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title: 'Restoration Manager I at Resource Environmental Solutions LLC'
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# Restoration Manager I at Resource Environmental Solutions LLC

- **Company:** Resource Environmental Solutions LLC
- **Location:** Chesterton, IN
- **Posted:** 2026-10-19
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-24
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/res/jobs/5451412008

## Job description

At RES, we’re looking for purpose-driven individuals who are passionate about restoration and sustainability, and who want their work to make a lasting environmental impact. Our team members go above and beyond, bringing initiative, integrity, and a strong work ethic to every project. Collaboration is key—we thrive on teamwork, open communication, and diverse perspectives. In a field that constantly changes, we value those who are resilient, adaptable, and resourceful in the face of challenges. If you're intellectually curious, eager to learn, and ready to help restore ecosystems and protect natural resources, you’ll find your place here.

As a Restoration Manager I, you will play a critical role in ensuring our projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and to the highest ecological standards. You’ll be hands-on in the field—operating equipment, managing invasive species, and conducting QA/QC—while also leading crews, managing safety initiatives, and supporting project managers with scheduling and reporting.

This is a great opportunity if you love being outdoors, thrive in a leadership role, and want to directly impact the success of restoration projects that improve the environment and communities.

The ability and willingness to travel up to 50% with overnight stay is required. Hotel and Per Diem provided. Indiana, Southern and Central Illinois, Eastern and Northern Missouri

What Your Day-to-Day Will Look Like

- Lead daily tailgate safety meetings, coach team members, and ensure compliance with all safety policies.
- Operate, maintain, and train others on equipment and vehicles (skid steers, tractors, UTVs, etc.).
- Develop site-specific ERP plans and ensure consistent safety reporting, inspections, and hazard remediation.
- Implement and manage invasive species and herbicide management programs, including training others in plant ID and application.
- Support prescribed burn activities (where required), ensuring compliance and safe execution.
- Oversee subcontractors and vendors, ensuring work quality, compliance, and corrective actions where needed.
- Collaborate with Project and Operations Managers to schedule and track construction and maintenance tasks, manage resources, and maintain records.
- Complete administrative tasks including timecards, expense reports, project expense tracking, and compliance reporting.
- Provide leadership by training, hiring, orienting, and evaluating crew members.
- Engage with clients, stakeholders, and the public to communicate project updates and participate in meetings.

We Would Like to Talk to You If You Have Many of the Following

- Bachelor’s degree in applied sciences, natural resources, or a related field (or equivalent construction/restoration experience).
- 5+ years of ecological restoration experience.
- Valid Commercial Pesticide Applicator License (applicable categories).
- CPR, AED, and First Aid certification.
- Valid DOT medical card.
- S130/190 wildfire certifications (if required by region).
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, mapping software, and GPS systems.
- Strong knowledge of ecological restoration practices, invasive species management, and QA/QC processes.

You Will Thrive in This Role If You:

- Lead with a safety-first mindset and coach others to do the same.
- Enjoy being outdoors, operating equipment, and solving problems in the field.
- Communicate clearly and effectively across all levels—from crew members to clients.
- Are detail-oriented and thrive at managing compliance, reporting, and documentation.
- Can balance hands-on field work with administrative and leadership responsibilities.
- Excel at building, training, and motivating a team.

Please note that the “Day in the Life” section is not intended to be an exhaustive list of job duties, but rather a representative snapshot of typical responsibilities and work experiences at RES.

RES is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

## About Resource Environmental Solutions LLC

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: The largest dedicated nature-based solutions provider in the U.S., focused on restoring lands and waters to solve environmental challenges like water quality, flood resiliency, and biodiversity loss.
- **Entity Type**: Private
- **Headquarters**: Houston, Texas, United States
- **Founded**: Not publicly available
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Environmental Services / Ecological Restoration / Nature-Based Solutions
- **Target Customers**: Government agencies, developers, infrastructure firms, energy companies, and any organization needing environmental mitigation, water resource solutions, or conservation offset credits.
- **Mission**: “Restore our land and waters with ecological integrity and innovation, project by project.”
- **Vision**: “Restoring a resilient Earth for a modern world.”

## Products & Services
- **Wetland Mitigation**: Designing, constructing, and permanently preserving wetland systems to compensate for unavoidable impacts from development.
- **Stream & Floodplain Restoration**: Rehabilitating impaired streams and floodplains to improve hydrology, water quality, and habitat.
- **Species Habitat Conservation**: Protecting and restoring habitats for special-status animal species (28 species protected to date) and prairie/upland ecosystems.
- **Coastal Restoration**: Restoring shorelines, terraces, and tidal systems to enhance coastal stability and resilience.
- **Water Quality Solutions**: Implementing projects that remove water quality nutrients (over 20,700 pounds removed all-time).
- **Conservation Banking**: Establishing permanently preserved mitigation banks (on over 1,097,132 acres of land conserved and protected) that generate saleable credits for developers.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Funding**: Not disclosed (private company). No public funding rounds reported.
- **Key Metrics**:
    - **Total acres under land conserved & protected**: 1,097,132 acres
    - **Wetlands restored**: 88,429 acres
    - **Streams restored**: 690 miles
    - **Shoreline & terrace restored**: 431 miles
    - **Trees planted**: 28,140,473
    - **Special-status animal species protected**: 28 species
    - **Water quality nutrients removed**: 20,700+ pounds
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly disclosed.
- **Growth Signals**: Operates in every major eco-region across the U.S.; maintains a large portfolio of mitigation banks and restoration projects; strong hiring pipeline (36+ current open positions at the time of data retrieval).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Scale & Experience**: The nation’s largest dedicated nature-based solutions provider, with an unmatched portfolio of large-scale, permanently conserved projects.
- **Full In-House Team**: Projects are designed, built, and monitored by an integrated team spanning engineering, construction, ecological science, and regulatory expertise — ensuring performance guarantees.
- **Long-Term Stewardship**: Projects are designed to be self-sustaining and are permanently preserved, providing long-term ecological uplift and reducing liability for clients.
- **Deep Local Presence**: Teams live and work in every major U.S. eco-region, offering deep local biodiversity and water resource expertise.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scaling Nature-Based Solutions**: Expanding the use of natural systems (wetlands, floodplains, coastal zones) to solve urgent community and infrastructure challenges.
- **Integrated Project Delivery**: Strengthening the "study, design, build, monitor" model to guarantee ecological outcomes.
- **Water & Climate Resilience**: Prioritizing projects that deliver measurable improvements to flood resiliency, water quality, and coastal stability — directly addressing climate change impacts.
- **Talent & Team Growth**: Actively recruiting across engineering, science, project management, and field operations to support a growing project pipeline.

## Why Work Here
- **Purpose-Driven Mission**: Every role contributes directly to measurable environmental restoration — restoring land, water, and ecosystems for future generations.
- **Culture**: Emphasizes passion, intellectual curiosity, collaboration, integrity, and adaptability. Described as a home for lifelong learners who want to solve complex ecological problems.
- **Team Structure**: Cross-functional teams including field crews, engineers, scientists, and administrative staff working together on large-scale restoration projects.
- **Remote/Hybrid**: Some positions (e.g., Water Resources Engineer III) are explicitly listed as remote. Others are office-based or field-based across multiple U.S. locations.
- **Perks & Benefits**:
    - Competitive salaries and benefits
    - 401(k) with employer match
    - Vacation, sick time, parental leave, and floating holidays for volunteer time
    - Tuition reimbursement for career advancement and skill development
- **Learning & Growth**: Offers internships across disciplines (engineering, ecology, construction); provides hands-on field experience in ecological restoration.

## Sources
1. [RES Official Website - About Us](https://res.us/home/about-us/)
2. [RES Careers - Open Positions (Greenhouse)](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/res)
3. [RES Careers - Working Here & Benefits](https://res.us/careers/working-here/)

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