Project Manager

Job Description

Job Description

The Project Manager (PM) position for the Client is responsible for planning, managing, and executing field‑based construction, remediation, restoration, and reclamation projects on behalf of the Client. This position serves as the primary field lead to the Client Services Authority (CSA) and oversees work conducted under EPA Superfund cooperative agreements, USACE restoration programs, BIA reclamation projects, and related federal contracts.

The PM will function similarly to a federal remediation contractor’s PM role—responsible for ensuring that field activities meet project‑specific plans, engineering specifications, safety requirements, and QA/QC standards. Work includes management of subcontractors, daily field oversight, cost and schedule control, and implementation of complex remedial or construction tasks.

This is a field‑heavy role, requiring strong leadership, technical knowledge, and the ability to oversee multi‑disciplinary teams performing construction and environmental remediation.

Essential Job Functions:

• Execute Superfund, restoration, and construction projects in a safe, efficient, and compliant manner.
• Direct field crews, contractors, and CSA personnel during earthwork, site preparation, grading, excavation, hauling, backfilling, infrastructure construction, and restoration tasks.
• Lead remedial fieldwork at residential properties, chat piles, mine sites, wetlands, and streambank restoration areas.
• Ensure all work meets project specifications, approved work plans, and regulatory standards.
• Coordinate with CSA day‑to‑day field operations, manpower assignments, equipment use, and task sequencing.
• Serve as the QA/QC lead for field operations, ensuring adherence to:
• Project‑specific Quality Control Plans
• Health & Safety Plans (HASPs)
• Sampling & Analysis Plans (SAPs)
• Work Plans, COCs, and engineering specifications
• Implement USACE Construction Quality Management (CQM) principles.
• Conduct/document inspections, testing, and verification of completed work.
• Maintain full compliance with OSHA 40‑hour HAZWOPER, annual refreshers, and construction safety requirements.
• Ensure adherence to CERCLA, RCRA, TSCA, CAA, CWA, and Tribal environmental policies.
• Enforce on‑site safety, PPE use, hazard identification, and corrective actions.
• Manage chain‑of‑custody, sampling protocols, and environmental documentation.
• Support development of scopes of work, schedules, cost estimates, and contractor bid packages.
• Track daily production, progress metrics, field logs, and subcontractor performance.
• Assist in managing federal funding deliverables, including EPA reports, USACE documentation, and BIA progress updates.
• Assist in pursuing new contract opportunities through scoping, technical input, and cost estimation.
• Serve as the primary field liaison with:
• Client Services Authority (CSA)
• EPA Region 6
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• Bureau of Indian Affairs
• Engineering firms, drilling contractors, and construction teams
• Participate in regular coordination meetings and provide updates to RRO leadership.

Non-essential Job Functions:

• Participate in required safety training.
• Assist in community outreach or stakeholder communication as assigned.
• Participation in professional development and cross‑training.

Job Specifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

• Working knowledge of CERCLA, RCRA, TSCA, CWA, CAA, and hazardous materials regulations.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, QC checklists, and technical reports.
• Experience with construction scheduling software (MS Project, Primavera, etc.).
• Proficiency in office software (Word, Excel, Outlook, databases).

Experience / Education:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in Construction Management, Engineering, Environmental Science, Geology, or similar technical discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of experience managing or supervising federal remediation, heavy civil, or environmental construction projects.
• Experience with  EPA, USACE, DoD, or BIA contracts strongly preferred.
• Experience managing craft labor and multi‑disciplinary subcontractors.
• OSHA 40‑hour HAZWOPER + annual 8‑hour refresher, required or can obtain upon hiring
• First Aid / CPR / Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP), require or can obtain upon hiring
• USACE Construction Quality Management (CQM), preferred
• Professional certification or registration (PMP, EIT, PE, PG, CHMM, CESCL, etc.), preferred

Working Conditions and Physical Demands:

The demands described here 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. Personal protection equipment necessary to accomplish work tasks will be provided.

• Lift, push and pull items up to 50 pounds.
• Work in precarious or high locations (roof-top air monitors, bridge-top water sample collection, laddered platforms, etc.).
• Reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching.
• Exposure to outdoor environments during field data collection activities including extreme heat, extreme cold, and rainfall. 
• Potential exposure to various insects, reptiles, and mammals (ticks, flies, mosquitoes, snakes, spiders, mice, etc.) during field data collection activities.