RCOAST Is Hiring: Office Manager and Data Admin Position
Christy Swann
Greetings,
RCOAST is hiring! Please read the description below and send your CV or resume to ad...@r-coast.com before December 7th, 2025. Include the position you are applying for in the email subject.
If you are interested in turning complex coastal dynamics into clear, actionable intelligence, we’d love for you to apply.
-The RCOAST Team
Position: Office and Data Administrator
Employment: Part-Time, with possible transition to Full-Time within 3-6 months
Salary: $35K Part-time (20 hours per week); $70K at Full-Time Transition
Location: Remote with some travelWho We Are. RCOAST is a coastal change data company advancing intelligent adaptation through repeat drone-based LiDAR, RGB, and multispectral data capture. We provide communities, engineers, and academics with seasonal and rapid-response data collection, mitigation performance metrics, and science-based adaptation solutions. To support real-world decision-making, we translate complex coastal dynamics into clear, simple graphics that help communities understand the science behind their changing coastlines. RCOAST’s mitigation libraries reveal what works best and where—turning complex data into actionable intelligence.
Our mission is to make high-resolution coastal data accessible, intuitive, and actionable, delivering validated, science-backed intelligence to the practitioners who need it to build a more resilient tomorrow. Our priority is to leverage cross-system learning from implemented coastal mitigation strategies and openly share performance outcomes across regions, accelerating evidence-based adaptation and enhancing the resilience of coastal communities worldwide.
Role Overview. We are seeking a self-motivated office manager and data administrator. As office manager, they will assist with task management, daily operations, project tracking, and the dissemination of high-quality data-products to our clients. Further, they will provide high-level administrative support to the CEO and leadership team, including inbox organization, scheduling meetings, coordinating individual and team calendars, preparing materials, and arranging travel and logistics. We are a data company and our office administrator serves as a data admin that will track and streamline our workflow and assist the team with operational tasks when needed. An ideal candidate will have experience working in an administrative role within a coastal community, similar to a shoreline director, environmental planner, coastal resilience manager, floodplain manager, and/or sustainability planner.
Candidates must thrive in a small, collaborative team environment—bringing positivity, strong communication, and a supportive spirit to a startup culture. We are a young and energized group of coastal scientists, and we are looking for someone equally excited to grow with us as we build tools to protect the world’s coasts.
Required Qualifications.
B.S. in an Environmental Science or Policy Field: Geology, Geomorphology, Environmental Science etc.
Extremely self-motivated with an ability to adapt and thrive in a startup setting
Experience managing every-day office operations
Exceptional data organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively
Experience using the Google Suite (docs, sheets, drive, forms etc.), and other office management software
Excellent verbal and written communication skills to foster collaboration in a hybrid environment
Ability to work collaboratively in a small, team-oriented environment, with strong communication and problem-solving skills
Preferred Qualifications.
Experience working in an administrative role for a coastal community
Familiarity with a variety of geospatial data including LiDAR, RGB, and multispectral
Skills in GIS (QGIS is preferred) with an application in environmental sciences
Questionnaire: Once you send your resume and/or CV to ad...@r-coast.com, our team will send you a short follow-up questionnaire. Please complete it to help us better understand your experience and ensure your application progresses. Responses are due by December 8, 2025.