Land Manager

Based in Auburn, California, Placer Land Trust (PLT) is a private nonprofit organization founded in 1991 that works with willing landowners and conservation partners to permanently protect and care for natural and agricultural land in Placer County. To date, PLT has protected over 22,000 acres of land in Placer County for current and future generations. Our protected lands include woodlands, forests and rangelands, waterways and lakes, habitat corridors and wildlife preserves, parks and recreation areas, scenic vistas, and farms and ranches. 

Ideally starting in late June or early July 2025, PLT is seeking a full-time Land Manager to monitor, manage and care for ~4,000 acres of land in Placer County. This includes property owned and managed by PLT, and property that is privately-owned but protected by conservation easement. The job is about 40% field work, and about 60% office work. The employee will work as part of a team of land management (aka “stewardship”) staff and will be supervised by the Stewardship Director. Specific responsibilities are listed on the following page. 

This is a full-time exempt salaried position. Occasional evening and weekend work (less than once a month) is required, and frequent travel throughout Placer County is required. Shared company pick-up trucks are available at the PLT office in Auburn for field work and travel, although the employee must have their own transportation to get to/from the PLT office. PLT offers a hybrid work environment and flexible scheduling. PLT provides room and resources for its full team (expected to be 14 when this position starts) to work at the PLT office in Auburn, and PLT also helps with resources to facilitate efficient remote work. By the nature of our work, all employees typically need to work some amount of time in-person with other staff once a week or every other week; beyond that, a remote work schedule can be determined by the employee and the Stewardship Director. 

PLT values and seeks a team with diverse experience, backgrounds, perspectives, and skills to strengthen our team, and ensure our work remains relevant today, for current and future generations, and for all. We recognize that historically land conservation has not been a diverse field with equitable representation and opportunities for all, and PLT is working to change that. We believe that many skills can be taught, and as long as you meet the job requirements and promote a culture of inclusion in our organization, you are strongly encouraged to apply. All applications will be reviewed using blind application screening.