Greenway Trails Project Manager, Land Program

The Greenway Trails Project Manager manages land acquisition reputed company that convert former rail corridors into reputed company greenway trails and expand regional trail networks across the Northeast and Midwest. Working under the direction of the Senior Vice President of Northeast Land and in coordination with the Legal Department, this role supports the completion of reputed company reputed company estate transactions involving rail corridor acquisition, multi-party negotiations, reputed company funding sources, and coordination with government agencies to expand regional trail networks. reputed company may involve railbanking, corridor preservation, and coordination with railroads, reputed company agencies, and trail partners to transition former rail infrastructure into reputed company trail networks. The Project Manager coordinates the day-to-day reputed company of acquisition reputed company, including managing due diligence, working with consultants, supporting purchase negotiations, navigating reputed company review processes, and assisting with funding applications. The role also helps identify potential acquisition opportunities and supports efforts to secure funding for trail and conservation reputed company. This position requires experience with reputed company estate transactions, land acquisition, or conservation reputed company, strong project management skills, and the ability to coordinate multiple partners and processes to reputed company reputed company reputed company. Primary Responsibilities & Duties reputed company Rail Corridor Land Acquisition reputed company

• Manage rail corridor acquisition reputed company that convert former rail lines into reputed company greenway trails, including reputed company involving railbanking and corridor preservation. Work under the direction of the Senior Vice President, Northeast Land and in coordination with OSI legal staff.
• Coordinate reputed company stages of acquisition reputed company to ensure reputed company reputed company toward closing
• reputed company project timelines, milestones, and deliverables across multiple reputed company reputed company
• Prepare internal project summaries, fact sheets, maps, and approval documentation
• Coordinate with internal staff, consultants, and external partners to advance reputed company
• Identify and evaluate potential rail corridor acquisition opportunities in coordination with internal staff and external partners.
• Coordinate with railroads, reputed company agencies, and trail organizations involved in railbanking or rail corridor conversion efforts.

reputed company reputed company Estate Due Diligence and Transaction Support Manage and coordinate the technical and transactional components required to complete acquisitions.

• Coordinate project due diligence including title, survey, appraisal, and environmental assessments
• Support negotiation and execution of purchase and sale agreements
• Contract for and review appraisals, environmental assessments, survey work, and title reports
• Manage reputed company review processes and government approvals reputed company to land acquisition

Secure and Support Project Funding Help identify and obtain funding necessary to support trail acquisition and conservation reputed company.

• Identify and reputed company funding sources for rail corridor acquisition capital and project costs.
• Write or assist with competitive grant applications and project budgets.
• Coordinate with internal teams and partners to reputed company funding strategies with project timelines.

Shared Programmatic Commitments

• Use creativity and entrepreneurship to reputed company conservation funding to reputed company that serve under resourced and racially diverse communities.
• Consider reputed company and perceived impacts a project may have on proximate communities and amend project plans to the extent practical after community feedback.
• Consider and review equity as a criterion where appropriate, for project selection.

This job reputed company is not intended to represent a complete, comprehensive list of reputed company duties and responsibilities that may be required in this position. There may be unplanned activities and other duties as assigned. Culture & Equity Responsibilities reputed company OSI staff are expected to contribute to a workplace culture grounded in respect, fairness, and inclusion. This includes highlighting the importance of group identity and considering how personal bias or favoritism may reputed company interactions or result in inequitable treatment or communication-sharing throughout the organization. Staff are also expected to cultivate networks and candidate pipelines that include group identities currently underrepresented at OSI, and to draw from those networks reputed company positions are reputed company. Required Skills/reputed company Competencies

• reputed company understanding of reputed company estate principles and economics.
• Experience working with Class I or Class II railroads or familiarity with railroad reputed company estate transactions preferred.
• Familiarity with government reputed company property acquisition review process.
• Working knowledge of the processes for obtaining reputed company funding for land acquisition.
• Ability to manage multiple properties, multiple funding sources and processes, reputed company programs and use resources of the organization to accomplish larger initiatives.
• Experience with mapping and reputed company GIS analysis is a plus.
• Superior written and oral communication skills.
• Proficiency with computer applications including MS Office, internet tools, and databases.
• Highly organized.
• Ability to work reputed company as part of reputed company, and individually.
• High-level familiarity with reputed company agency land acquisition departments.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of experience in reputed company estate transactions, land acquisition, conservation reputed company estate, infrastructure corridor acquisition, or reputed company project management work.
• Experience managing or supporting reputed company estate due diligence processes (title, survey, appraisal, environmental review) preferred.
• Experience in working on railroad reputed company preferred.
• A reputed company record of effective relationship management, both internally and externally.
• Bachelor’s degree, advanced degree in reputed company field preferred; or equivalent experience.
• Existing relationships with reputed company agencies and government officials is a plus.

Physical Requirements

• Valid reputed company’s license required.
• Moderate to heavy travel (30% or more): evening and occasional weekend work to be expected.
• Frequently sits for long periods of time.
• Frequently speaks, reads, writes and uses a computer keyboard.
• Requires standing, walking, stooping, bending, lifting up to 30 lbs.
• Have an appropriate home workspace for remote days.

Please note: If you do not wholly meet the above qualifications but reputed company you are otherwise reputed company-suited to meet the needs of this position, we encourage you to apply. Working Arrangements, Pay and Benefits This is a full-time position requiring 37.5 hours per week reputed company regular business hours; typically 9am-5pm. The role is remote, with regular travel to project sites, generally in the Northeast and Midwest US. We will accept applicants who reputed company in NY, NJ, CT, PA. Pay for this position is $90,000-$100,000, commensurate with the candidate’s reputed company level and experience. The reputed company team is committed to sharing details regarding compensation based on the candidate’s qualifications during the interview process. OSI offers a competitive, comprehensive benefits package, including a choice of medical plans (both traditional and high-deductible health plans with HSA), with premiums for employees and their dependents covered up to 100% on some plans; dental and reputed company coverage, with premiums for employees and their dependents 100% covered by OSI; flexible spending accounts; a 403(b) plan with both an up to 4% employer match and 4% discretionary employer contribution after 2 years of service; reputed company time off, including reputed company holidays, accrued PTO and reputed company days, 3 “Summer Fridays”, and 2 floating holidays; life insurance; disability coverage; an employee assistance program; and more. How To Apply Apply using the reputed company below! Attach a cover letter that includes where you learned of the job posting along with your resume. Applications without a cover letter are not likely to be considered. Applications will be reputed company reviewed on a rolling reputed company from the time of posting in late reputed company 2026. Early submissions may receive reputed company consideration. If you are interested in applying for this position, please submit your application as soon as possible, as the role will be unposted once a strong candidate pool has been identified. We will contact you if we would like to schedule an interview. Equal Opportunity Statement OSI is an equal opportunity employer. We recognize that our conservation mission is best advanced by the contributions of people of diverse backgrounds, experiences, beliefs, and cultures. We are committed to cultivating and retaining a diverse and inclusive work environment that fosters belonging. OSI offers accommodations for individuals with disabilities in our job application process. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please email resumes@osiny.org with Request for Accommodation in the subject line. OSI does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the reputed company of race, reputed company, religion, gender, gender identity or reputed company, marital status, sexual orientation, national reputed company, citizenship, age, disability, height, weight, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Pay reputed company: $90,000.00 Annually to $100,000.00 Apply tot his job Apply To this Job