan with a 1% employer contribution.
Holidays, Vacation, and Sick Time: As an ACE staff member, you will be eligible to accrue up to 80 hours of paid vacation time annually during your first two years of continuous employment, then it increases to 120 hours annually. ACE observes 13 paid annual holidays (floating holiday flexibility). ACE provides 10 days (or 80 hours) of paid sick time annually.
Additional Benefits:
Outdoor Perks – As an ACE staff member, you will be eligible to receive pro deals which include deep discounts on outdoor gear providing 30 – 50% off retail prices on 100’s of established outdoor gear brands.
Meals Provided-You will receive three meals (plus snacks)/day while on project at no cost to you.
Trainings and Certifications – Crew Leaders receive industry recognized certifications provided by ACE including:
Housing: Subsidized shared dormitory housing may be available during off-project days (ACE employed individuals only).
ACE values an inclusive workforce – if you meet at least 70 percent of the qualifications, we want to hear from you!
American Conservation Experience provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, American Conservation Experience complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.
Learn more about ACE on our WEBSITE or check out our INSTAGRAM!
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