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Program Manager - Environmental Services Assistance Team (ESAT)

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4 Locations
81K-138K Annually
Senior level
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4 Locations
81K-138K Annually
Senior level
Manage a team of chemists supporting environmental sample analysis and compliance projects, ensuring quality assurance and financial performance.
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PROGRAM MANAGER

Interested in making a difference to the planet? Want to work with a team of Environmental Chemists who care about the protection of human health and the environment? Are you seeking broad exposure to environmental remediation and Superfund-related cleanup processes with interaction with EPA on a regional level? Enjoy travelling for your work?

ICF is seeking experienced Program Managers in Environmental Chemistry to support an EPA contract, the Environmental Services Assistance Team (ESAT), across the country. The team performs soil, water, air, waste, and tissue sample analysis for chemical contaminants, primarily supporting Superfund site assessment, remediation, and emergency response, but also for compliance under other EPA regulations such as the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Clean Water Act.

Environmental analytical tasks include organic (SVOCs, VOCs, pesticides, Aroclors, PCB congeners, PFAS, UDA with TOF /GC/MS, fuel hydrocarbons, etc.), inorganic (metals, anions, nutrients, etc.), and biological (e. Coli, microcystin and other toxins, whole effluent toxicity, etc.), following EPA methods or consensus standards. The project assignments also include ambient air monitoring for priority pollutants, data validation for the Superfund and other programs, writing and reviewing quality assurance documents such as QAPPs and SAPs, ecological risk assessment (ERA), database management and support, management of national gravimetrical lab for PM 2.5 and PM10, subcontracting of environmental sample analysis, hydrogeological site characterization, GIS and spatial and non-spatial data handling, analysis of field sampling and analysis (to include fish and other biota collection), and warehouse support.

We are seeking candidates for the various federal government laboratories across the US to include Denver, CO; Houston, TX; Kansas City, KS; Athens, GA; Chelmsford, MA; Edison, NJ; Corvallis, OR; Seattle, WA; Ft. Meade, MD; Chicago, IL.

What You Will Do

  • Manage a team of chemists and technicians providing sample analysis, quality assurance, and laboratory operational support

  • Provide technical input to and technical oversight of the work performed

  • Schedule, track, and report assignments and work products

  • Develop budgets and ensure financial performance of the team

  • Supervision of technical staff, including personnel selection and evaluation

  • Client contact and technical presentation

  • Ensure compliance with all technical, quality assurance, and safety requirements

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in chemistry or equivalent

  • 10+ years of experience to include EPA programs and EPA methods

  • 5+ years of experience managing an environmental analysis group and/or laboratory of 10 or more direct reports

  • Proficiency with data acquisition, instrument reporting, and Laboratory Information Management systems

  • US citizenship is required per federal contract requirements.

  • Must be able to pass an EPA background check to obtain access to US federal property.

What We’d Like You to Have

  • Recent experience with quality assurance program implementation

  • Familiarity with the CLP, EXES, and NFG for data validation

  • Recent experience with analytical method development for environmental samples

  • Experience in PEP, NPAP, NPEP, Pb PEP for ambient air monitoring

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Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is:

$81,094.00 - $137,860.00

Atlanta, GA (GA18)

Top Skills

Epa Methods
Gis
Laboratory Information Management Systems (Lims)

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