Request for Qualifications: Groundwork Milwaukee - Operations Manager
Groundwork Milwaukee (GW Mke) is currently seeking an Urban Waters Program Manager.
GW Mke partners with businesses, residents and government officials to revitalize
neighborhoods and transform liabilities into community assets through programs focused on
food, water and jobs.
We are proud of changes we make by working with residents and organizations in
neighborhoods traditionally overlooked by other greening organizations. We make commitments
to specific neighborhoods with high unemployment rates, concentrated poverty, racial
discrimination and social injustices and work closely with residents, organizations and initiatives
to maximize impact and improve quality of life. We create opportunities for local people and
businesses to get involved in practical projects, learn new skills, and clean up and care for
neglected areas - signaling community pride and rejuvenation.
Urban Waters Program Manager Summary: The Urban Waters Program Manager is
responsible for planning and implementing related projects, including outreach to
neighborhoods impacted by flooding and to the general public to promote water quality
improvement; leading green infrastructure planning efforts and policy development. The
incumbent will lead volunteers and Green Team members in green infrastructure
implementation and riparian corridor habitat restoration, and work collaboratively with other
organizations and residents to identify, plan and implement water quality projects.
Reporting Relationship:
Reports to: Executive Director
Supervises: Green Team members on a project basis
Primary responsibilities include:
 Lead green infrastructure planning for the Riverworks neighborhood in Harambee.
o Based on the survey of similar post-industrial projects in Milwaukee and the
surveyed conditions in the Riverworks district, conduct/oversee opportunity
analysis and develop cost benefit analysis.
o Conduct public outreach, especially of business partners to gain input for draft
plan
 Represent Groundwork Milwaukee on the “Kinnickinnic River Implementation Coalition”
(KRIC) ensure GWM’s active participation in planning and implementing outreach and
projects.
 Attend meetings of the “Kinnickinnic River Neighbors in Action,” work with residents to
ensure their concerns are addressed.
 Manage projects such as rain garden installation and habitat restoration to ensure project
quality and active Green Team, resident and volunteer participation.
o Sequencing tasks, project set-up.
o Ensure timely completion of projects, including maintenance and / or installation
of project, monitor costs to ensure compliance with budgets.
 Take lead in Green Tier outreach and education in the 30th St Industrial Corridor.
 Oversee our River Ambassador program, which seeks and trains volunteers to teach
residents about the great projects that improve out waterways and grows stewardship
movement to ensure clean water for all of Milwaukee
 Create relationships with organizations and residents and schools, especially in the Corridor
and Kinnickinnic watershed neighbors that are impacted by flooding
 Develop and implement interactive learning opportunities for students and adults that
encourage stewardship of Milwaukee’s rivers and Lake Michigan along with greater
understanding of the benefits of green infrastructure.
Request for Qualifications: Groundwork Milwaukee - Operations Manager
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Recruit volunteers / participants for special events to ensure turnout.
Maintain good relationships with community partners.
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications and Requirements:
 College degree or equivalent experience. An emphasis on natural resource
management, water sciences or urban planning is preferred.
 At least 2 years practical experience in project management. A demonstrated ability to
supervise and lead others is preferred.
 Demonstrated ability to organize tasks, set and observe priorities, and maintain
schedules
 High degree of initiative and organization
 Effective communication skills
 Basic computer skills required (Microsoft Word, Excel).
Groundwork Milwaukee Service Core Values
 Shared Stewardship - We share a commitment to resource stewardship with the global
preservation community
 Excellence - We strive continually to learn and improve so that we may achieve the
highest ideals
 Integrity - We deal honestly and fairly with the public and one another
 Tradition - We are proud of it; we learn from it; we are not bound by it.
 Respect - We embrace each other’s differences so that we may enrich the well-being of
everyone.
Our projects and programs are designed to:
 Improve the Quality of Our Air, Water and Land through volunteer cleanups, installing
stormwater BMP’s (rain gardens, bio-swales, rain barrels), tree planting, water quality
monitoring, and promoting brownfield redevelopment;
 Support Biodiversity by implementing habitat enhancement and restoration projects;
 Increase Opportunities for Physical Activity through the development of parks, trails
and recreational facilities that are safe, welcoming and accessible to all;
 Increase Access to Healthy Food by supporting residents and neighborhood groups in
creating a citywide network of community gardens, and expanding opportunities for
community-supported agriculture;
 Reduce Energy Consumption through the development of pedestrian-friendly
neighborhoods and the use of locally-sourced and recycled materials for project construction.
We seek the sustained regeneration, improvement and management of the physical
environment by developing community-based partnerships that empower people, businesses
and organizations to promote environmental, economic and social well-being. For more
information about Groundwork Milwaukee, please go to our website:
www.groundworkmke.org
This full-time position, with limited benefits, is expected to be filled by June 1, 20014. All
interested candidates are encouraged to apply electronically by submitting a cover letter and
resume with relevant experience, educational expertise, salary-history and compensation
requirements to groundworkmb@gmail.com, no later than May 24, 2014.