Environmental Project Manager

About Company Name

Paragon Professional Services LLC (Paragon) is a BSNC company. Paragon received 8(a) certification from the Small Business Administration in August 2016. Paragon offers a wide range of environmental investigation, consulting, compliance, and remediation services as well as IT solutions, Facility O&M, Materiel Support, Supply and Security to both private- and public-sector clients throughout Alaska and the Continental U.S. Paragon’s experienced professional staff is dedicated to producing high-quality documentation and providing safe field execution to support its clients’ projects in line with local, state and federal guidelines and regulations.

About this position: Project Manager                            Location – Anchorage, AK

The Essential Duties and Responsibilities are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed for this position and are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job. Other duties may be assigned. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

Applicants will be notified via email or phone within ten business days regarding application status.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Monitor safety, quality control, and efficiency on projects
• Prepare project submittals, work plans, and reports
• Manage document production and review
• Interfacing with the client, internal teams, and subcontractors to provide reports and ensure quality deliverables
• Meet schedule performance and financial objectives by tracking and forecasting project progress and requirements
• Supervise technical staff responsible for preparing, updating, and maintaining plans, permits, and standard operating procedures for projects.
• Coordinating, supervising, and reviewing work of assigned project personnel to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Lead and support business development and proposal preparation.
• Estimating self-performed/subcontractor work, pricing the labor, equipment, and material costs.
• Manage subcontractors.
• Occasional travel to remote Alaska jobsites will be required.

Required (Minimum Necessary) Qualifications

• Education Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in sciences and/or engineering
• Level of Experience Requirements: Five plus (5+) years’ project management experience in environmental remediation and investigation activities
• Recent experience with federal clients including AFCEC, NAVFAC, USACE, and/or USEPA
• Experience with CERCLA, RCRA, and ADEC regulations and processes
• Ability to travel to and work on remote project sites when required
• Ability to pass a background check to obtain access to military bases

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics

• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite
• Advanced computer skills
• Experience with scheduling software (Prima Vera P6 or MS Schedule)
• Ability to identify value-engineering alternatives
• Prior advanced cost proposal and work breakdown development experience.
• Ability to prepare and review technical documents
• Must be task oriented, self-motivated, and have the inherent ability to multitask, work under pressure, meet deadlines and work as team member as well as a team lead
• Experience investigating and remediating contaminated sites

Preferred

• Professional licensing in Engineering is strongly preferred, professional licensing or registration in Geology, or Project Management certification will also be considered
• Master’s degree in science and/or engineering
• Current 40 Hour HAZWOPER and 8 Hour Refresher
• Current Alaska experience with federal clients including AFCEC, NAVFAC, USACE, USEPA, and others
• GIS Experience

Necessary Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this role. Employees must always maintain a constant state of mental alertness. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position requires the ability to maneuver contaminated and construction sites, see, hear, and verbally communicate with co-workers and clients. Essential and marginal functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for sitting, walking, or standing, lifting, pushing, pulling, twisting, reaching, squatting, stretching, bending for prolonged periods of time; at times lift and carry as much at 50 pounds.

Work Environment

The work environmental characteristics described here are representative of those that must be borne by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the role. Employees must always maintain a constant state of situational awareness. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Job is performed in a modern office setting in Anchorage, Alaska with exposure to computer screens and requires extensive use of a computer, keyboard, mouse, and multi-line telephone system. This position also requires driving and working outdoors in extreme heat/cold and possibly snowy or rainy weather. Must be able to navigate all typical environmental worksite conditions. May require extended travel for various remote project sites.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This position will have supervisory responsibilities.

DOT Covered/Safety-Sensitive Role Requirements

• This position is not subject to federal requirements regarding Department of Transportation “safety-sensitive” functions.

Additional Qualifying Factors

As a condition of employment, you will be required to pass a pre-employment drug screening and have acceptable background check results. If applicable to the contract, you must also obtain and maintain the appropriate clearance levels required and must also be able to obtain access to military installations.

Shareholder Preference

BSNC gives hiring, promotion, training, and retention preference to BSNC shareholders, shareholder descendants and shareholder spouses who meet the minimum qualifications for the job.

Bering Straits Native Corporation is an equal opportunity employer.  All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any status protected by state or federal law, or any other basis prohibited by law.