Description
Provide overall project management direction on environmental projects. Personal initiative and critical thinking skills will be essential to complete job duties with minimal guidance. The position is deadline driven, project managers must be able to set priorities, take ownership of projects, work efficiently, and provide a consistent level of high quality in a high-pressure environment. Project managers must demonstrate innovation, excellent communication skills, and a high level of customer service.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
• Review and approve detailed project/component level plans.
• Manage and oversee projects conducting historical records research, site investigations and assessments, prepare technical evaluations of investigated sites, identify and recommend solutions to mitigate pollutants or hazards that affect the environment in accordance with Federal and State guidelines.
• Develop and define acceptance criteria for all project phases/key deliverables. Close monitoring of critical milestones and deliverables.
• Ensure project stays aligned to the strategic goals and delivers the planned/stated benefits.
• Provide scientific and technical guidance, support, coordination, and oversight to project staff preparing written project documentation.
• Collaborate with various groups within Ahtna and multiple client organizations.
• Identification analysis of all project risks and preparation for risk response plan.
• Proactive communication of risks to concerned stakeholders.
• Identify and ensure resolution of all project level issues.
• Manage all communications between internal stakeholders, clients and third parties.
• Ensure preparation of various status and progress reports with metrics for various stakeholders.
• Align all the project components and groups to ensure project success.
• Supervise technical staff in data collection, site investigation, and evaluation and review of data collected in support of environmental restoration objectives.
• Foster a high performance team environment where diversity is valued and people are treated with respect and dignity. Applying innovative and effective management techniques to maximize employee performance.
• Mentor project managers and junior staff.
• Ensure compliance with all quality, regulatory and security processes.
• Preparing and reviewing proposals per RFP and bid documents including estimating, and bid reviews.
• Authoring and/or reviewing contract deliverables including, but not limited to, work plans, safety plans, sampling and analysis plans and reports.
• Support field staff as necessary.
• Other duties as assigned by management
Level – II
• Provide client assistance to program managers;
• Manage scope, schedule, and budget on medium-sized projects
• Maintain 2 areas of technical expertise
• Lead technical project execution and document preparation, peer review project documents
• Prepare medium-sized task order and project proposals
• Project staffing and technical mentoring
Qualification Requirements
All levels:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or physical/Environmental Sciences
• Valid Driver’s License with clean driving record, able to drive company vehicle
• Experience with Federal and State contracting
• Ability to pass background checks by various Federal Agencies (e.g. DOD, DHS, FAA, etc.) to obtain security access badges
• Thorough understanding of corporate and industry practices, processes, standards, etc. and their impact on project activities
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Adept at explaining technical aspects of field work to internal and external clients verbally and in writing
Level – II
• Eight (8) to Ten (10) years of relevant experience, specialized training and/or advanced degree such as MS may be substituted for work experience
Preferred Qualifications
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project, or similar scheduling software
• GIS Software
• Professional Registration such as PE, PG, or PMP
Shareholder Preference:
• Pursuant to PL 93-638, as amended, preference will be given to qualified Ahtna Native Corporation Shareholders, Descendants, and Spouses in all phases of employment.
Physical Demands (Note: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.)
• Frequent sitting for prolonged periods of time, using hands/fingers requiring dexterity and coordination to handle files and single pieces of paper, reaching with hands and arms for items above and below desk level, talking, hearing, and seeing (up close, at a distance, along the periphery, with depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus); walking from place to place.
• While in the field reaching with hands and arms for items above and below sight level, talking, hearing, and seeing (up close, at a distance, along the periphery, with depth, color perception, and the ability to adjust focus); walking from place to place within the project location with occasional use of stairs and no elevator available; bending, pushing, pulling, and standing for up to 12 hours. Frequent lifting of up to 50 pounds such as small electrical components, equipment and other materials
• Work requires computer usage with strength, dexterity, coordination and visual acuity to use keyboard and video display terminal and other office equipment.
• Moderate travel required to shareholder communities, subsidiary offices and other project locations as needed. [Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions].
Supervision
• Supervise technical staff in data collection, site investigation, and evaluation and review of data collected in support of environmental restoration objectives.
Work Environment
Generally indoors. While outdoors may be subject to construction site conditions, confined spaces, changes in temperature, weather conditions and noise levels.