Environmental Project Manager

Terracon; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Terracon in Nashville, TN is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead environmental projects, including Environmental Site Assessments, field monitoring, groundwater testing, and well installation. You will ensure projects stay on time and within budget, manage resources, coordinate with vendors, prepare progress reports, and communicate with clients to deliver final work products.

A technical degree and several years of related experience, plus the ability to manage safety and quality,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in geology, environmental science, or engineering with 5+ years’ related experience, or 9+ years with no degree.
• Valid driver’s license may be required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all aspects of environmental projects to ensure safety, scope, and budget.
• Monitor progress against project plan and troubleshoot issues.
• Coordinate with clients, account managers, and external vendors.
• Develop and communicate project plans, schedules, budgets, and forecasts.
• Lead safety efforts and ensure compliance with safety plans.
• Prepare reports and meetings to update stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Safety management

Budget management

Client communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Geology/Environmental Science/Engineering

Job description

General Responsibilities

Manage all aspects of environmental projects to ensure that they are safely completed on time and within scope and budget. Projects will typically include Environmental Site Assessments; field monitoring and testing of soil, groundwater, and soil gas; and installation and sampling of groundwater monitoring wells. The Project Manager is responsible for completing the project as per its contracted scope; monitor progress and performance against the project plan; and troubleshoot and recommend or resolve operational problems and minimize delays. May be responsible for resource management, project scheduling, budgets and forecasts, and working with external vendors, subcontractors or contractors. Conducts meetings and prepares reports to communicate the status of the project to project team and client. Set priorities, assign tasks, and coordinate project staff to meet project targets and milestones. May have responsibilities to communicate with the client and deliver work products to satisfaction of client. Coordinates effort with senior reviewer to make sure that senior reviewer has opportunity to engage throughout the project, particularly at critical junctures. Is involved with approving invoices, preparing change orders, and collections.

General Responsibilities

Manage all aspects of environmental projects to ensure that they are safely completed on time and within scope and budget. Projects will typically include Environmental Site Assessments; field monitoring and testing of soil, groundwater, and soil gas; and installation and sampling of groundwater monitoring wells. The Project Manager is responsible for completing the project as per its contracted scope; monitor progress and performance against the project plan; and troubleshoot and recommend or resolve operational problems and minimize delays. May be responsible for resource management, project scheduling, budgets and forecasts, and working with external vendors, subcontractors or contractors. Conducts meetings and prepares reports to communicate the status of the project to project team and client. Set priorities, assign tasks, and coordinate project staff to meet project targets and milestones. May have responsibilities to communicate with the client and deliver work products to satisfaction of client. Coordinates effort with senior reviewer to make sure that senior reviewer has opportunity to engage throughout the project, particularly at critical junctures. Is involved with approving invoices, preparing change orders, and collections.

Essential Roles And Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of a small to medium sized project.
• Works with client or account manager to define project scope, schedule and budget.
• Design, communicate, and implement a project plan for completing the project.
• Leads safety efforts including preparation and compliance with approved safety plan.
• Take action to resolve operational problems and minimize delays.
• Identify, develop, and gather the resources to complete the project. This may include preparing calculations, designs, reports and work specifications; developing project schedules, budgets and forecasts; and selecting materials, equipment, project staff, and external contractors.
• Partner with other departments or offices to secure specialized resources for the project.
• Conduct meetings and prepare reports to communicate the status of the project.
• Set priorities, assign tasks, and coordinates project staff to meet project targets and milestones.
• Coordinates with senior reviewer to ensure appropriate oversight is in place and sufficient time allowed for reviews of all critical junctures.
• Coordinates with accounting for financial management of business intelligence, invoicing and collections
• Develop understanding and be aware of project-related risk. Be familiar with what could go wrong on a project and how to protect the Company. Be familiar with company risk policies.
• Lead safety efforts for team and ensure team follows safety rules and guidelines. Responsible for creating and modeling a safe work environment; demonstrates safety practices. Promote pre-task planning for all projects.
• Promote continuous quality monitoring and improvement on projects. Monitor quality standards and practices. Engage senior reviewers on projects at their onset.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in technical discipline practices by the Firm including Geology, Environmental Science, or Engineering and a minimum of 5 years’ related experience. Or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 9 years’ related experience.
• A valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history may be required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineer (PE), Professional Geologist (PG) or similar professional registration/certification relevant to the type of services and projects being managed