Project Manager, On Farm Water Solutions

Job Description

Project Manager, On-Farm Water Solutions

Anticipated Start Date : November 15, 2025

Job Type : Full Time, Exempt with benefits

Experience Level : 3+ Years of very strong project management experience

To Apply : Please send your cover letter and resume to JOBS@suscon.org, and include “Project Manager, On Farm Water Solutions” in the subject line.

Sustainable Conservation (a leading non-profit in its field) advances the collaborative stewardship of California’s land, air, and water for the benefit of nature and people. Every day, we bring together businesses, landowners, and government in some of the most productive yet economically disadvantaged parts of California, to steward the resources on which we all depend in ways that are just and make economic sense. Please visit www.suscon.org to learn more about our work.

POSITION SUMMARY :

Sustainable Conservation has an exciting opportunity that will play a key role in helping expand the impact of our long-standing Waste Not program. This program helps improve drinking water quality in the San Joaquin Valley by identifying and scaling on-farm solutions that reduce nitrate leaching to groundwater.

The Project Manager will play a critical role in ensuring the successful implementation of several on-farm projects within the Waste Not program. They will also partner with the Waste Not team to understand, evaluate, and communicate the effectiveness of different practices on dairies and farms in the San Joaquin Valley. Under the guidance of the Waste Not program’s Project Director and in collaboration with other team members and our external partners, the Project Manager will :

• Manage timelines, deliverables, and reporting for several on-farm projects, including an innovative manure subsurface drip irrigation system ;
• Maintain strong relationships with growers and our other partners to ensure that partners are coordinated on in-field activities and that data is being collected; and
• Document and share learnings from the field and from partners to support the Waste Not team in evaluating and communicating the effectiveness of different practices.
• The Project Manager will work in both field and office settings. The ideal candidate will bring strong farming and project management experience, good analytical and writing skills, and a passion for helping growers understand practices that are good for their business and for the environment and communities.

Location : This role will be based out of our Modesto office. Our teams work in a hybrid work environment with an option to work remotely a few days a week. The role will require significant amount of travel in the San Joaquin Valley area in addition to periodic travel throughout the state. Ability and keen interest in travelling within the San Joaquin Valley area is a prerequisite for this role. If you live anywhere in San Joaquin Valley Area, we encourage you to apply. Relocation is not required if you live between Modesto and Tulare.

Primary Responsibilities

Experience and Skills Required

Compensation : The compensation for this position will be in the range of $89,430 - $95,528 annually. Please note that the exact offered pay will be determined by factors including but not limited to education, experience, the external labor market, and internal equity.

What we offer : A competitive compensation package based on experience, fully paid health insurance benefits, generous match on 401k, FSA, EAP, vacation, floating days, sick leave, plus the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day as holiday leave. Our greatest benefit is our culture. Our staff is collaborative, dedicated, and caring. We believe in articulating and practicing our values (Collaboration, Respect, Results, Honesty, Learning, Well-Being) at work and have a strong commitment to bringing a DEI lens to our work and workplace culture.   At Sustainable Conservation we value culture and diversity and as an equal opportunity employer we encourage qualified individuals from all backgrounds to apply to our job openings.