Environmental Project Manager

MPS Group, Inc.•Dearborn, MI

8d•Onsite

About The Position

MPS Group, Inc. is seeking an Environmental Project Manager to join its team at the Ford Rouge Complex in Dearborn, Michigan. The position supervises and plans onsite personnel activities, serves as a liaison between the client and vendors regarding service issues, and maintains established safety and environmental compliance standards. The role manages client and vendor financial obligations and contract administration while coordinating hazardous, universal, and non-hazardous waste transportation from client sites. It promotes safe work practices and regulatory compliance, supports waste-reduction and recycling goals, monitors production and budgets, and conducts facility inspections and audits. The Environmental Project Manager also supervises personnel and coordinates with clients and the Regional Manager on contract operations and project needs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related science field, or a minimum of six years of related experience.
Positive customer service skills.
Previous experience in the hazardous and solid waste industry.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
Ability to pass a background check.
Ability to pass a drug test.
Valid driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

Current 40-hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) certification with Annual Refresher; training will be provided upon hire.
Current Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) certification; training will be provided upon hire.
Current Department of Transportation (DOT) certification; training will be provided upon hire.

Responsibilities

Comply with MPS Group’s management system policies and procedures.
Manage client and vendor financial obligations, including invoicing, reporting, record keeping, and contract management.
Coordinate transportation logistics for hazardous, universal, and non-hazardous waste, including characterizing, profiling, scheduling, manifesting, and physically loading bulk and drummed waste.
Ensure site personnel receive appropriate training and comply with safety, environmental, federal, state, and local regulations.
Work proactively with clients to establish reuse, reduction, and recycling options that help achieve waste targets.
Track production, waste, and budget variances and routinely communicate status to clients and the Regional Manager.
Read and interpret analytical data used to characterize waste streams.
Identify out-of-scope and episodic projects and collaborate with the Regional Manager and clients to quote projects and profile materials before providing service.
Maintain environmental compliance through regulatory and client-specific facility inspections and audits.
Manage the contract within the current budget and seek internal and external cost savings.
Supervise personnel needed to fulfill contract requirements.
Complete other assignments made by MPS management and clients.