Environmental Project Manager

Peyton Resource Group is seeking an Environmental Project Manager in Alcoa, TN. The role involves overseeing onsite activities related to hazardous waste management, ensuring compliance with regulations, and managing client-vendor relationships. Key responsibilities include logistics coordination, inspections, financial administration, and promoting safety culture. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree or relevant experience, along with RCRA and DOT compliance knowledge. The position is contract-based with a salary of $60–65 per hour.
Job Description

About the Environmental Project Manager Role

Plans and directs all onsite activities at client location in relation to the storage, transportation and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous wastes and other related services following federal, state & local regulations. Manages and plans activities of onsite personnel. Serves as liaison between client and vendors in relation to service issues and contract management. Maintains pre-established standards for safety and environmental issues.

What You'll Do

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned.
• Coordinate logistics for transportation of hazardous and non-hazardous waste from client site including profiling, scheduling, manifesting and physically loading bulk and drum loads.
• Consult with client to identify, design and implement cost saving opportunities and proposals.
• Ensure compliance with client and government regulations by performing necessary inspections and reporting. Resolve all issues in a timely manner.
• Administer client and vendor financial obligations including invoicing, reporting and contracts.
• Promote culture of safety by ensuring site personnel are properly trained to perform assigned duties and comply with safety, environmental, federal, state and local regulations.
• May occasionally be required to perform labor-intensive activities (e.g., drum collection and bulking).
• Direct supervision of approximately 1 full-time operations level employee.

Education and Experience
• Education: Bachelor's Degree (accredited) in Environmental Sciences, Accounting, Business or related field, or in lieu of degree, High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and four (4) years of relevant work experience.
• Experience: Two (2) years of relevant work experience (in addition to education requirement).

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements
• RCRA and DOT regulatory compliance experience required.
• OSHA 24-Hour HAZWOPER Certification strongly preferred.
• Pre-assignment and/or pre-hire customer-specific drug and/or alcohol testing may be required by certain customer-contract requirements. Such testing may include urinalysis, oral swab, drug hair follicle testing and/or alcohol testing.