We are hiring a Project Manager that will manage our environmental investigation and remediation business in our Lincolnshire, Il office serving primarily Industrial and State Agency clients. The Project Manager will assemble the project team, and manages the project scope, schedule, and budget to ensure Weston's commitments and financial goals are met. The Project Manager engages stakeholders to build trust and aligns stakeholder expectations and relationships. Stakeholders are both internal and external including client groups, regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and vendors. The Project Manager leads PM development discussions at the local level, participates in the broader PM community across Weston nationally and is often a subject matter expert (SME) in a particular area.
Locations: Lincolnshire, IL

Responsibilities:

• Manages project teams by clearly communicating expectations for project requirements, scope, schedule, and budget.
• Manages projects that are large and complex in scope with multiple subcontractors and internal team members.
• Identifies project and construction management talent on projects and encourages their development and empowerment.
• Provides strong technical leadership and mentorship for the team
• Sets a common vision and enable technical team members to be successful and able to identify their goals and individual contributions to a project.
• Can identify and recruit appropriate Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to participate with the team.
• Communicates with and aligns team beyond scope of work to maximize outcomes for all stakeholders.
• Management and communication of project changes with the client and the project team.
• Consistently meets or out-performs planned project profitability and metrics (NIBT, profit margins, DSO, etc.) on projects with moderate risk.
• Manages quality and H&S to achieve zero accidents and ensure quality goals are met.
• Assists with proposal efforts, including costing and profitability planning; offers value-engineering solutions.
• Able to understand and articulate project scope based upon RFP and/or contract.
• Proactive identification of project issues and development of options for corrective action.
• Timely and accurate submittal of invoices. Monitoring and reporting of the status of accounts receivable and recommends appropriate action on overdue accounts.
• Compliance with WESTON purchasing and subcontracting requirements.
• Procures additional follow-on work of varying types from clients/stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in civil or environmental engineering, or geology or environmental related degree from an accredited university.
• Ten (10) years experience in the environmental field.
• Five (5) years experience with project management.
• Five (5) years experience with construction management, observation, or administration.
• Preferred experience includes:
  • Regulatory expertise in CERCLA/RCRA processes and reporting requirements.
  • An aptitude to understand and implement state regulations (i.e., various state LUST and/or voluntary remediation programs).
• Demonstrated ability to develop, negotiate and lead regulatory and closure discussions.
• Promotes an environment where Weston team members establish relationships and build trust with their clients and stakeholder counterparts.
• Ability to excel at managing scope, schedule, and budget.

We fully invest in our people: We provide a generous, comprehensive benefits package program that offers employees high value options with solid financial protection, meeting the personal needs of its people and their families.

• Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K with base and matching employer stock contributions.
• Paid time off to include personal, holiday and parental leave.
• Life and disability plans.
• Critical illness and accident plans.
• Work/Life flexibility.
• Professional development opportunities.