Environmental Project Manager

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Job Description

Job Summary

AECOM is seeking an Environmental Project Manager to join our Chicago IL Remediation team. We are seeking candidates who will be able to immediately contribute to the successful delivery of existing projects and promote growth in existing and new markets. This full-time position within our Environmental group will manage site investigation/remediation projects with oversight from senior managers and technical experts. The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate investigation/remediation project experience including implementation of remedial systems, excavations, and complex site investigations, require a strong focus on health and safety, be detailed orientated, excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to work independently, and will be capable of working collaboratively in a high-performance team.

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Managing scope, schedule, and budget for mid to large-sized investigation/remediation projects
• Building strong client relationships
• Client and regulatory correspondence
• Technical report writing and review
• Health and safety stewardship, including local field visits
• Analyzes and applies solutions to atypical and/or semi-complex and challenging issues within area of expertise
• Preparing cost estimates and proposals
• Working effectively with project teams, clients, and all other stakeholders
• Coordinating work schedules with AECOM staff and subcontractors
• Responsible for quality control of tasks
• Mentor project Jr. staff
• Will require some regional travel for field visits

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s in Geology, Soil Science, Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, or closely related field.
• Minimum 2 years of Project Management experience in environmental consulting and or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
• Valid driver's license, subject to a pre-employment Motor Vehicle Record Screening
• US Citizen or Permanent Resident.

Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in environmental consulting
• 4 years of project management experience with verifiable experience managing mid to large-sized investigation/remediation projects
• Master’s Degree is a plus
• Experience managing projects with active remediation systems, implementation of system design, and remedial excavations.
• Experience implementing various remedial strategies to achieve No Further Remediation (in-situ remediation, institutional, engineering, and administrative controls).
• Experience working with Illinois and Indiana environmental regulatory agencies.
• Experience communicating and coordinating field work with staff, subcontractors and vendors.
• 40-Hour HAZWOPER Training

Additional Information

Offered rate of compensation in Chicago, IL will be based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. The salary range for this position is $80,000 - $110,000.

Sponsorship is not available for this position.

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and