Office Manager / Environmental Project Manager

HydroGeoLogic, Inc. is seeking an Office Manager / Environmental Project Manager in Overland Park, KS. The role involves managing on-site and remote staff, overseeing office operations, and leading environmental restoration projects. Responsibilities include staff supervision, resource allocation, budget management, and ensuring compliance with company policies. HGL values employee growth and offers a supportive work environment focused on sustainability and career advancement.
Office Manager II / Project Manager III

Description/Job Summary

HGL - WHO WE ARE

At HGL, we value our employees as individuals and as important members of our team. We offer a work environment that is flexible, inclusive, and dedicated to creating a sustainable future. We provide opportunities for a dynamic work environment surrounded by industry leaders working to solve today's environmental, infrastructure, and natural resources challenges.

HGL offers career advancement through internal and external training, skill advancement, and education. Projects at HGL span the United States and its territories all while solving problems associated with emerging contaminants (PFAS, radiological, and unexploded ordnance) along with traditional chemical contamination across all media.

With over 550 employees, HGL is large enough to execute high profile projects, but small enough that personal working environments are possible with senior management and HGL's talented team members. By joining HGL, you will be working toward restoring the environment and protecting our future.

HGL - WE INVEST IN YOU

It's not just a job, it's your career. HGL provides career growth opportunities via mentoring, training, education, and support for your certifications and licenses. HGL's mission is to continually deliver new solutions and technologies for the ever-changing range of environmental challenges encountered in today's world. HGL's corporate culture ensures you'll be given the opportunity for career advancement while being supported by bright, highly productive peers and leaders.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

HGL is currently seeking an Office Manager / Environmental Project Manager in Overland Park, KS. The Office Manager will be responsible for managing and leading on-site and remote staff that report to HGL's Overland Park, Kansas location. The primary role is to provide oversight, support, and management of the employees assigned to the office. The specific roles and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following: leadership, resource allocation, communication and coordination, budget and financial management, and problem solving and decision making. In addition to the OM role, this individual will be responsible for managing environmental restoration projects for HGL's diverse program and project portfolio which includes DoD, civilian, and state and local agencies such as USACE, USAF, US Navy, USEPA, and NASA. This is an on-site role in HGL's Overland Park, KS office.

Responsibilities/Duties

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

The person hired for this role will be responsible for:
• Management of the HGL Overland Park office providing supervision and leadership to local and remote staff that report to this regional office.
• Hiring and maintaining appropriate staff levels to complete project workloads.
• Collaboration with HGL management to ensure office is aligned with HGL policies, procedures, and best practices. Responsible for upholding HGL's health & safety and quality driven culture.
• Provide direct supervision of Overland Park staff including project managers, geologists, engineers, scientists, and administrative staff. Responsible for resource allocation, training, and developing staff.
• Pursue local/regional business development opportunities.
• Management of technical and administrative aspects of environmental restoration projects.
• Meeting project scope, schedule, budget requirements.
• Directing, managing, and leading project teams to meet project objectives in-line with corporate and customer health & safety and quality expectations.
• Communicating effectively with clients, regulators, project team members, and company management.
• Effectively manage project risks and develop mitigation approaches and strategies.
• Support business development efforts, including leading or supporting proposal efforts.

Required Skills

WHAT YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL

The ideal candidate will need the following as a foundation for success in this role:
• Minimum 10 years of experience executing and managing technical and administrative aspects of CERCLA RI/FS, RD/RA, operations and maintenance (O&M), and/or long-term monitoring (LTM) or RCRA equivalent phases of environmental restoration projects.
• Minimum 5 years' experience supervising 10+ staff with a successful track record.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• BA/BS in Engineering, Science, or a related academic field.
• Excellent time management and organization skills, including the ability to handle multiple tasks, prioritize and keep organized to ensure timely and accurate work.
• Ability to build consensus among leadership, project teams, internal, and external stakeholders through effective interpersonal communication and relationship building skills.

WHAT YOU NEED TO STAND OUT
• PE, PG, and/or PMP certifications.
• Experience working with USACE or EPA and state/local regulators.
• Experience with remedial technologies and approaches.
• Prior office management experience in the environmental industry.

Details

MORE ABOUT HGL AND THE OPPORTUNITY

We are all unique in our experiences and diversity of backgrounds, yet we share a drive and vision in our belief that we can make a difference in improving the world we live in through collaboration, teamwork, and a positive work environment. This unites and empowers us to strive for excellence in all our endeavors.

A pre-hire drug test is required.

We are an Equal Opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other protected category. Some positions may require U.S. citizenship. Applicants who wish to request a reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process should contact Human Resources directly at 703-478-5186.

EEO notices: US Equal Opportunity Employment Poster, US Equal Opportunity Supplemental Poster, Know Your Rights, and Pay Transparency Notice.

A full list of benefits is available at www.hgl.com/careers/.

The salary range for this position ranges from $105,303.00-$163,220.00. This position's final salary can be impacted by various factors including, but not limited to, contractual requirements, geographic location, job-related education, training, experience, and skills. If your desired salary falls outside of this range, we hope you'll still apply as there may be other positions that better align.

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