Project Manager

ECC is seeking a Project Manager. We are considering remote candidates within the continental US, candidates near an ECC office are preferred. This position is primarily responsible for managing the activities of designated projects to ensure that goals or objectives of project are accomplished within prescribed time frame and funding parameters.  Furthermore, the position requires a solid understanding of and experience with performance-based project management, including scope, schedule, and budget balancing, risk mitigation, and finally risk/reward identification and implementation.  Experience with both CERCLA and RCRA is required, as is experience in multiple USEPA regions and/or States, and the ability to support CONUS environmental remediation and performance-based programs. 

• Plans and directs activities of designated project to ensure that goals or objectives of project are accomplished within prescribed time frame and funding parameters
• Review project proposal or plan to determine time frame, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing project, staffing requirements, and allotment of available resources to various phases of project
• Establish the work plan and staffing for each phase of project
• Arrange for recruitment or assignment of project personnel
• Confer with project staff to outline work plan and to assign duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority
• Direct and coordinate activities of project personnel to ensure project progresses on schedule and within prescribed budget
• Review status reports prepared by project personnel and modifies schedules or plans as required
• Prepare project reports for management, client, or others
• Confer with project personnel to provide technical advice and to resolve problems
• Coordinates project activities with activities of government regulatory or other governmental agencies
• Manage supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws
• Establish and expand relationships with new and/or existing teaming partners
• Support other Project and Program Managers in developing business with existing and new clients, including commercial and industrial targets
• In addition to the accountabilities above, other responsibilities, tasks, and deliverables may be assigned to the incumbent of this position

Requirements

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.  Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public
• Ability to work with company cost tracking (EZ TRAC/ Cost Point) and accounting system
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables
• Proven ability to implement programs to address complex needs and problems
• Capable of communicating with persuasiveness and exercise effective negotiation techniques as needed
• Skilled in interfacing with executive management to obtain support and required resources
• Competent in using Microsoft Office products, email systems, and Windows
• Ability to develop, maintain, and effectively communicate project schedules.  Includes the development of Network diagrams.  Also, need to be able to use both Primavera and Microsoft Project scheduling software
• Ten years of working knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local environmental law regulations, and guidance as they apply to the region specified in the solicitation
• Five years of successful project management experience with emphasis on management of costs, schedule, risk, communication and application of other project resources, primarily in support of performance-based acquisitions and remediation projects.
• Education: This position requires a Bachelor’s degree in engineering, geology, chemistry, or science discipline.  A Master’s degree is preferred, but an equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted for this secondary requirement.  Furthermore, a professional license (i.e., PG, PE, CHMM) consistent with the candidate’s degree and/or a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is required.  However, in the case of a scientific discipline that does not correspond to an established license (i.e., a Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Environmental Science, etc.), the demonstrated ability to obtain such a license or certification (i.e., CHMM) within 2 years of hire may also be considered. 
• Effective immediately, in accordance with applicable federal regulations for government contractors, we will require all newly-hired employees in the US to be vaccinated for COVID-19 in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).

Preferred Qualifications

• As noted above, an advanced degree is preferred, but not required.
• 40-hour HAZWOPER, 8-hour HAZWOPER supervisory and 8-hour HAZWOPER annual refresher training
• Experience with cost tracking and accounting systems, such as EZ TRAC and Cost Point
• Minimum of ten years working experience in HTRW remedial action project management or hazardous waste disposal industry
• Minimum of five years of performance-based management experience
• Experience with emerging contaminant characterization, cleanup technologies, and practical applications