Healthcare Project Manager

Job Title

Plans and directs all onsite activities at client Hospital location in relation to the storage, transportation, and disposal of hazardous, non-hazardous, and Regulated Medical wastes and other related services following federal, state, and local regulations. Manages and plans activities of onsite personnel. Serves as liaison between client and vendors in relation to service issues and contract management. Maintains pre-established standards for safety and environmental issues.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned.

• Coordinate logistics for transportation of hazardous and non-hazardous waste from client site including profiling, scheduling, and manifesting.
• Consult with client to identify, design, and implement cost-saving opportunities and proposals.
• Ensure compliance with client and government regulations by performing necessary inspections and reporting. Resolve all issues in a timely manner.
• Administer client and vendor financial obligations including invoicing, reporting, and contracts.
• Promote culture of safety by ensuring site personnel are properly trained to perform assigned duties and comply with safety, environmental, federal, state, and local regulations.
• May occasionally be required to perform labor-intensive activities (e.g., drum collection and sharps service).

Supervisory Responsibilities

The highest level of supervisory skills required in this job is the management of supervisory employees. This includes:

• Direct supervision of approximately 0 to 10 full-time operations level employees.

Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.

• Education: Bachelor's Degree (accredited) in Environmental Sciences, Accounting, Business, or related field, or in lieu of degree, High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and four (4) years of relevant work experience.
• Experience: Two (2) years of relevant work experience in the Healthcare Industry (in addition to education requirement).

• RCRA and DOT regulatory compliance experience required.
• Pre-assignment and/or pre-hire customer-specific drug and/or alcohol testing may be required by certain customer-contract requirements. Such testing may include urinalysis, oral swab, drug hair follicle testing, and/or alcohol testing.
• Some WM customers require COVID and other vaccinations. For these positions, proof of vaccination will be required subject only to any obligation to accommodate for religious or disability reasons.

• Profit and loss (budgeting).
• Project management.
• Customer service and vendor management.
• An entrepreneurial skill set is highly valued with the ability to creatively achieve stretch goals and provide new services and value to existing customers.
• Supervisory and team building skills.
• Creative problem solving and innovative thinker.
• Effective and concise communication.
• Adept decision making.
• Strategic thinking.
• Strong leadership and relationship building skills.
• Strong business acumen and financial knowledge.
• Self-motivated and directed with a keen sense of urgency to deliver results.

Work Environment

Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

• Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding, machine operation, etc.) most of the work day;
• Required to exert physical effort in handling objects up to 50 pounds most of the work day;
• Required to be exposed to physical occupational risks (such as cuts, burns, exposure to toxic chemicals, etc.) most of the work day;
• Required to be exposed to physical environment which involves dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes, or similar elements most of the work day;
• Normal setting for this job is: indoor and outdoor with frequent visits to sites

Benefits

At WM, each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, and Short Term Disability. As well as a Stock Purchase Plan, Company match on 401K, and more! Our employees also receive Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.