Project Manager Environmental Operations

SUMMARY:

LAUKOA is seeking a Project Manager – Environmental Operations to manage compost support services at Fort Hood, Texas, and support additional environmental operations projects across the firm. This role requires a practical, operations-focused project manager who can coordinate field teams, communicate with clients, track schedules and budgets, manage deliverables, resolve issues, and support contract compliance.

For the Fort Hood compost support operation, the Project Manager will oversee on-site personnel, including the Recycling Specialist / Site Lead, Refuse Collector, and Recycling Laborer, and will ensure work is performed in accordance with the Performance Work Statement, contract requirements, applicable environmental regulations, safety requirements, and company quality standards.

The ideal candidate may come from an environmental, field operations, logistics, recycling/solid waste, construction support, facilities, or federal contract support background and will have demonstrated experience managing people, schedules, documentation, client expectations, and contract performance.

Location: Hybrid with site travel (Fort Hood, Texas) depending on company needs

DUTIES AND 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.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Specific to Fort Hood:

• 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.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ability to obtain 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;


• 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.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 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.


• 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.

QUALIFICATIONS Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Practical understanding of field operations and the ability to translate contract requirements into daily work activities.


• Ability to lead teams, assign priorities, and hold staff accountable while maintaining a professional and supportive work environment.


• Ability to communicate effectively with both field personnel and client representatives.


• Ability to read and interpret contract documents, scopes of work, performance work statements, schedules, and reporting requirements.


• Ability to identify project risks and recommend practical corrective actions.


• Ability to track labor, materials, equipment, deliverables, and project status.


• Ability to work independently while keeping leadership informed of issues, risks, and decisions.


• Strong attention to detail and commitment to documentation accuracy.

Physical/ Travel Requirements

• Ability to visit active field sites, compost facilities, recycling/solid waste operations, construction areas, or military installations.


• Ability to walk job sites, observe field operations, attend site meetings, and review operational conditions.


• Ability to work in office, remote, and field environments depending on project needs.


• Ability to travel periodically for kickoff meetings, annual site visits, client meetings, project reviews, or project start-up/closeout activities.


• Ability to wear required personal protective equipment when visiting active field sites.

Work Environment


This position may include a combination of office, remote, and field-based work. Field visits may involve outdoor conditions, active equipment, vehicle movement, composting operations, waste/recycling operations, odors, dust, heat, and other site-specific conditions. The Project Manager is expected to follow all site safety requirements and ensure assigned personnel do the same.

We offer an Equal Opportunity/VEVRAA federal contractor. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.


We offer a best-in-class benefits program including medical, dental, and vision insurance; a 401(k) program with employer match; paid vacation and sick leave; employer-paid basic life and AD&D insurance; an Employee Assistance Program; and a flexible work environment. Additionally, employees can choose from several voluntary benefits including critical illness coverage; accident insurance; identity theft coverage; pet insurance, and more.


We gives preference to internal candidates. If no internal candidate meets our qualifications, external candidates will be given consideration