Save the Sound leads environmental action in Connecticut and the regions of New York surrounding Long Island Sound.
We fight climate change and build resilient communities, save endangered lands, protect the Sound, and restore its rivers and wetlands. We do this in many ways, from legislative advocacy and legal action to engineering on the ground projects, environmental monitoring, and hands-on volunteer efforts. For decades we have ensured that people can enjoy the healthy, clean, and thriving environment they deserve—today and for generations to come.
The ecological restoration team at Save the Sound creates lasting physical change that strengthens natural ecosystems to benefit both wildlife and communities. This work is integrated into our larger action strategies to protect and restore Long Island Sound and the rivers that flow into it. Our organizational leadership and staff are working to deepen Save the Sound’s diversity, equity and inclusion. We work in diverse communities and landscapes, and are seeking to broaden the range of perspectives and lived experiences represented at all levels of our organization. We are currently working to redouble our efforts to drive environmental justice action for equitable outcomes through our work.
We are seeking a knowledgeable and experienced restoration construction and program manager to lead the growing ecological restoration team at Save the Sound in delivering nature-based solutions that deepen climate resiliency and restore ecological function. Would you like to lead the region in supercharging removal of deteriorating dams, reconnecting rivers, installing green infrastructure, and constructing living shorelines? Are you a driven, collaborative, and curious leader with deep experience and expertise in restoration project scoping, engineering, and construction? If so, you may be the ideal candidate to join our region’s leading environmental nonprofit to collaboratively shape the continued success and impact of our ecological restoration team.
The ecological restoration team is a growing group of eight professionals who share a deep love and respect for the natural world and find joy in working with community members to identify and implement on-the-ground nature-based solutions that restore ecological function and contribute to the resiliency of our communities in the face of climate change. The team is an open and curious group of professionals who support one another, and are the most likely staff members to show up at the office covered in mud.
As a nonprofit that regularly implements complex and large-scale, high-impact restoration projects, Save the Sound is unique in the Long Island Sound region. In this role, you will oversee and be responsible for all aspects of the ecological restoration team’s diverse project portfolio, in order to further the team’s impressive results and sterling regional reputation. You will report to the Vice President of Programs and serve on Save the Sound’s executive team.
