Environmental Remediation Project Manager

Project Manager As a Project Manager at CTEH, you'll ensure the effective and efficient mobilization of personnel and equipment to assigned complex emergency response and environmental remediation projects through planning, directing, and implementation, and ensuring a safety, healthy, and product work environment with no bias. You must have experience addressing a wide range of environmental issues, including those related to environmental response and remediation. With minimal direction, you will maintain good working relationships with all levels of personnel and will quickly identify questions and/or concerns related to environmental, health, and safety issues. As a Project Manager, you will need to rely on your experience, expertise, and judgement to plan and accomplish goals.

A high level of creativity is important and developing unique solutions, as are good decision-making skills, interfacing with the client and communicating with regulatory agencies. You will also be responsible for managing and developing a team of Environmental Scientists at varying skill levels reporting directly to you. This role is subject to on-call for the emergency response team and frequent, unexpected travel for extended periods of time, as needed. This position will be located in the Golden, CO office and must be willing to commute to the office daily.

Job Type: Full Time Salary Range: $71,500 - $116,500 (commensurate with experience) Activities/Tasks/Scope Act as a member of the emergency response and environmental remediation team, traveling with limited notice to potentially remote areas, to conduct air, water, and/or soil sampling Ensure effective mobilization of project support personnel and equipment to emergency response and environmental remediation projects Develop and implement scientific sampling methods for projects by collaborating with the assigned Project Technical Director Serve as the primary CTEH representative to on-site client and agency representatives Provide quality project status reports, effective data evaluations, cost estimates, and deliverables to internal and external stakeholders Assist in preparing site-specific Health and Safety Plans, Air and Environmental Sampling work plans, and other documents, as needed Manage full-life cycle of several small to large-scale oil & gas remediation projects, each at different phases Prepare proposals, technical reports, permits & permit-related documents for projects, as necessary Lead vendor management and procurement, i.e. labor/material cost estimates Plan and procure all necessary equipment for project execution Schedule and review field activities, invoices, approve labor time and expenses Verify readiness for ER and remediation projects by ensuring the availability and functionality of equipment, sampling media, and project supplies for the assigned region Remain up to date with environmental sampling standard concepts, practices, and procedures Ensure that compliance/risk assurance processes are robust by self-identifying/self-correcting issues and sharing of best practices between regions Review and assist with producing invoices for projects you own in a timely fashion, as prescribed by the Program Director Assist in the development of effective databases for environmental exposure data: analyze data, identify trends, and ensure corrective actions are taken Develop, deploy, and maintain environmental tools/systems to simplify and streamline meeting environmental program requirements Provide "hands-on" support to help site response teams meet the clients' requirements and expectations Maintain compliance with company's environmental, health, and safety policies and all applicable client, state, federal, and local environmental rules, policies, and regulations; and, Perform other duties as assigned Administrative/Direct Report Management Provide day-to-day personnel management for assigned team Maintain an employee file for your direct reports Define, maintain, and communicate core program requirements, expectations, and goals Mentor, coach, and train ER and environmental remediation teams to strengthen capabilities and competencies to meet client expectations Assist with promotional and new-hire interviews Conduct regular one-on-ones with direct reports Conduct annual reviews for assigned direct reports Education, Experience, & Credentials Bachelor's degree in Biology, Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Natural Resources, or other related science, plus 10-12 years of related field experience including soil and groundwater remediation and long-term monitoring of environmental projects Advanced computer skills in a Windows-based platform is a must The ability to learn various software applications and comply with CTEH administrative duties (timesheets, expense reports, etc.) Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision Ability to respond in a timely manner to all communications from his/her supervisor Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships within a matrix reporting structure Ability to understand and follow written and verbal directions Possess strong verbal and written communication skills in the English language Ability to complete HAZWOPER certification Ability to obtain DISA clearance Ability to obtain TWIC clearance Current driver's license Ability to obtain a passport Completion of all job specific OSHA training Ability to comply with all job specific OSHA requirements, including the wear of a respirator Possess excellent problem-solving and analytical skills with careful attention to detail being critical Possess a high degree of personal initiative and responsibility for work assigned Ability to understand and follow written and verbal directions Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills in the English language; and, Ability to work overtime and on weekends Work Environment & Physical Demands The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Sitting, standing, and walking Lifting up to 50 pounds several times a day Overhead lifting of over 20 pounds Bending, stooping, climbing ladders and crawling Long hours involving overtime and weekends as necessary Keyboarding/typing Ability to read effectively from a computer screen, sampling device and/or a paper copy Ability to handle a large volume of work and perform multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment Frequent, unscheduled travel for extended periods of time Ability to drive noncommercial vehicles Rarely may work shifts of up to 24 hours in duration Dress out in physically demanding personal protective equipment (PPE) for site entry at HAZWOPER sites as required under 29CFR 1910.120 Wear half-face and full-face air purifying respirator (APR) as well as supplied air respirators in the form of Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) and hose supplied respirator with medical clearance as required under 29CFR 1910.134 Wear partially or totally encapsulating personal protective equipment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Works in an office environment when not deployed on an emergency response Often works outdoors and may be exposed to hot and cold environments and extreme weather conditions, including sunlit, rainy and windy conditions May occasionally work shifts up to 24 hours in duration Encounter environments presenting physical hazards of uneven ground, standing water, ditches, dusty conditions, rapidly moving transportation and remediation equipment, and physical stress associated with the wear of personal protective equipment May work at altitudes greater than 5000 feet above sea level May work on land, sea or