Environmental Project Manager

Company: Bering Straits Native Corporation
Location: Anchorage
Posted on: September 19, 2023

Job Description:

OverviewVisit our website at www.beringstraits.com to apply! - -Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled - -SUMMARY Paragon Professional Services, LLC (Paragon), a subsidiary of Bering Straits Native Corporation, is currently seeking a qualified Environmental Project Manager (PM). The qualified PM will lead project teams to safely assess sources of pollutants or hazards that might have affected the environment during past operations at federal, industrial, or private facilities for the purpose of identifying and recommending solutions. The PM should have experience with Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) processes in addition to Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) environmental investigation and closure processes and projects. The PM will utilize their knowledge of various scientific disciplines to supervise the collecting, evaluation, and documentation of environmental investigation data, and recommend appropriate solutions. Work may include developing work scope documents, site visits associated with project execution, field sampling and investigation, reporting, performing remedial alternatives evaluations and cost analysis and remedial design, senior review of work plans and reports, developing subcontractor scopes of work and procurement, and subcontractor management. The PM will also assist in providing technical approaches, schedules, and cost estimates to facilitate proposal development.ResponsibilitiesESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIESThe Essential Duties and Responsibilities are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed for this position and are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job. Other duties may be assigned.

• The Essential Duties and Responsibilities are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed for this position and are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job. Other duties may be assigned.
• Be responsible for safe execution of environmental projects ranging from investigation through site closure.
• Direct contact with client, customers, regulators, and other project stakeholders
• Work with and direct multidisciplinary teams of environmental scientists and technicians and other technical staff involved in site assessment and restoration activities.
• Ensure safe work practices for the field crew.
• Supervise technical staff responsible for preparing, updating, and maintaining plans, permits, and standard operating procedures for projects.
• Provide technical level support for environmental projects, including determination of regulatory applicability.
• Advise clients and government agencies of procedures to protect people and the Ensure cost proposals and plans comply with worker health and safety plans and governmental regulations and laws.
• Meet schedule performance and financial objectives by tracking and forecasting project progress and requirements.
• Enhance company and organization reputation by accepting ownership for the teams\u2019 performance and adding value to assigned tasks.
• Prepare project submittals, work plans and reports.
• Support proposal efforts in response to requests for proposals.
• Manage subcontractors.QualificationsQUALIFICATIONS - EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONTo perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Required (Minimum Necessary) Qualifications (applies to both this section and KSAO\u2019s)
  • Bachelor\u2019s Degree in sciences and/or engineering
  • Current 40 Hour HAZWOPER
  • Five plus (5+) years\u2019 experience in environmental remediation and investigation activities
  • Experience with CERCLA and RCRA regulations and processes
  • Ability to travel to remote Alaska sites.
  • Ability to obtain a contractor\u2019s badge on military bases.Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics
    • Experience and expertise environmental investigation and remediation contracts
    • Experience investigating petroleum and hazardous material releases.
    • Ability to manage simultaneous clean-up activities at three (3) or more remote Alaska locations.
    • Manage a minimum of three (3) projects between $1M-$5M.
    • Experience working with multiple Federal agencies and Alaska\u2019s regulatory environment.
    • Ability to perform technical reviews of data and plans.
    • Experience with proposal preparation for Federal government requests for proposalPreferred
      • Professional licensing in Engineering, Geology, Project Management, or related field
      • Master\u2019s Degree in science and/or engineering
      • Five (5) to eight (8) years of Alaska environmental consulting experience
      • Experience in environmental remediation projects
      • Ability to collect and interpret field and analytical data as needed.
      • Meet requirements for ADEC Qualified Environmental ProfessionalNECESSARY PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTSThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Employees must always maintain a constant state of mental alertness. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Essential and marginal functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for bending, stooping, sitting, walking, or standing for prolonged periods of time; most of time is spent sitting in a comfortable position with frequent opportunity to move about.In addition, the candidate should have the physical ability to work outside the office environment for extended periods involving exposure to the elements with weather that will include extreme heat, walking over rough and uneven surfaces, climbing, stooping, bending, and lifting and carrying of up to 35 pounds.The ability to properly use personnel protective equipment (PPE) including the required use at all times of hard hats, steel toed boots, eye protection, and hearing protection.DOT COVERED/SAFETY-SENSITIVE ROLE REQUIREMENTS
        • This position is not subject to federal requirements regarding Department of Transportation \u201csafety-sensitive\u201d functions. WORK ENVIRONMENTWork Environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be borne by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. - Work is primarily performed in an office setting with exposure to computer screens and requires extensive use of a computer, keyboard, mouse, and multi-line telephone system in a modern setting. Outdoor work is required for inspection of various remediation sites.The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in high, precarious places, and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes, or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risks of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can be loud at times when operating equipment is present. Occasional travel may be required.SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
          • Supervises direct reports. ADDITIONAL QUALIFYING FACTORS As a condition of employment, you will be required to pass a pre-employment drug screening and have acceptable background check results. If applicable to the contract, you must also obtain the appropriate clearance levels required and be able to obtain access to military installations. Shareholder Preference. -BSNC gives hiring, promotion, training, and retention preference to BSNC shareholders, shareholder descendants and shareholder spouses who meet the minimum qualifications for the job. -Bering Straits Native Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, gender, or gender-identity, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, pregnancy or parental status, or any other basis prohibited by law. -Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled -We participate in the E-Verify Employment Verification Program. We are a drug free workplace. ',

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