Jobs and Opportunities
Save the Sound would welcome you to our team!
Addresses and deadlines for each position or request for proposals are noted in the detailed descriptions. No phone calls, please.
If you are applying for more than one position, please submit individual cover letters and résumés for each position, and note in the cover letters all the positions you have applied for.
Save the Sound is an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination based on age, color, disability, marital or parental status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or any other legally protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. We encourage applications from demographics underrepresented in the environmental and nonprofit sectors.
Volunteering
We’re grateful for the hard work of volunteers who get trash off their favorite beaches, plant native species, document pollution in their neighborhoods, and push for stronger environmental protections!
To volunteer with Save the Sound, please fill out our registration form and we’ll reach out when there are opportunities near you.
If you’d like to make an impact from home, join our email action network and we’ll alert you when it’s time to reach out to your elected officials about important legislation.
Requests for Proposals
Hutchinson River Watershed Plan – Phase II for The Bronx
Save the Sound is preparing to finalize the development of a watershed-based plan for the Hutchinson River by completing planning for the Bronx portion of the watershed, and is requesting qualifications from consulting firms to assist with the process. Phase II of the watershed plan in the Bronx will build off planning work in the upper watershed in Westchester County, completed in 2023 as Phase I (Hutchinson River Watershed Plan – Save the Sound. The selected consultant will work with Save the Sound to develop a final watershed-based plan for the Hutchinson River watershed and incorporate components of resilience and flood planning.
See the Request for Proposal (“RFP”) here.
– Sample Contract
– Common Questions & Answers
Design, Permitting, and Construction Phase Services for Removal of Wallace Dam on the Quinnipiac River
Save the Sound is soliciting proposals for an analysis, design, and permitting project (the “Project”) to restore the Quinnipiac River through the removal of Wallace Dam (CT #14823) in Wallingford, CT (see Figure 1). The Project area will encompass Wallace Dam, and the full upstream and downstream extents of the Quinnipiac River determined to be necessary to achieve Project goals. The Project is funded through the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) Long Island Sound Futures Fund 2025 grant award #87631 and CT DEEP Mitigation Funds. The goals of the Project are engineering design, permitting, construction-ready plans and specifications, hiring a Construction Contractor through a competitive bid, and construction oversight for removal of Wallace Dam.
See the Request for Proposal (“RFP”) here.
– Sample Contract
– Supporting Documents