Northern Illinois Center for Community Sustainability (NICCS) Roadside Ecology Program Manager (3531)

The Roadside Ecology Program Manager will serve as the main point-of-contact with the Illinois Department of Transportation and manage the workload of eleven Roadside Ecology staff to meet natural resource field survey and reporting needs for IDOT projects. The Program Manager will be principally responsible for reports from the program staff that outline regulatory documentation related to biological habitat and wetlands, maintain data and GIS records, budget and equipment records, conduct procurement, and other operational needs associated with implementing state/federal endangered species surveys and wetland delineations. The Program Manager should have extensive knowledge of and experience working on biological assessments and wetland delineations related to regulatory applications (e.g., NEPA) as well as strong organizational and communication skills, experience managing teams and administering programs, multi-taxa competency, strong field skills, GIS proficiency, and the ability to work collaboratively across disciplines.