Associate Project Manager

Are you an experienced environmental professional ready to take the next step in your career? Apex is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to support the successful delivery of environmental projects while continuing to build your project management, technical, and leadership skills. In this role, you’ll work alongside senior project managers and technical leaders to manage projects from planning through completion, support field investigations, develop technical reports and proposals, oversee project budgets, and mentor junior staff.

This is an opportunity to take on greater responsibility while working on a diverse range of environmental projects and developing strong client and project management skills. If you’re looking for a role where you can apply your technical expertise, contribute to project success, and continue growing toward increased project management responsibility, we’d like to hear from you.

Your Responsibilities as an Assistant Project Manager:

Support management of environmental projects.

Write and review technical reports and proposals and support field investigations.

Manage project budgets under senior oversight.

Supervise and train project staff.

Ensure safe performance of project work.

Actively develop your own career growth.

Additional Role Expectations:

Demonstrates proficiency in applicable regulations and guidance (e.g. NJDEP, NYSEC, PADEP, etc)

Ability to manage a project to completion, within the project budget.

Identifies out of scope tasks/effort and qualifies value.

Compliance with billing schedules, Accounts Receivable management, and other financial SOPs for the purpose of increasing cash flow and decreasing WIP and write‐offs.

Communicate plan, schedule, and status utilizing company procedure/SOP.

Implements assigned tasks in a timely and efficient manner

Works with Senior management to help plan, schedule and delegate routine tasks.

Supports development of new opportunities with direct involvement of Senior management.

Projects technical competence and regulatory knowledge to generate confidence with client and project team.

What we're looking for:

BA/BS in Environmental Science, Geology, Engineering, or a related field.

HAZWOPER certification.

5+ years of related experience.

Ability to mentor and train staff.

Proficiency with MS 365.

Excellent technical writing and technical oversight skills.

Career safety record and understanding of safe work practices.

Why you'll love working for us:

Company-subsidized medical and dental.

Company-paid life, short, and long-term disability.

401k match, tuition assistance, and more.

Cross-training and the ability to work on a variety of projects.

Performance-based bonuses or other incentives.

Working with the best and brightest in the industry.

2,000+ employee national firm with 70+ locations across the US.

Apex Job Title: Associate Project Manager

Annual Expected Pay Range

$75,000—$90,000 USD