Asbestos Abatement Field Lead & Project Manager

Neighborly Company and its affiliates; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with Company Match

Medical Insurance Coverage

Certifications & CE

Career Growth

Overtime Opportunities

Team Environment

Job summary

Peerless Environmental seeks an Asbestos Abatement Supervisor to lead project teams across residential, commercial, and industrial remediation efforts. You will oversee asbestos abatement, manage crews, and maintain client relationships while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.

This role combines hands-on field work with leadership responsibilities, requiring the ability to mentor technicians, coordinate schedules, and drive project profitability.

Qualifications

• Strong asbestos abatement and environmental remediation experience required.
• Previous project management, operations management, or crew leadership experience required.
• State or federal asbestos certification/licensing preferred.
• Strong understanding of OSHA, EPA, federal, state, and local environmental regulations required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day asbestos abatement and environmental remediation operations throughout assigned territory.
• Lead and supervise asbestos abatement technicians and field crews including training, mentorship, development, scheduling, and performance management.
• Create high levels of customer satisfaction through professional communication, responsiveness, and project execution.
• Build and maintain strong customer relationships, client partnerships, subcontractor relationships, and referral networks.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for customers throughout project lifecycles.
• Inspect job sites to identify asbestos-containing materials and assess project scope, safety concerns, and operational needs.
• Develop remediation plans, project schedules, manpower plans, and operational timelines.
• Execute timely, accurate, and profitable project estimates and job scopes.
• Write, review, and audit estimates, budgets, and project documentation to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Coordinate containment setup, decontamination zones, negative air systems, demolition, hazardous material handling, and disposal operations.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA, federal, state, and local regulations related to hazardous material handling and environmental remediation.
• Monitor project progress, job profitability, schedules, quality standards, and operational performance.
• Conduct frequent job site inspections to ensure safety compliance, workmanship quality, cleanliness, and project accuracy.
• Identify safety hazards and establish measures to ensure the safety of occupants, technicians, and job sites.
• Maintain accurate project documentation including daily logs, safety reports, compliance paperwork, disposal records, notes, and operational reports.
• Coordinate with industrial hygienists, consultants, subcontractors, vendors, and internal teams throughout project completion.
• Assist with recruiting, onboarding, and development of environmental services team members.
• Maintain company vehicles, tools, remediation equipment, and operational readiness.
• Participate in ongoing industry training, certification renewals, and medical monitoring programs.
• Support emergency response operations and assist with related environmental remediation services when needed.
• Travel throughout state with potential overnight stays when required.
• Perform additional operational duties and leadership responsibilities as assigned.

Skills

Asbestos Abatement

Project Management

Leadership

Regulatory Compliance

Estimating

OSHA/EPA Knowledge

Customer Relations

Team Coordination

MS Excel

Documentation Systems

Tools

MS Office

Industrial Hygiene Tools

Job description

Peerless Environmental seeks an Asbestos Abatement Supervisor to lead project teams across residential, commercial, and industrial remediation efforts. You will oversee asbestos abatement, manage crews, and maintain client relationships while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.

This role combines hands-on field work with leadership responsibilities, requiring the ability to mentor technicians, coordinate schedules, and drive project profitability.