Environmental Project Manager

What You'll Do: Plan, coordinate, and manage all aspects of due diligence assessment, environmental monitoring, and reporting activities for multiple projects in a diverse portfolio of commercial real estate, industrial, institutional, and public sector clients. Establish and maintain working relationships with peers, junior staff, clients, and vendors to develop scopes of work, written proposals, and final deliverables. Manage field and peer staff, subcontractors, client representatives, and other stakeholders to develop and meet project schedules, milestones, and financial goals for successful project completion. Successfully manage and track project budgets and evaluate project profitability. Train, supervise, and mentor project staff. Prepare, oversee, and review reports that demonstrate sound conceptual site model development, technical writing, and critical thinking skills. Utilize knowledge of key State and federal regulations (e.g., Administrative Requirements for the Remediation of Contaminated Sites, Remediation Standards, Technical Requirements for Site Remediation, etc.) and NJDEP CSRR Guidance Documents. Maintain current knowledge of environmental regulations, technologies, and practices. Demonstrate strong problem‑solving skills and a sense of pride, ownership, and commitment to contributing to high‑quality end results for our clients. What You Bring: Bachelor's degree in geology, hydrogeology, environmental science, environmental engineering, or a related discipline. 5‑10 years of experience in site investigation and remediation, with 2‑6 years of project management experience, including proven success in developing and managing project scopes, proposals, timelines, budgets, staffing, and associated deliverables. Strong working knowledge of New Jersey environmental laws, regulations, and general practices; experience in ASTM transactional due diligence strongly preferred. Experience with proposal preparation accompanied by strong technical writing skills. Demonstrated experience with site characterization, environmental sampling techniques, methodologies (soil, groundwater, surface water, sediment, soil vapor, indoor air, etc.), data analysis, remediation technologies, etc. Demonstrated success working on a variety of projects and for a variety of clients. Desire to work in a collaborative environment, including active participation in office meetings and working groups, and willingness to work with regional or company‑wide staff from all levels. Demonstrated ability for client satisfaction, including strong interpersonal and communication skills. Experience managing staff, subcontractors, and client representatives. Proven approach to holding workplace safety in the highest regard, and the ability to abide by company health and safety procedures and initiatives. Proficiency, adaptability, and the ability to inspire the use of various software, technology, and digital tools. Salary Range: The compensation range for this position is $100,000 - $130,000, with final compensation determined based on years of experience, qualifications, and licensing status. Benefits: Flexible Work Environment Paid Parental Leave Medical Dental Vision Life and AD&D Insurance Short‑Term and Long‑Term Disability 401(k) with Company Match Paid Time Off + Holidays Verdantas strives to develop new ways to increase diversity awareness within our organization. We recruit and reward our employees based on capability and performance — regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lifestyle, age, educational background, national origin, religion, or physical ability. For us, it is imperative to build balanced teams from all walks of life and we believe that a diverse workforce is a stronger workforce. Verdantas is an EOE race/color/religion/sex/sexual orientation/gender identity/national origin/disability/veteran. #J-18808-Ljbffr