Project Team Manager - Environmental Lab (Corvallis, OR)
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PROJECT TEAM MANAGER
ICF is seeking an experienced Project Team Manager to support an EPA contract, the Environmental Services Assistance Team (ESAT), across the country. The team performs soil, water, air, waste, and tissue sample analysis for chemical contaminants, primarily supporting Superfund site assessment, remediation, and emergency response, but also for compliance under other EPA regulations such as the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Clean Water Act.
Environmental analytical tasks include organic (SVOCs, VOCs, pesticides, Aroclors, PCB congeners, PFAS, UDA with TOF /GC/MS, fuel hydrocarbons, etc.), inorganic (metals, anions, nutrients, etc.), and biological (e. Coli, microcystin and other toxins, whole effluent toxicity, etc.), following EPA methods or consensus standards. The project assignments also include ambient air monitoring for priority pollutants, data validation for the Superfund and other programs, writing and reviewing quality assurance documents such as QAPPs and SAPs, ecological risk assessment (ERA), database management and support, subcontracting of environmental sample analysis, hydrogeological site characterization, GIS and spatial and non-spatial data handling, field sampling and analysis (to include fish and other biota collection), and warehouse support.
We are seeking a candidate for a federal government laboratory in Corvallis, OR.
What You Will Do
Manage a team of 20 chemists and technicians providing laboratory support (sample analysis, quality assurance, and related support) data validation following NFG, ambient air sampling, other field sampling and analysis, and other tasks.
Provide input to and technical oversight of the work performed
Schedule, track, and report assignments and work products
Develop budgets and ensure financial performance of the team
Supervision of technical staff, including personnel selection and evaluation
Client contact and technical presentation
Ensure compliance with all technical, quality assurance, and safety requirements
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in chemistry or other physical science.(Allowable substitution, 20 years' experience as a project manager on federal contracts in the environmental sector.)
Minimum 10 years of experience to include EPA analytical programs and EPA analytical methods
5+ years of experience managing an environmental analysis group and/or laboratory of 10 or more direct reports
Proficiency with data acquisition, instrument reporting, and Laboratory Information Management eSystems (LIMS)
Experience in project management including client communication, budget and cost responsibility, and forecasting.
US citizenship is required per federal contract requirements.
Must be able to pass an EPA background check to obtain access to US federal property.
What We’d Like You to Have
Recent experience with quality assurance program implementation in an environmental laboratory accredited by NELAC/TNI or other ISO 17025 program.
Familiarity with the CLP, EXES, and NFG for data validation and SAP and QAPP development for Superfund.
Recent experience with analytical method development for environmental samples
Experience in PM 2.5, determination of gases (ozone, CO, NO2, and SO2), and Pb sampling for ambient air monitoring.
Data analytics, database development and management, experience implementing off the shelf solutions for LIMS, QMS, EMS or similar products.
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