Federal Project Manager-Munitions Response

Weston Solutions; United States; On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Federal Project Manager to lead high-profile munitions response projects. This role offers the chance to engage in meaningful work that contributes to environmental sustainability while managing diverse project teams and collaborating with key stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in environmental project management, a strong understanding of regulatory frameworks, and a commitment to quality and safety. Join a forward-thinking organization that values professional growth and offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision

401K with employer contributions

Paid time off

Life and disability plans

Work/Life flexibility

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience managing environmental projects of significant size and complexity.
• Proficiency in project management and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead project teams and manage stakeholder relationships to achieve project goals.
• Oversee project scope, schedule, and budget while ensuring quality and safety.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Environmental Regulations

Team Leadership

Proposal Development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, geology, or environmental science

Tools

Project Management Software

Job description

At Weston Solutions, Inc. you will do meaningful work and make valuable contributions. Employee ownership at Weston is a path to professional growth and access to diverse opportunities in a highly connected community that works together across key service areas to make a difference in the environment. Weston has continued to evolve and adapt to our changing world as a premier provider of environmental and infrastructure services for over sixty years. In both the public and private sectors our teams help identify, solve, mitigate, and manage critical environmental issues to help clients achieve a more sustainable future.

Weston has an exciting career opportunity for a Federal Project Manager to support our rapidly growing munitions response & Range Services business line and current project backlog. Weston holds more than $1 billion worth of Department of Defense contract capacity for military munitions response services with United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Baltimore, Omaha, Sacramento, Los Angeles and Albuquerque District’s, US Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville and other agencies.

As a leader in the munitions response industry, Weston maintains a diverse self-perform capability and technological mindset. The successful candidate will immediately engage in a wide range of high-profile projects involving advanced geophysical classification (AGC), munitions and explosives of concern (MEC) and munitions constituents (MC), operational range sustainment and assessment, underwater and aerial surveys, small arms ranges and other environmental services. The applicant will have demonstrated experience managing, implementing, and contributing to Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP) Remedial Investigation and Remedial Action projects, assembling and leading project teams and mentoring junior staff.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, geology, geophysics or other environmental science related degree from an accredited university.
• Six (6) or more years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency delivering MMRP and environmental projects of moderate to significant size, scope and complexity.
• Lead and support proposals assisted by subject matter experts.
• Proficiency delivering overall management and administration to assigned projects by establishing clear scope, schedules and budgets.
• Hold profit/loss responsibility for assigned projects.
• Understanding of CERCLA, RCRA and other regulatory programs.
• Knowledge of Engineering Manual (EM) 385-1-1, EM 200-1-15, MR-QAPP modules and associated guidance and regulation.
• Commitment to performing work safely and of the highest quality.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• A Professional Engineer (P.E.) license, Professional Geologist (P.G.), Project Management Professional (PMP) or other like registration is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience working with Department of Defense clients, in particular USACE, under firm fixed price performance-based acquisition task orders.
• Management of projects involving AGC.
• Experience with the Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) program.

Responsibilities in Leading:

• Serves as the primary point of contact and builds connections with major stakeholders to achieve project objectives.
• Develops an understanding of stakeholder organizations to ensure successful partnering.
• Engages several stakeholders in development of project quality pledge.
• Identifies team and individual strengths in order to fulfill project goals and develop new leaders.
• Resolves stakeholder and team conflicts with support from other managers.
• Proposal estimating and technical response for task order proposals.
• Client engagement and identification of follow on opportunities.
• Leads efforts to drive project underruns, identify project risk and risk mitigation.

Responsibilities in Managing:

• Manages project teams by clearly communicating expectations for project requirements, scope, schedule and budget. Clearly communicates changes or issues up to management in a timely manner.
• Generally manages projects that are moderate in scope with multiple subcontractors and internal team members.
• Identifies project management talent on projects and encourages their development and empowerment.
• Enables team members to be successful through effective communication of goals and reinforcing goal achievement.
• Communicates with and aligns team with scope of work.
• Management and communication of project changes with the client and the project team.
• Consistently meets planned project profitability and metrics (NIBT, profit margins, DSO, etc.) on routine projects with relatively few risks.
• Uses project support team capabilities when needed.
• Manages quality and health and safety.
• Strong change management and scope control.
• Manages project to execute within approved budgets.

Responsibilities in Contributing:

• Assists with proposal efforts, including costing and profitability planning.
• Able to understand and articulate project scope based upon RFP and/or contract.
• Proactive identification of project issues and development of options for corrective action.
• Timely and accurate submittal of invoices. Monitoring and reporting of the status of accounts receivable and recommends appropriate action on overdue accounts.
• Compliance with Weston purchasing and subcontracting requirements.
• Procures additional follow-on work of similar type from stakeholders.

We fully invest in our people: Weston provides a generous, comprehensive benefits package program that offers employees high value options with solid financial protection, meeting the personal needs of its people and their families.

• Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K with base and matching employer stock contributions.
• Paid time off including personal, holiday, and parental leave.
• Life and disability plans.
• Critical illness and accident plans.
• Work/Life flexibility.
• Professional development opportunities.

Compensation will vary based upon experience, education, skill level, and other compensable factors.