Field Project Manager (Environmental) Hybrid

at Republic Services in Harvey, Illinois, United States

Job Description

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) is a leader in the environmental services industry. We provide customers with the most complete set of products and services, including recycling, waste, special waste, hazardous waste and field services. Our industry-leading commitments to advance circularity and support decarbonization are helping deliver on our vision to partner with customers to create a more sustainable world.

In 2023, Republic’s total company revenue was $14.9 billion, and adjusted EBITDA was $4.4 billion. We serve 13 million customers and operate more than 1,000 locations, including collection and transfer stations, recycling and polymer centers, treatment facilities, and landfills.

Although we operate across North America, the collection, recycling, treatment, or disposal of materials is a local business, and the dynamics and opportunities differ in each market we serve. By combining local operational management with standardized business practices, we drive greater operating efficiencies across the company while maintaining day-to-day operational decisions at the local level, closest to the customer.

Our customers, including small businesses, major corporations and municipalities, want a partner with the expertise and capabilities to effectively manage their multiple recycling and waste streams. They choose Republic Services because we are committed to exceeding their expectations and helping them achieve their sustainability goals. Our 41,000 team members understand that it’s not just what we do that matters, but how we do it.

Our company values guide our daily actions:

+ Safe : We protect the livelihoods of our colleagues and communities.

+ Committed to Serve : We go above and beyond to exceed our customers’ expectations.

+ Environmentally Responsible: We take action to improve our environment.

+ Driven : We deliver results in the right way.

+ Human-Centered: We respect the dignity and unique potential of every person.

We are proud of our high employee engagement score of 86. We have an inclusive and diverse culture where every voice counts. In addition, our team positively impacted 4.6 million people in 2023 through the Republic Services Charitable Foundation and local community grants. These projects are designed to meet the specific needs of the communities we serve, with a focus on building sustainable neighborhoods.

STRATEGY

Republic Services’ strategy is designed to generate profitable growth. Through acquisitions and industry advancements, we safely and sustainably manage our customers’ multiple waste streams through a North American footprint of vertically integrated assets.

We focus on three areas of growth to meet the increasing needs of our customers: recycling and waste, environmental solutions and sustainability innovation.

With our integrated approach, strengthening our position in one area advances other areas of our business. For example, as we grow volume in recycling and waste, we collect additional material to bolster our circularity capabilities. And as we expand environmental solutions, we drive additional opportunities to provide these services to our existing recycling and waste customers.

Recycling and Waste

We continue to expand our recycling and waste business footprint throughout North America through organic growth and targeted acquisitions. The 13 million customers we serve and our more than 5 million pick-ups per day provide us with a distinct advantage. We aggregate materials at scale, unlocking new opportunities for advanced recycling. In addition, we are cross-selling new products and services to better meet our customers’ specific needs.

Environmental Solutions

Our comprehensive environmental solutions capabilities help customers safely manage their most technical waste streams. We are expanding both our capabilities and our geographic footprint. We see strong growth opportunities for our offerings, including PFAS remediation, an increasing customer need.

SUSTAINABILITY INNOVATION

Republic’s recent innovations to advance circularity and decarbonization demonstrate our unique ability to leverage sustainability as a platform for growth.

The Republic Services Polymer Center is the nation’s first integrated plastics recycling facility. This innovative site processes rigid plastics from our recycling centers, producing recycled materials that promote true bottle-to-bottle circularity. We also formed Blue Polymers, a joint venture with Ravago, to develop facilities that will further process plastic material from our Polymer Centers to help meet the growing demand for sustainable packaging. We are building a network of Polymer Centers and Blue Polymer facilities across North America.

We continue to advance decarbonization at our landfills. As demand for renewable energy continues to grow, we have 70 landfill gas-to-energy projects in operation and plan to expand our portfolio to 115 projects by 2028.

RECENT RECOGNITION

+ Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies

+ CDP Discloser

+ Dow Jones Sustainability Indices

+ Ethisphere’s World’s Most Ethical Companies

+ Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies

+ Great Place to Work

+ Sustainability Yearbook S&P Global

Role Highlights:

+ Work Location: Hybrid

+ Requires local, out of town/out of state travel. 10%

+ Manage Total Waste Management (TWM) contracts at various locations.

+ Supports and builds a regular and direct rapport with customers, providing a high level of technical support.

+ Adhere to contractual requirements and ensure comprehensive regulatory compliance. Assist customer with waste characterization, shipping, profiling and document preparation for drum/bulk waste streams.

+ Coordinate use of company and 3rd party services; Proactively work with customers to establish reuse, reduction, recycling and alternate treatment options and develop and implement subsequent programs.

+ Complete and provide business reviews considering both cost and environmental impacts as justification for recommended program changes. Provide timely data and reporting, offer general guidance for RCRA, DOT, TSCA and other applicable local, state, and federal regulatory bodies.

POSITION SUMMARY: The ES Field Project Managers are responsible for exercising independent judgment and discretion while executing all aspects of field service project management duties at client sites/facilities. Responsible to ensure the successful acquisition, performance, and completion of projects. Serve as the point of contact to ensure that negotiated contractual requirements and work scopes are being met in the field. Responsible for health and safety on all aspects of field projects. Reviews field tasks and develops the safety procedures associated with the scope of work and regulatory standards. Assesses and validates all individuals working on the project have appropriate training and certifications. Ensures all customer specific health and safety procedures are followed. ES Field Project Managers are the main point of contact to escalate issues and reports daily activity and to ensure a safe, compliant, and profitable project. ES Field Project Managers manage resources to accomplish identified priorities personally or through onsite field service leads.

PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

+ Actively engaged in all aspects of the project management duties including, but not limited to, contract management, quality control, project supervision, accounting, health & safety, and resource management.

+ Responsible for managing all phases of proposal preparation and submission. Thoroughly reviews contracts and negotiated changes prior to contract execution to assure awareness of contents and requirements and ability to perform work.

+ Performs work including, but not limited to, scope of