Project Manager

Synagro is North America’s premier, award-winning, biosolids management firm offering a competitive salary for highly motivated, self-starter with strong work ethic, in a supportive work environment. Synagro partners with stakeholders to clean our water, protect our environment and serve our communities by generating worth from what others call waste. We work to protect the health of our water, our Earth, and those who depend on them now and in the future.

What good is a job without great benefits to reward your hard work? Here are some highlights of what Synagro has to offer:

• 15 days paid time off
• 10 holidays
• Medical/Dental/Vision (within 30 days of hire)
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with company match
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401(k) with company match, (fully vested upon hire)
• Career growth and promotional opportunities
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Bonus Incentive Program

JOB SUMMARY

This position can be a remote position. Under the direction of the Area Director, this role will lead the company’s event-based initiatives, ensuring that the Northeast services and staff are prepared to implement and complete multiple projects on schedule and on budget. Reporting all Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis is vital to financial performance.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure the safety of the projects, employees, and company goals
• Establish project objectives, policies, procedures, and performance standards
• Develop project budgets and schedules, and manage the project to stay on schedule and stay within-budget
• Know and forecast project financial performance over the life of the project
• Review deliverables for project
• Minimize company exposure and risk on projects; perform risk analysis and management
• Create and execute project work plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements
• Manage technical, regulatory, and performance aspects of project
• Coordinate resources with other team members to execute project plans, and delegate tasks as required
• Communicate project progress in a timely, concise, and accurate fashion
• Attend and participate in meetings with clients, regulatory agencies, colleagues, subcontractors, and other parties with superior interpersonal and relationship management skills
• Travel to project sites on occasion will be required (Site locations may be in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island)

 WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Lifting up to 50 lbs.
• The worker is subject to outside environmental conditions:
• Ability to wear all required Personal Protection Equipment
• The worker is subject to hazards: Includes a variety of physical conditions such
• as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current,
• working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to
• bio-solids
• This position requires up to 50% travel

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

• Decision making ability, with excellent planning and problem-solving skills
• Collaborator with the ability to take initiative and lead effectively
• Excellent written, oral, and presentation communication skills
• Detail oriented
• Managing projects in a related sector is a plus

COMPETENCIES:

• Customer Focus – Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers.
• Communications – Practices effective oral and written communications with all internal and external contacts.
• Listening – Practices attentive and active listening.
• Safety and Compliance Focus – Enforces 100% safety and compliance standards at all times.
• Peer Relationships – Seen as a team player and is cooperative.
• Ethics and Values – Adheres to an appropriate and effective set of core values and beliefs.
• Flexibility – Is very flexible and adaptable, can act differently depending upon the situation.
• Approachability – East to approach and talk to, spends extra effort to put workers at ease.
• Organizational Agility – Understands to origin and reasoning behind key policies, practices and procedures. Understands the cultures of organizations.
• Time Management – Values time, uses his/her time effectively and efficiently.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 5 years of direct Operations management experience managing operations in a similar environment

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all essential job functions, knowledge, skills, abilities, efforts, and physical or working conditions associated with a position.

AA/EOE/M/F/D/V

• We thank all individuals for their interest in Synagro however only those selected for interviews will be contacted.