Manager - Remediation Projects

What You Will Do

Under general direction, you will manage a portfolio of environmental remediation projects, including Federal, State, and Tribal CERCLA sites, legacy mining liabilities, and other environmental obligations. You will lead projects through the full remediation lifecycle, including site characterization, remedy evaluation, regulatory permitting, remedial design, construction, operations, and long-term monitoring. Serving as the primary point of accountability, you will plan, organize, direct, and oversee environmental remediation programs while ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements, project objectives, and company strategy. Leveraging strong environmental, technical, regulatory, and project management expertise, you will lead multidisciplinary teams, manage consultants and contractors, collaborate with regulators and stakeholders, and drive safe, cost-effective, and defensible project outcomes. Success in this role requires balancing technical, regulatory, financial, and stakeholder considerations while advancing projects that support long-term liability management and business objectives.

• Lead and manage assigned environmental remediation projects, including CERCLA, State, Tribal, and legacy environmental liability sites. Oversee all phases of project execution, including investigation, remedy evaluation, design, permitting, construction, operations and maintenance, long-term stewardship, regulatory closure, and the management of consultants, contractors, and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Provide technical leadership for environmental remediation initiatives involving groundwater investigations, site characterization, contaminant transport assessments, hydraulic containment systems, water balance evaluations, treatment optimization, and remedy performance reviews. Guide technical consultants, evaluate remedial alternatives, and ensure scientifically sound, defensible, and effective project outcomes.
• Develop and implement project strategies, budgets, environmental reserve forecasts, schedules, and cost-control plans that support long-term liability management, regulatory compliance, and successful project delivery.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with legal counsel, company leadership, regulatory agencies, operations personnel, Tribal representatives, community stakeholders, and other internal and external partners to address environmental issues and advance project objectives.
• Provide expert guidance on environmental programs, practices, and compliance requirements, including existing and emerging local, State, Federal, and Tribal regulations that may impact remediation activities and business operations.
• Perform other duties as required.

What You Bring To Freeport

• Bachelor's degree in Hydrogeology, Geology, Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Science, or related discipline, or equivalent education and/or experience AND
• Ten (10) years of broad-based environmental management, groundwater remediation, water treatment, remediation project management, or related experience, including supervisory or management experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing technical consultants, contractors, vendors, and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Advanced knowledge of hydrogeology, groundwater flow systems, contaminant transport, aquifer testing, hydraulic capture, and plume management.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with CERCLA is required.
• Experience with industrial water treatment, groundwater extraction and treatment systems, passive treatment technologies, mine-influenced water treatment, or comparable treatment systems.
• Advanced knowledge of environmental compliance, permitting, site investigation and remediation, and applicable Federal, State, local, and tribal laws, ordinances, statutes, regulations, rules, policies, and procedures.
• Proficiency in software, systems, and/or modeling applications applicable to groundwater remediation, hydrogeology, water treatment, or environmental management.
• Skilled in evaluating technical reports, remedial alternatives, treatment performance data, engineering designs, and water management strategies.
• Able to research and analyze information of considerable complexity and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to develop and maintain awareness of occupational hazards and safety precautions.
• Skilled in following safety practices and recognizing hazards.
• Skilled in supervising, evaluating, training, and motivating employees, consultants, and contractors.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with management, legal counsel, regulators, operations personnel, consultants, contractors, and community stakeholders.
• Willingness to support a team environment in the administration of remedial programs for Freeport.
• Ability to travel approximately 40% to 50%.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Hydrogeology, Geology, Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Science, or related discipline.
• Professional Geologist (PG) or Professional Engineer (PE) registration.
• Fifteen (15) years of broad-based environmental management, groundwater remediation, water treatment, or remediation project management experience.
• Direct experience managing operating water treatment plants or treatment system optimization programs.
• Experience managing CERCLA RI/FS, RD/RA, O&M, and long-term stewardship programs.
• Experience with groundwater modeling, geochemical modeling, treatment process optimization, and water balance evaluations.
• Experience managing consultants and contractors.
• Experience supporting negotiations with EPA, State agencies, tribal governments, and Natural Resource Damage trustees.
• Interpersonal and negotiating skills.