Environmental Project Manager

About the role

The successful candidate will manage environmental due diligence, investigation, and remediation projects, including Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments, NYC E-Designation projects, NYS Brownfield Cleanup Program projects, spill sites, and other complex urban redevelopment assignments throughout the five boroughs and the NYC metropolitan area.

Responsibilities

• Manage environmental due diligence, investigation, and remediation projects throughout the five boroughs and the NYC metropolitan area, including Phase I/II ESAs, NYC E-Designation projects, NYS Brownfield Cleanup Program projects, spill sites, and construction-phase environmental work.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, staffing, deliverables, and client expectations from project initiation through completion.
• Prepare, review, and manage proposals, work plans, investigation reports, remedial action plans, closure documentation, and other technical and regulatory deliverables.
• Oversee and coordinate field investigations, including soil, groundwater, soil vapor, and surface water sampling, drilling programs, contractor oversight, construction support, and related field documentation.
• Communicate project status, findings, recommendations, schedule issues, and budget considerations clearly to clients, regulatory agencies, contractors, and internal project teams.
• Maintain regular and open communication with project team members, including senior technical reviewers, junior staff, administrative support, and multidisciplinary colleagues.
• Collaborate with environmental scientists, engineers, geologists, planners, contractors, and government agencies to achieve project objectives and resolve technical, regulatory, and logistical challenges.
• Mentor and support junior staff by providing technical guidance, field planning support, report review, and practical project management direction.
• Establish and track project milestones, deadlines, budgets, and resource needs to support timely and profitable project delivery.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, including environmental assessments, permits, reports, correspondence, field records, laboratory data, and regulatory communications.
• Conduct and oversee work in accordance with professional standards, applicable regulations, LaBella's QA/QC policies, and the firm's core values.
• Represent LaBella professionally in interactions with clients, regulators, subcontractors, teaming partners, and other project stakeholders.
• Support the continued growth of LaBella's Brooklyn environmental practice through strong project delivery, client service, staff development, and collaboration with senior leadership.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Geology, Environmental Science, Engineering, or a related field
• Approximately 5-10 years of professional environmental consulting experience, including experience managing environmental due diligence, investigation, remediation, and/or construction-phase environmental projects
• Experience with Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments, environmental investigations, remedial programs, and environmental data evaluation
• Working knowledge of NYC E-Designation projects, NYS Brownfield Cleanup Program projects, spill sites, and/or other New York City / New York State environmental regulatory programs
• 40-Hour OSHA HAZWOPER certification required
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to manage scope, schedule, budget, staffing, subcontractors, technical deliverables, and client expectations
• Experience preparing and/or reviewing proposals, work plans, investigation reports, remedial action plans, closure documentation, and regulatory submittals
• Ability to coordinate field teams, contractors, drillers, laboratories, technical specialists, clients, and regulatory agencies
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical information clearly to clients, regulators, and project teams
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced consulting environment
• Team-oriented professional with the ability to mentor junior staff, support collaborative problem-solving, and contribute positively to office culture
• Highly motivated self-starter with strong client service skills, sound professional judgment, and a practical approach to solving technical, regulatory, and logistical challenges
• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary group of environmental scientists, geologists, engineers, planners, contractors, and other professionals
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD, ArcGIS, and/or environmental data presentation tools preferred for reviewing figures, maps, tables, and technical deliverables
• Valid driver's license, clean driving record, and ability to travel to project sites within the five boroughs and the NYC metropolitan area

Benefits

LaBella offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your physical, mental, and financial well-being. This includes:

• Flexible Work Schedule
• Health/Dental Insurance
• 401k Plan with Employer Match
• Paid Parental Leave
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Profit Sharing
• Paid Time Off
• Leadership Development Program
• Fitnes sReimbursement
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Referral Bonus Program
• Wellness Program
• Team Building Events
• Community Service Events