DescriptionThis Opportunity
WSP is currently initiating a search for an Environmental Remediation Project Managerfor our Albuquerque, NM office. Scope of this role will be focused on areas such as remedial design, field investigations, contaminated site management, data analysis, and team oversight. This role will work closely with contaminated site portfolio leads and ensure the correct delivery of projects within the assigned business. Be involved in projects with our Earth & Environment Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges.
Your Impact
General
- Manages/oversees projects under the client’s Terms and Conditions which have been negotiated prior
- Takes projects from original discovery through final remediation.
- Oversees various moderately-complex projects without the oversight of a Senior Project Manager and minimal oversight from technical teams.
- Responsible for assembling project/task teams and assigning individual responsibilities, identifying appropriate resources needed. Given the complexity of the project, these teams could be larger, multi-disciplinary, and may reside in various states.
- Develops the project scope and objectives, as well as clarify the role and function of each team member in order to effectively coordinate the activities of the team.
- Identifies, monitors, and mitigates risk on projects where the client may not have a full understanding of the project risks.
- Exhibits role model behaviors related to HSSE, business needs, and team development.
Consultation
- Manages the quality of the project, which can be complex.
- Liaise regularly with project Portfolio Manager, technical teams, and internal accounting teams.
- Keep Portfolio Manager regularly informed on status of project.
- Proactively informs functional management of the status of the project.
- Influences and affects change within the project team when required.
Integration
- Takes lead in development of proposals in collaboration with others.
- Plans the execution of the project and monitors performance according to the project execution plan and the contract terms and conditions.
- Manages project closure aspects ensuring correct project documentation.
- Ensures project team (including sub-consultants/contractors) have understood and continually reassess the HSSE requirements of the project.
- Identifies and mitigates risks/hazards typical of moderate complexity projects.
Scope and Schedule
- Develops and ensures adherence to the project schedule.
- Supervises change request activities by appropriately addressing anticipated scope changes as they evolve and can advise others on scope change.
- Updates the project schedule as needed.
- Assesses and predicts the possible impacts of schedule changes and the time management outcomes for future project impacts.
- Applies effective organizational and priority management skills. Demonstrated ability to analyze factors that influence the Project Critical Path and consider alternative scheduling linkages and dependencies.
- Discusses and manages schedule changes with Portfolio Manager
Cost
- Develops a multi-disciplinary project budget and interacts with subcontractors to develop the project budget.
- Assigns project budgets to task leaders and manages their performance.
- Ensures compliance with client invoicing requirements and timely payment.
- Ensures that Day Sales Outstanding (DSO) targets on each project are met.
- Responsible for regular progress reports for the client, the project team and other internal and external stakeholders.
- Responsible for the submission of deliverables to the Client.
- Identifies project risks and ongoing management of the risks appropriate for a moderately complex project
Who You Are
Required Qualifications
- Undergraduate degree in Engineering, Geology, Environmental Science, or related discipline; PG or PE license preferred.
- Minimum of 5-7 years of consulting and/or project management experience.
- Demonstrated experience with project financial tracking, and change management related to scopes of work.
- Expertise in project planning, numerical tracking and analysis (e.g., using MS Excel or similar programs).
- Highly organized, adaptable, a developing leader, and calm under pressure.
- Experience in managing multi-discipline teams.
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to a scientific and non-scientific audience.
- Highly capable self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
- Ability to work independently and provide guidance and leadership to junior team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
- Proficiency with technical writing, office automation and communication software, technology, and tools.
- Developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills required to reach conclusions from testing results, data collation, and identify the most cost-effective responses that will minimize waste, prevent pollution, and conserve resources.
- Ability to assertively direct others in the field such as subcontracted drillers, excavation contractors, utility locators, and others to consistently complete tasks safely and efficiently.
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
- Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
- Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
- Must pass background check
