Landforce employment opportunities.
The work we do is often fun, always meaningful and sometimes intense, which is why Landforce has built a culture of warmth, mutual support, teamwork, respect and high expectation.
Warmth, mutual support and high expectations
At Landforce we believe it is imperative to nurture the talents of everyone who comes through our doors, especially people who have been left out of Pittsburgh’s economy: citizens returning from incarceration, people facing educational barriers, returning veterans, those in recovery from addiction or mental health, or people living in poverty who do not yet have a work history. We also believe that everyone has the right to live near green spaces that are safe and beautiful.
In a 2020 DEI survey conducted by an outside consultant, Landforce employees cited the organization’s top values as teamwork, commitment to crew members, passion, integrity and trust. The consultant found a “uniquely high sense of trust in the organization,” strong leadership that reflects the goals and strategies in everyday work, a priority on diversity, equity and inclusion, and staff who felt their work was respected and their ideas used to improve the organization.
Landforce values diversity as a cornerstone of our success. We are committed to an atmosphere that fully utilizes the unique capabilities of each employee, where all employees are treated with dignity and respect. Landforce is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, sex, gender identity, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, arrest record, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
We welcome your application, and strongly encourage candidates who identify with the people we serve to apply.
Landforce accomplishments
- More than 200 people have trained with Landforce over the past decade, and 160 crew members have been employed on paid stewardship projects.
- More than 30,784 hours of workforce training and 2,787 hours of individualized career coaching.
- Over 80,134 hours of environmental stewardship, 310 projects across 83 neighborhoods, 55 partner organizations.
- On average 86 percent of program finishers move directly into their next job; 90 percent remain employed more than 12 months later.
Figures as published on the Work With Us page; see the Impact page for the September 2026 totals.
Open roles at Landforce
Site Supervisor
The Site Supervisor plays a central role in the Landforce model: supervising and working alongside crews on worksites, and in doing so modeling and reinforcing the hard and soft skills Crew Members learn in the classroom. Work may include green stormwater infrastructure maintenance, tree planting and care, invasive plant removal, trail construction and maintenance, garden bed installations, vacant lot remediation and simple carpentry.
Staff describe the ideal candidate as a clear communicator: patient, hard to fluster, charismatic, enthusiastic, supportive, a go-getter and hard worker, comfortable both leading and as a team player, non-judgmental, able to build people up through positive and constructive feedback, and committed to restorative practices and to the people of Landforce.
Salary: $40,000 plus benefits (100% health, medical and dental; 3% retirement match from the January after your start; 12 paid company holidays; up to 19 days of paid leave in year one, increasing at two and five years; paid parental leave after six months).
Apply: email your résumé and a brief statement about why you are the right person for this position to Thomas Guentner, Director of Land Stewardship, thomas@landforcepgh.org.
Full job description (PDF)Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships & Government Affairs
A leadership position working alongside the Executive Director to build and maintain strong partnerships with agencies, organizations, companies, associations, and elected and government officials, on both sides of the mission: environment and people-centered justice. You would take the lead on some of the nearly two dozen partnership conversations under way, become the organization’s policy expert, help build relationships with elected and government officials, and support fundraising through government opportunities.
Landforce imagines a team player and self-starter who enjoys people, is committed to the mission of justice and environment, has demonstrated experience building long-standing relationships, and knows how the nonprofit, private and government sectors can work together. A Master’s in Public Policy or similar is imagined, but not required: it is your experience and results Landforce wants to hear about.
Salary: $70,000 plus benefits (as above).
Apply: send a résumé and a cover letter describing why you are the right person for this job to Dr. Ilyssa Manspeizer, ilyssa@landforcepgh.org.
Full job description (PDF)Crew Member
A Landforce Crew provides professional-level construction, restoration and maintenance services for trails, vacant lots, invasive plants, trees, garden plots and other habitat and restoration work. Applications are not open right now; join the wait list to be contacted when they are.
Join the wait listRequests for proposals
Landforce is also seeking consultants for two projects: Strategic Financial and Capitalization Planning, a five-year capitalization strategy developed with leadership, the fractional CFO through YourCFO and Levine Impact Lab; and Program and Business Line Branding & Organizational Website Redesign, a multi-phase brand architecture and website project.
RFP details on landforcepgh.org