Project Manager

Terracon; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

Terracon is seeking an experienced Environmental Project Manager to oversee all aspects of environmental engineering projects. You will ensure safety, adherence to scope and budget, and timely completion while coordinating with clients, vendors, and internal teams.

The role includes defining project plans, leading safety efforts, and managing resources and schedules across multiple stakeholders to meet critical milestones.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Environmental Science or Geology with 5+ years' experience (or 9 years without degree).
• Valid driver's license may be required.
• Professional Engineer (PE) or Professional Geologist (PG) certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of a project to ensure safe, on-time delivery within scope and budget.
• Define project scope, schedule and budget with client or NAM.
• Design and implement a project plan for completing the project.
• Lead safety efforts and ensure compliance with safety plans.
• Resolve operational problems to minimize delays and coordinate resources.
• Coordinate with APR and accounting for oversight, reviews, invoicing and collections.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Safety management

Budgeting

Client communication

Vendor coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Environmental Science or Geology

PE/PG certification (preferred)

Job description

General Responsibilities

Manage all aspects of an environmental engineering project to ensure that it is safely completed on time and within scope and budget. Responsible for completing the project as per its contracted scope; monitor progress and performance against the project plan. 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 APR to make sure that APR 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 an environmental engineering project to ensure that it is safely completed on time and within scope and budget. Responsible for completing the project as per its contracted scope; monitor progress and performance against the project plan. 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 APR to make sure that APR 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 NAM 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 APR 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 APRs on projects at their onset.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in technical discipline practices by the Firm including Engineering, Environmental Science or Geology 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