EHS Project Manager - $60/hr w2

EHS Project Manager - $60/hr w2
White Plains, NY - hybrid 3 days onsite
Duration of Assignment 12 month(s)
Anticipated Start Date Immediate

Experience Level 2 (5-10 years)

Project Overview

The EHS Project Manager will provide dedicated project management support for the Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) organization's portfolio of strategic programs, compliance initiatives, and EHS Management System (EHSMS) enhancements. The role is responsible for coordinating cross-functional projects from planning through implementation, ensuring alignment of resources, timelines, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder communications.

Job Functions & Responsibilities

• Manage the entire project lifecycle under the guidance of leadership. Effectively schedule and oversee multiple projects under tight deadlines.
• Manage day-to-day oversight of schedules. Prepare, maintain and update project plans, agendas and systems set-up for projects. This includes helping project SMEs determine project specifications, activities, sequence of events, critical success paths, dependencies and the duration of tasks. Establish and track milestones, and delivery dates for projects and process enhancements.
• Identify appropriate resources needed during and following implementations, ensuring availability necessary for project deliverables.
• Coordinate work of cross-departmental teams and/or impacted staff to ensure project objectives are achieved and timelines are met.
• Serve as a central point of contact to routinely communicate with project stakeholders on the project's status and respond to questions or inquiries regarding the project. Follow up with various stakeholders to ensure that all project plans are executed as expected.
• Conduct risk assessment of strategic, technical, financial, or business factors affecting the project and document the risks and associated actions to close gaps
• Effectively communicate key project impacts and engagement needs to various audiences, listen to feedback and update approaches with the aim of making new ways of working easier to adopt.
• Interface with key personnel in business units and identify and elevate issues that need resolution to ensure successful execution of executive agenda.
• Create, collect, and maintain materials including reports, presentations, and other information for projects, special events and other initiatives.

Skills

• Demonstrated success in managing medium-to-large-scale projects
• Strong organizational and time management skills allowing you to manage multiple projects and competing deadlines
• Attention to details and possess the ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions and navigate complex issues.
• Ability to proactively identify and research issues, collect and analyze data and prepare evaluations on problems and recommend viable solutions
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Advanced knowledge of software used to manage, analyze and present data preferred (primarily MS Office Suite)
• Strong business and financial acumen

Education & Certifications

Required Education and Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Project Management, Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS), Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Minimum of 8 years of progressively responsible experience leading medium-to-large-scale projects, programs, or initiatives.
Preferred Qualifications Experience managing EHS-related programs, projects, or cross-functional initiatives. Demonstrated experience working with project governance, risk management, organizational change management, and stakeholder engagement.
Preferred Certifications - Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
- Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM). Change Management certification (e.g., Prosci).
- EHS-related professional certifications such as CSP, CIH, CHMM, or equivalent are preferred but not required.
Technical Skills - Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and project management tools.
- Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and business acumen skills.