Site Investigations and Due Diligence Project Manager

Terracon•Pittsburgh, PA

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About The Position

Manage all aspects of environmental due diligence projects, ensuring they are completed safely, on time, within scope, and within budget. The role is responsible for completing work according to contracted scope, monitoring progress against project plans, resolving operational problems, and minimizing delays. Project management may include resource planning, scheduling, budgeting and forecasting, and coordination with vendors, subcontractors, or contractors. The Project Manager communicates project status through meetings and reports, sets priorities, assigns tasks, and coordinates staff to meet targets and milestones. The role may also involve client communication and delivery of work products to client satisfaction. It coordinates with APR to ensure engagement and oversight throughout the project, particularly at critical junctures, and may approve invoices, prepare change orders, and support collections. Services may include Phase I, II, and III environmental site assessments, tank closure assessments, and Brownfields projects. The position manages small to medium-sized projects, defines scope, schedule, and budget with the client or NAM, and develops and implements project plans. It leads project safety efforts, identifies and secures resources, and may prepare calculations, designs, reports, work specifications, schedules, budgets, and forecasts. The role coordinates specialized resources across departments or offices, monitors project quality, promotes continuous improvement and pre-task planning, and coordinates with accounting on business intelligence, invoicing, and collections. The Project Manager is expected to understand project-related risks and company risk policies, model a safe work environment, and ensure team compliance with safety guidelines.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline practiced by the Firm, such as Engineering, Environmental Science, or Geology, and at least 8 years of related experience; alternatively, at least 11 years of related experience in lieu of a degree.
Successful experience conducting and reporting Phase I, II, and III Environmental Site Assessments.
Knowledge of PADEP’s Land Recycling (Act 2) and Storage Tank Programs.
Experience with environmental site characterizations.
Experience with PADEP Clean Fill Evaluation and Management of Fill Policies.
A valid driver’s license with an acceptable violation history may be required.

Nice To Haves

Professional Engineer (PE), Professional Geologist (PG), or similar professional registration or certification relevant to the services and projects being managed.

Responsibilities

Complete environmental due diligence projects according to contracted scope, schedule, and budget, while ensuring safe completion.
Monitor project progress and performance against the project plan; troubleshoot operational problems and minimize delays.
Manage project resources, scheduling, budgets, forecasts, and coordination with external vendors, subcontractors, or contractors as needed.
Prepare proposals and cost estimates.
Work with the client or NAM to define project scope, schedule, and budget, and design, communicate, and implement a project plan.
Lead project safety efforts, prepare and comply with approved safety plans, model safe practices, and ensure team compliance with safety rules and guidelines.
Identify, develop, and gather project resources, potentially including calculations, designs, reports, work specifications, schedules, budgets, forecasts, materials, equipment, staff, and external contractors.
Coordinate with other departments or offices to secure specialized project resources.
Conduct meetings and prepare reports to communicate project status to the project team and client.
Set priorities, assign tasks, and coordinate project staff to meet project targets and milestones.
Communicate with clients as needed and deliver work products to their satisfaction.
Coordinate with APR to ensure appropriate oversight and sufficient review time at critical junctures, engaging APRs at project onset.
Coordinate with accounting on financial management, business intelligence, invoicing, and collections; approve invoices, prepare change orders, and support collections as applicable.
Understand project-related risks, potential problems, protective measures, and company risk policies.
Promote pre-task planning and continuous quality monitoring and improvement; monitor quality standards and practices.
Conduct and report Phase I, II, and III Environmental Site Assessments, and work on environmental site characterizations, tank closure assessments, and Brownfields projects as applicable.