Project Manager – Environmental Operations

DAWSON is seeking a Project Manager – Environmental Operations to manage compost support services at Fort Hood, Texas, and support additional environmental operations projects. This role requires an operations-focused project manager to oversee on-site personnel, manage deliverables, and ensure compliance with environmental regulations and contract requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Manage day-to-day contract execution for assigned environmental operations projects
• Serve as the primary project-level point of contact for clients, Government representatives, internal leadership, field staff, subcontractors, and vendors
• Oversee Fort Hood compost support services, including staffing, performance, schedule, reporting, safety, quality, and issue resolution
• Supervise and coordinate with the Recycling Specialist / Site Lead regarding daily compost facility operations, collection routes, material processing, equipment needs, documentation, and operational concerns
• Ensure project personnel understand their roles, responsibilities, reporting expectations, safety requirements, and contract obligations
• Develop, maintain, and update project management plans, staffing plans, communications plans, change management plans, schedule/scope management plans, and risk management plans
• Support development and implementation of project-specific QA/QC plans
• Track project scope, schedule, budget, labor utilization, deliverables, contract requirements, and project performance
• Prepare, review, and submit monthly progress reports and other client-required deliverables
• Review compost operation reporting inputs, including tonnage logs, batch records, windrow monitoring data, laboratory results, compost grades, output loads, issues, and corrective actions
• Coordinate with site staff to ensure accurate documentation of food waste, manure, wood waste, yard waste, finished compost, rejected loads, contamination issues, and facility concerns
• Monitor compliance with contract requirements related to compost facility operations, waste container support, finished product distribution, facility security, nuisance control, odor control, housekeeping, and fire hazard control
• Coordinate equipment, vehicles, materials, supplies, vendors, and other direct costs needed to support project execution
• Manage project risks, identify operational gaps, and implement corrective actions
• Support hiring, onboarding, training coordination, and performance management for assigned project staff
• Review staffing needs, position requirements, labor categories, and field support needs in coordination with HR, Recruiting, Contracts, and Program Management
• Support invoice review, cost tracking, accruals, subcontractor/vendor invoices, budget forecasting, and project financial reviews
• Participate in kickoff meetings, client meetings, site visits, progress meetings, and internal project reviews
• Ensure project records are organized, complete, and audit-ready
• Support proposal development, level-of-effort estimating, technical approach writing, staffing plans, resumes, past performance narratives, and pricing inputs for new opportunities
• Manage or support additional environmental compliance, solid waste, recycling, facilities support, natural resources, construction support, field services, or operational contracts as assigned
• Perform other project management and operational support duties as assigned
• Oversee contract performance for compost facility support services
• Ensure the on-site team supports food waste pickup from designated facilities, manure collection, wood waste processing, weighing, documentation, container maintenance, compost facility operations, and finished compost distribution
• Coordinate with the Site Lead on operational issues such as facility capacity, pile/windrow dimensions, odor concerns, nuisance concerns, fire hazards, housekeeping, vehicle/equipment issues, and safety controls
• Ensure contaminated, unauthorized, or non-compliant loads are documented and elevated appropriately
• Review monthly report inputs for completeness and accuracy before client submission
• Coordinate annual site visits, recurring communications, corrective actions, and Government requests
• Support coordination between LAUKOA, Fort Hood DPW Environmental Division, DOI, and other stakeholders
• Ensure field staff have the resources, direction, and support needed to meet contract requirements

Requirements:

• Associate degree in environmental science, environmental management, business, project management, construction management, logistics, operations, or a related field and at least 7 years of relevant experience; or
• Bachelor's degree in environmental science, environmental management, business, project management, construction management, logistics, operations, or a related field and at least 5 years of relevant experience; or
• At least 9 years of directly relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree
• Experience coordinating or managing field operations, environmental services, facilities support, recycling/solid waste operations, construction support, compliance support, logistics, or similar contract-based work
• Experience supporting project schedules, staffing, budgets, deliverables, client communications, subcontractor/vendor coordination, or field team oversight
• Ability to manage multiple projects, competing priorities, and time-sensitive client requests
• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with internal teams, field staff, clients, subcontractors, and Government representatives
• Strong organizational, documentation, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to review project records, identify gaps, and follow up to closure
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams
• Ability to travel to project sites as needed
• Ability to pass background, badging, installation access, or position-of-trust requirements, as applicable
• Bachelor's degree in environmental science, environmental management, business, project management, construction management, or a related field
• Experience managing or supporting federal, DoD, Army, USACE, or installation-based contracts
• Experience with composting, recycling, solid waste, environmental compliance, field services, construction support, facilities operations, or DPW-type support contracts
• Experience supervising or coordinating field staff
• Experience preparing or supporting Project Management Plans, QA/QC Plans, Health and Safety Plans, monthly progress reports, schedules, and client deliverables
• Familiarity with Service Contract Act labor, wage determinations, field staffing, and labor category alignment
• Experience supporting cost tracking, invoicing, subcontractor/vendor coordination, and budget forecasting
• Experience supporting proposal development, staffing plans, technical approaches, or pricing inputs
• PMP, CAPM, or other project management certification, or willingness to pursue certification
• Knowledge of TCEQ composting requirements, solid waste regulations, or organic waste management is a plus