Environmental & Solid Waste Program Manager

Heery; La Plata (MD); On-site; USD 125,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend Heery seeks an Environmental and Solid Waste Project Manager to lead a diverse portfolio of environmental and civil infrastructure capital projects for the Charles County Department of Public Works. You will manage planning through closeout, coordinating engineers, regulators, and contractors to deliver on time and within budget.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years of PM experience in environmental or solid waste projects, is hands-on, organized, and able to communicate clearly

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Construction Management, Environmental Science, or a related field.
• Minimum 7 years of relevant project management experience, preferably involving environmental, solid waste, civil infrastructure, public works, or construction projects.
• Demonstrated experience managing projects through multiple phases, including planning, design, permitting, procurement, construction, and closeout.
• Experience coordinating engineering consultants, contractors, government agencies, and other project stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of project scope, schedule, budget, risk, quality, and change management.
• Ability to review and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, technical reports, cost estimates, schedules, and other project documentation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Experience with Microsoft Project or other project scheduling software is preferred.
• Ability to work independently while also functioning effectively within a multidisciplinary project team.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple environmental, solid waste, civil infrastructure, and related capital projects concurrently.
• Provide project management and owner's representative services throughout planning, design, permitting, procurement, construction, and closeout.
• Develop, maintain, and monitor project schedules, budgets, scopes, action-item logs, risk registers, and project documentation.
• Coordinate with County departments, consulting engineers, contractors, regulatory agencies, utility providers, and other stakeholders.
• Review and coordinate engineering designs, technical reports, specifications, cost estimates, schedules, permitting documents, and other project deliverables.
• Monitor project progress and identify potential impacts to scope, schedule, cost, quality, and regulatory compliance.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Construction Management, Environmental Science, or a related field

Job description

Turner & Townsend Heery seeks an Environmental and Solid Waste Project Manager to lead a diverse portfolio of environmental and civil infrastructure capital projects for the Charles County Department of Public Works. You will manage planning through closeout, coordinating engineers, regulators, and contractors to deliver on time and within budget.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years of PM experience in environmental or solid waste projects, is hands-on, organized, and able to communicate clearly