Project Manager
Department of Assets, Information, and Services
Division of Environmental Health and Safety
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This position is tied to the Chicago Recovery Plan Bonds. The timeline of the work for this position is at least 3 years.
Under limited supervision, the Project Manager coordinates and supervises the work of the Community Recovery Plan division of the AIS Bureau of Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Management. The division is responsible for providing professional environmental engineering services to support City departments implementing the Community Recovery Plan through the vacant lot historical reviews, housing site preparation and remediation along with other community programs over the next three to five years. Services address issues primarily related to environmental risk management with City property transactions and brownfields remediation. The Project Manager also serves as the project manager on major environmental projects of considerable scope and complexity and performs related duties as required.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
* Manages professional staff and directs the functions and operations of the AIS EHS Community Recovery Plan division to provide effective and efficient environmental engineering services to other departments
* Establishes and implements policies and procedures relating to the division’s objective of ensuring the protection of human health and the environment for Community Recovery Plan projects
* Consults with staff and other departments to determine scope of services, budgets, and specifications for projects
* Establishes timelines and implements processes to track and monitor the progress of projects and accomplishment of key objectives
* Manages the systems for obtaining, organizing and distributing large volumes of environmental records and data in electronic formats, including spreadsheets, databases, and geographic information system (GIS) maps specific to the vacant lot programs
* Manages the City Owned Land System/IPS interface project with AIS Bureau of IT and Department of Planning and Development to ensure data quality and timely information sharing for the vacant lot historical review project
* Manages and oversees Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments, soil and groundwater remediation projects, underground storage tank (UST) removal projects, and other redevelopment projects, including projects in the IEPA Site Remediation Program (SRP)
* Functions as a specialized advisor to executive level managers and as a technical specialist in the area of environmental engineering and serves as liaison with local, state, and federal agencies including CDPH, IEPA, and USEPA
* Coordinates and administers the environmental aspect of the citywide initiatives included in the Community Recovery Plan
* Monitors services provided by private contractors ensuring contract provisions meet specifications
* Resolves complex environmental engineering problems during design and construction of Community Recovery Plan projects
* Prepares and monitors the division budget; documents details required for bond project tracking
* Obtains and coordinates USEPA funding of various aspects of the vacant lot work including Technical Assistance and brownfield grants
* Directs training for staff and other City employees in new or updated environmental policies and procedures as well as professional development
* Effectively writes grant applications, environmental reports, and requests for proposals
* Maintains knowledge of current environmental regulations including but not limited to RCRA, CERCLA, NEPA, IEPA SRP, LUST, TSCA and the City municipal code
* Maintains knowledge of current environmental best practices related all appropriate inquiry and environmental remediation
* Communicates environmental issues and the department’s mission and goals both verbally and in writing with all levels of employees, consultants, and other City departments in a concise and precise manner
Additional duties may be required for this position.
Location: 2 North LaSalle
Days: Monday-Friday
Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (may be required to work outside of normal business hours)
Salary: $115,560-$119,040 per year
Qualifications
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or a related field, plus five years of supervision and/or project management work experience and a professional engineering license.
Selection Requirements
This position requires applicants to complete an interview. In addition, candidates will have to complete two skills assessments. The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position, based on the interview and assessments will be selected.
Preference will be given to candidates possessing the following:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Management or Environmental Science
- Relevant supervisory experience
- Experience with managing environmental remediation projects
- Experience using GIS
- Experience with risk assessments
- Experience with data management for quality assurance
All references to political sponsorship or recommendation must be omitted from all application materials submitted for city employment.
The City of Chicago is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Military Friendly Employer.
Applications for this position will be accepted from May 23, 2022, until 11:59 pm CST on June 6, 2022