Job Description

*** Please Note: this is a Remote Role. This position can sit anywhere within the Unites States. ***

The Project Manager will oversee engineering projects for operations throughout the U.S. This role will serve as the main liaison with external suppliers and partners, managing projects to deliver them on time and on budget. The Project Manager will interact with company stakeholders including Operations, Finance, Compliance and H&S to define process and project specifications, deliver on scope, and manage project budgets and cost control.

The role will include all phases of projects, from concept through basic engineering, procurement contracting, and project construction and handover.

This role requires a very strong health and safety culture.

• Manage engineering and construction projects, both equipment and facilities, end-to-end
• Work with other departments such as Operations, Compliance and Health and Safety to define project scope, equipment specifications, process specifications and technology needs, coordinate on time and on budget delivery, and successfully install, commission and hand over the specified project scope.
• Responsible for preparation of process and equipment scopes and specifications, proposing budgets and timelines and working with internal and external stakeholders to prepare all information, specification and documentation to propose project budgets, scope and timelines.
• Reporting on project progress, budget and capital expenditures.
• Identify equipment, processes and technologies for future development projects based on the company’s overall objectives and resources to keep Clean Earth in the leading position to provide value-added, cost effective waste processing services to customers.
• Manage suppliers and contractors on a project basis
• Work closely with Facility and Operations Managers and the Compliance team to drive projects to successful completion, providing technical information from the project to address environmental permit modifications, coordinate construction and site activities, planning project development and commissioning, and other project activities, as required.
• Direct on-site testing and commissioning with project contractors to ensure successful handover of projects to Operations.
• Perform other reasonably related tasks as assigned by management.

_ This position requires up to 60% travel, primarily domestically with occasional international trips._

Qualifications

_ Basic Qualifications:_

• Bachelors’ degree
• 5+ years of project management in chemical or mechanical processes
• 5+ years managing projects including direct management of contractors and site activities
• Experience managing and reporting on project budgets and project progress

_ Preferred Qualifications:_

• Bachelors’ degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering
• Experience with waste treatment facilities and equipment
• Knowledge of Hazardous Materials and OSHA regulations
• Project management certification (PMP) or equivalent experience
• Highly developed communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to conduct executive briefings, train technicians and serve as liaison with contractors and consultants
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office software with advanced skills in Excel, Power Point, and Word
• Management of construction projects
• Proficiency in AutoCAD
• Knowledge of chemical processes and equipment, control systems (PLCs), and material handling equipment, and the ability to manage electrical, civil, mechanical and other disciplines at a project management level.
• Knowledge of continuous improvement methods and tools (Six Sigma, Agile, Waterfall, Lean)
• Experience preparing and managing projects budgets in the chemical process or similar industries
• Experience in working in multi-disciplinary teams with Operations, Finance, Compliance and H&S.

Physical Demands:

• Willing and able to travel up to 60% of the time, including internationally, via commercial airline, automobile and other public transportation
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and conflicting priorities
• Ability to comprehend draw conclusions from large amounts of data
• Ability to work independently requiring self-motivation and time management