Environmental Remediation Project Manager

Accountabilities: Manage environmental projects: Lead site investigation, remediation, due diligence, environmental compliance, and restoration projects from initial proposals through final closeout. Oversee project performance: Manage scope, schedules, budgets, quality, health and safety, profitability, utilization, and overall financial performance. Lead multidisciplinary teams: Coordinate environmental scientists, geologists, engineers, field staff, subcontractors, laboratories, drilling contractors, and specialist service providers. Coordinate technical activities: Oversee Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments, site characterization, remedial investigations, feasibility evaluations, groundwater monitoring, corrective action programs, remediation systems, and environmental restoration activities. Ensure regulatory compliance: Confirm that project activities meet applicable federal, state, and local environmental requirements, including Michigan environmental regulations and Michigan EGLE requirements. Build client and stakeholder relationships: Serve as a primary point of contact for clients, regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and other project stakeholders, maintaining clear communication throughout the project lifecycle. Manage risks and deliverables: Identify technical, financial, scheduling, and operational challenges early, implement corrective actions, and prepare or review technical reports, work plans, cost estimates, schedules, and client presentations. Support business development: Contribute to proposals, technical approaches, cost estimates, and profitability planning while identifying follow-on opportunities and expanding existing client relationships. Maintain financial accountability: Support timely invoicing, accounts receivable management, cost control, and achievement of project financial targets. Mentor and develop talent: Coach junior environmental professionals, task managers, and emerging project managers while promoting a culture of safety, collaboration, technical excellence, and continuous improvement. Requirements Education: Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, Geological Engineering, Geology, Environmental Science, or a related discipline. Professional experience: Approximately 6–10 years of progressive experience managing environmental consulting projects involving site investigation, remediation, environmental compliance, or environmental due diligence. Regulatory knowledge: Understanding of environmental regulations and programs, including CERCLA, RCRA, Brownfields, underground storage tanks, PFAS investigations, and corrective action requirements. Project delivery expertise: Demonstrated experience managing site characterization, groundwater investigations, corrective actions, remediation systems, or environmental restoration projects. Michigan regulatory experience: Familiarity with Michigan environmental regulations and experience working with the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) preferred. Project management skills: Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while balancing client expectations, technical requirements, schedules, budgets, and profitability goals. Business development capabilities: Experience developing project scopes, budgets, schedules, and proposals, along with the ability to identify opportunities for additional work and strengthen client relationships. Communication skills: Excellent written and verbal communication, including technical report preparation, client presentations, and coordination with internal and external stakeholders. Problem-solving abilities: Strong analytical skills and the ability to identify and resolve technical, operational, financial, and scheduling challenges. Leadership and mentoring: Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams, develop junior colleagues, and foster a collaborative, safety-conscious working environment. Safety certification: OSHA 40-Hour HAZWOPER certification preferred, or the ability to obtain it. Benefits Salary range: $87,612–$143,965 annually, depending on experience, education, skill level, and other compensable factors. Health coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance. Retirement contributions: 401(k) plan with base and matching employer stock contributions. Paid time off: Personal time off, holidays, and parental leave. Financial protection: Life insurance and disability plans. Additional coverage: Critical illness and accident plans. Work-life flexibility: Flexible working arrangements to support personal and professional needs. Professional development: Opportunities to strengthen technical expertise, leadership capabilities, and career growth. Remote work: Remote position within Michigan, with periodic travel to project sites, client locations, and regulatory meetings.