Project Manager, Field Services
Arcwood Environmental, LLC · Signal Hill, CA, US ·
- Category
- Project management
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Company size
- 501-1000
Oversee hazardous-waste remediation and emergency-response projects from planning through execution, coordinating crews, budgets, and regulatory filings while ensuring safety and client satisfaction.
Essential Functions & Responsibilities
Project Manager, Field Services As a Project Manager, Field Services you will be responsible for preparing necessary equipment, labor, regulatory and technical aspects of projects, and for managing projects from start to finish.
This role determines the length and cost of the project and visits customer sites as needed to ensure safety and satisfaction for internal and external customers, while supporting other project managers and more junior colleagues.
- Prioritizes health and safety by adhering to policies, processes, and maintaining safe practices at all times
- Assesses project needs in terms of equipment and labor to determine project length and costs; maintains responsibility for adherence to timeframes and budget throughout the project
- Manages and conducts environmental assessments, investigations, and remediation activities for environmental remediation projects; completes projects by organizing and controlling project elements
- Assess new projects, some of which are technically complex, and develops written proposals for the project and assess associated costs and establishes price for the work needed
- Develops project objectives through proposal preparation and planning, coordinating with leadership (including decontamination of equipment, spill remediation, tank cleaning, water blasting, and demolition activities)
- Determines project responsibilities by identifying project phases and elements; assigns personnel to respective phases/elements and reviews bids from contractors to determine waste disposal or destruction options
- Plans for initiation of project by scheduling resources, submitting required paperwork, negotiating with regulatory agency personnel and prepares written plans and compliance documents
- Completes site visits during project to monitor and keep client updated on progress; recognizes and negotiates changes in original project plan and adjusts costs accordingly while maintaining favorable and productive client relationships throughout project
- Manages Emergency Response projects, operations, activities and personnel in the field; may supervise Emergency Response crew
- Supervises personnel involved in field operations; plans work to ensure safe conditions and instructs on proper methods and procedures
- Provides field service technical support to all field service locations and staff as requested
- Participates in hiring, performance evaluation, promotion and disciplinary process decisions
- Completes monthly billing approval and various administrative tasks; leads on all credit and collection items or issues as it relates to role’s projects
- Maintains the ability to travel to customer sites and work in outdoor weather conditions as needed; maintains ability to be on-call
- May perform field activities such as sample collecting if necessary
- Takes on additional duties as assigned to support the team and organization
Education
- Bachelor’s degree (required); technical field i.e. chemistry, engineering, environmental science (preferred) - CHMM certification (preferred)Experience
- 3+ years of experience in hazardous waste management or environmental services i.e. remediation, emergency response, etc. (required) -OR-
- In lieu of degree, 7+ years of experience in hazardous waste management or environmental services i.e. remediation, emergency response, etc. (required)
Overview
About Arcwood
Every advancement—from the products we use to the medicines and technologies we depend on—creates waste that must be handled responsibly. For more than 50 years, Arcwood Environmental has helped organizations across the United States manage the byproducts of progress safely and thoughtfully. With deep expertise and innovative waste management technology across a growing nationwide footprint, Arcwood protects people, communities, and the environment through work that often happens behind the scenes.
Our Values
We move forward together, one team with a shared purpose, counting on each other every day. Our core values demonstrate how we work together to deliver value for our customers, putting them at the center of all we do:
- Lead with Safety: We uphold the highest safety and compliance standards to protect our teams, our customers and the communities that count on us.
- Solve Problems Creatively: We push for better – advancing technologies, processes, and ideas that protect human health and the environment.
- Own It Together: We are individually and collectively accountable for our work and our impact, knowing that progress is only achieved by working together – with our customers, and with each other.
- Deliver for Customers: We put customers at the center of all we do. When we live our values – lead with safety, solving problems creatively, and owning our work together – the result is clear: we deliver exceptional value for our customers.
We’ve reached a unique point as a company: big enough to deliver broad capability and consistent performance, while striving to be nimbler and more responsive to our customers’ evolving needs. Come join Arcwood and be part of our legacy of environmental leadership!