Project Manager

Company Description

Veolia has acquired Clean Earth. As Clean Earth completes its integration into Veolia, recruiting and hiring for this role is being managed in partnership with the Clean Earth talent acquisition team.

Veolia in North America is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country's largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery.

Veolia helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Veolia has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across North America.

Job Description

The Onsite Project Manager will work full-time at a customer location, with responsibility to supervise and coordinate all activities for the receipt and shipment of hazardous waste materials in accordance with applicable Federal, State, and local regulations and company policies, practices and procedures. This position will execute environmental compliance tasks to support the customer's environmental plans, permits and programs. The primary responsibilities will be management and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous wastes.

• Acts as daily point of contact with customer and outside entities for environmental compliance activities
• Monitor waste accumulation areas, assisting as needed with identification, segregation, profiling, labeling and staging
• Assist with waste characterization of various waste streams
• Supervise, plan and schedule all work activities related to receipt and shipping of waste ensuring internal deadlines are met
• Work with on-site teams daily to monitor waste and recycling programs and maintain swaps and pickups as needed.
• Prepare and provide of customer data, metrics and/or reports as required
• Internally support and monitor customer requirements, to ensure Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) are met/exceeded
• Facilitate and conduct compliance inspections at the customer location and implement corrective actions based on results of compliance inspections
• Coordinate incoming waste and outbound loads including managing paperwork
• Conduct Safety Meetings to ensure that all employees comply with all job safe operating procedures including equipment maintenance.
• Ensure a clean and orderly work area is maintained at all times, proper chemical storage, proper labeling and handling techniques, and proper use of personal protective equipment
• Provide production reports to management
• Supervise the direct shipping, receiving, packaging, and processing of hazardous waste materials in compliance with standard operational procedures and regulatory requirements
• Supervise sampling for waste stream identification and perform spot testing to assure safe and appropriate consolidation of waste streams
• Supervise segregation, transfer and compacting procedures according to company policies, job safe practices, and quality assurance guidelines, and correct any deficiencies
• Maintain compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements
• Report and respond to plant emergencies as needed in accordance with the Contingency Plan.
• Makes recommendations and/or approvals on salary adjustments, promotions, transfers, and dismissals within their assigned areas.
• Promotes Safety and Security initiatives across the entire team within their assigned areas.
• Performs other related duties and/or project work as required or requested.

Work Environment

• Willingness and ability to work in a hands-on manner to execute key initiatives and activities.
• Must be willing and able to abide by Clean Earth's Core Values and Code of Conduct.
• Required to wear company-provided personal protective equipment including eye protection, foot protection, hard hat, Tyvek coveralls, and respirator.
• Willingness and ability to travel via automobile, commercial airline and other public transportation as needed.

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in an Environmental/Science or Business-related field

Experience: (Required minimum of years of relevant experience.)

• Minimum 2 years of relevant industry experience with hazardous waste
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a business or project management-based role
• Minimum 2 years of managing an operations team.
• 40-hour Hazwoper and 8-hour refresher certification

Skills : (The skills listed are the abilities and knowledge required to perform the job effectively .)

• Knowledge of RCRA, DOT, OSHA and DEA Regulations as they relate to waste characterization and the transportation of hazardous waste
• Prior experience with DOT shipping, packaging, and labeling requirements for hazardous waste
• Prior experience reading and interpreting signs, labels, waste documents, manifests, procedures, and regulations
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint

Additional Information

Starting salary - $95,000 - $95.000

Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental, vision, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteering and more. In addition, commencing no later than January 1, 2027, benefits package will include participation in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement. Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.