Environmental & PCA Assistant Project Manager

Description Company DescriptionThe Vertex Companies, LLC (VERTEX) is a $180M global consulting firm that integrates strategic advisory, project management, and dispute resolution services for organizations facing complex challenges in a world of risk. We embody our core values of embracing lifelong learning, operating with urgency, maximizing value, and driving collaboration to better outcomes for our clients, colleagues, and communities.

Join us if you are looking for a career that offers you a chance to love what you do and deliver meaningful impact.Job DescriptionThe Assistant Project Manager will assist their assigned supervisor with execution of assigned tasks, production of on time and high-quality individual work product, and positive coordination with other team members as assigned or requested in order to produce work product.

The Assistant Project Manager is responsible for supporting the success of their assigned subpractice area and project as highest priority. The Assistant Project Manager will perform assigned tasks in a manner that models the Company's core values and inspires and encourages goal achievement through empowerment, learning, and creativity among the team. Core ResponsibilitiesWork Product Creation, Project Management, Coordination with Team MembersPrimary responsibilities will be to conduct and manage Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESA), Property Condition Assessments (PCA) and commercial energy usage assessments including the field inspections and report writing.Additional work might include subsurface investigations (including groundwater, soil gas, soil sampling), remediation work, writing technical reports and/or other project assignments as appropriate.Ensure that project deliverables, milestones, and budgets are metWork closely with senior managers in the coordination of work activities to meet milestones, budgetary limits, deadlines, or other performance indicators.Prepare, review, and submit final reports in accordance with regulations, applicable guidance and policies, and internal quality control standardsMajority of the work will be located within California, but project demands may require fairly regular travel throughout the country.

Responsible for supporting assigned supervisor in meeting or exceeding the defined annual budget for the entire practice area (including proactive management of individual assigned tasks, monitoring of individual utilization performance vs assigned target, and collaboration with others to achieve desired business outcomes)Effectively coordinate with other team members as requested or assigned, able to proactively monitor own progress on assigned tasks or projects, and ensure work product produced by self or in collaboration with other assigned team members is consistently high qualitySupport assigned Supervisor in monitoring of all relevant data such as individual utilization performance vs target, client deadlines, accurate and timely timesheet data, etc.Meet or exceed defined individual average utilization goals as set forth by company leadershipCoordinate and support other team members as assigned, with emphasis on positivity and in support of a culture that is empowered to executeConduct self in support of driving towards defined objectives and key results (OKRs)Travel as necessary to support client, employee, and leadership needs.Support quality control of service delivery with all individual work product production, maintaining an excellent reputation of qualityCollaborate with other team members in a manner that assists with rapid identification and escalation to Supervisor of any client, team member or operational challenges OperationsBe aware of and work in a manner that supports the organization's vision and defined business objectivesConduct self and collaborate with others in working toward achievement of defined profit objectives of assigned projectsCooperate in construction of strong cross-functional teams (cooperate with any suggest