Sr. Project Manager - Vegetation Management, Los Angeles
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BurnBot is hiring a Sr. Project Manager - Vegetation Management, Los Angeles. BurnBot seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead vegetation management projects in Los Angeles, overseeing field activities, coordinating subcontractors, ensuring compliance with OSHA and environmental regulations, and maintaining project documentation while providing on‑site and remote support.
Key focus areas include Support job walks and field verification for proposal building, Track quality control and contract compliance for internal and subcontractor operations, and Provide clerical and administrative support for programs and assigned contracts.
Important skills include Software Project Management, Quality Control, Customer Service, Problem Solving, Fire Safety, and Regulatory Compliance. Preferred (not required): Government Contract Structures.
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- Location 100 South Main Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
- Base Pay $100,000.00 - $130,000.00 / Year
- Employee Type Exempt (FT) Description Senior Project Manager - Vegetation Management, Los Angeles
ABOUT BURNBOT
BurnBot provides systematic fuels treatment services to prevent destructive wildfires. We're firefighters, scientists, engineers, prescribed fire practitioners, ecologists, and community members answering the call to scale fuel treatment capacity. Our modern fuel treatment system recognizes and supports conservation efforts with a clean, gentle on the ground, smoke-free process, using technology to amplify our workforce and treat fuel loads 10x faster than previously possible.
THE ROLE
BurnBot is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join our rapidly growing Programs team. This role is the day-to-day engine of project delivery, including managing, planning, and coordinating activities of projects to ensure that goals and objectives of projects are accomplished on time and on budget. Project Managers typically maintain regular site presence and serve as the primary ground-level point of contact between BurnBot, subcontractors, and agency partners.
This assignment is location-based and is dedicated to a specific project with an area of performance in Los Angeles County in California.
Compensation: $100,000–$130,000 annually. Offers depend on role, location, responsibilities, experience, training, and education.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
Supports job walks and field verification for proposal building
Tracks Quality Control and Contract Compliance for internal BurnBot operations and all subcontractor operations on contracts
Provides clerical and administrative support for Programs, projects and assigned contracts
In coordination with organizational stakeholders, ensure all projects comply with OSHA, environmental regulations, and fire requirements
Maintains day-to-day relationship touchpoints at the site and project level
Captures issues early and escalates effectively through Central Ops, Regions, and subcontractor channels
Maintains project artifacts including scope documentation, maps/GIS inputs, schedules, and acceptance checklists
Assists with duties associated with regional build-out, such as demos and operations on small strategic projects within the scope of project.
Ensures project status is current, auditable, and communicated in the standard cadence
Provides enterprise surge support as an out-of-region assistant as needed
Oversees and supervises various field projects and supports programs functions
Other duties as assigned
TYPICAL SCOPE
One large project or a bounded set of related deliverables requiring consistent field presence and verification. This is a hands-on, site-level role, not a desk job. 20%-30% of the role may be completed via remote tele-work. The remaining 70%-80% will be spent on project site, at regional hubs, or traveling.
QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s degree in Forestry, Natural Resources, Project Management, or a related technical discipline
Minimum 3–5 years of experience in project or field management in forestry, wildland firefighting, prescribed fire, or a related field
Experience with roadside fuel mitigation or vegetation management along transportation corridors
Proficiency with GIS tools/mapping platforms, Google Suite, and virtual meeting platforms
Valid driver’s license
Ability to resolve issues using personal expertise and sound judgment, and to recognize when to escalate for efficient resolution
Excellent communication and customer service skills — listening, responding, and supporting with a positive, service-oriented mindset
Ability to travel up to 60% of the time
Physical ability to lift/push/pull weights of up to 100 lbs regularly
Ability to work in outdoor environments with uneven terrain and variable weather
Ability to bend, twist, lift, reach, grasp, and climb various surfaces and heights for 8+ hours per day
Passion for BurnBot's mission to reduce catastrophic fire wildfire risk
IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU…
Have direct experience with wildland firefighting, prescribed fire, utilities, infrastructure or forestry
- Are a California Registered Professional Forester (RPF) license, current and in good standing with the California Board of Forestry Are familiar with government or agency contract structures, scope documentation, and compliance requirements
PMP certification
Have a background in biology or natural resources, or are willing to be trained, experience with nesting bird surveys, species monitoring, or environmental compliance in a field context is a plus
HOW TO APPLY
Still interested? Apply by sending your resume to [email protected] or visiting our job postings at burnbot.com/careers.
Additional Information
- Package Name Burnbot Criminal Background Check Package + Drug Test
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