Remedial Project Manager (RPM

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Job Description - Remedial Project Manager (RPM) (260005DT)

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The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) seeks to protect, preserve, and enhance Massachusetts’ environmental resources and create a clean energy future for all residents. Through the stewardship of open spaces, the protection of environmental resources, and the advancement of clean energy, EEA works tirelessly to make Massachusetts a wonderful place to live, work, and raise a family. Our commitment to environmental justice ensures that every resident, regardless of background or location, can live in a safe, clean environment and shares equally in the benefits of the clean energy transition.

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) is the state agency responsible for ensuring clean air, land, and water. Our work impacts every aspect of people's lives and is critical to the health and wellbeing of our residents and visitors. MassDEP is the lead agency for safe management of toxic and hazardous materials, promotion of waste reduction and recycling, preservation of the state's wetlands and coastal resources, air quality monitoring and pollution reduction, and so much more.

At EEA, we create meaningful, inclusive opportunities that empower our employees to make a real difference in shaping the environmental future of Massachusetts. We foster a workplace culture where diversity is valued, innovation is encouraged, and collaboration thrives. Our employees play a vital role in advancing sustainability, environmental justice, and clean energy solutions, ensuring a positive and lasting impact on Massachusetts and its residents.

The Remedial Project Manager (RPM) is within MassDEP’s Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup (BWSC) whose mission is to implement M.G.L.Chapter 21E statute and administer its regulation, the Massachusetts Contingency Plan (MCP, 310 CMR 40.0000). The Program has been set up to ensure timely and effective responses to over 1,500 environmental emergencies (e.g. oil spills, chemical fires) per year, as well as timely assessment and cleanup of the more than 58,000 confirmed and suspected hazardous waste sites across Massachusetts by the private parties responsible for them.

The Remedial Project Manager (RPM) will oversee the investigation and cleanup of federal hazardous waste sites across Massachusetts. Working collaboratively with federal agencies, responsible parties, contractors, and internal stakeholders, you will help ensure that response actions comply with CERCLA, the Massachusetts Contingency Plan (MCP), and other applicable regulations while protecting human health and the environment.

• Serve as the Remedial Project Manager (RPM) for assigned Massachusetts CERCLA and/or Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS), representing MassDEP's interests throughout investigation and cleanup activities.
• Review technical documents, work plans, sampling plans, Quality Assurance Project Plans (QAPPs), environmental data, and technical reports to ensure compliance with CERCLA, the Massachusetts Contingency Plan (MCP), and applicable federal and state requirements.
• Evaluate site investigations, human health and ecological risk assessments, feasibility studies, and remedy selection documents to ensure response actions are protective of human health and the environment.
• Conduct field oversight of investigation and remedial activities to monitor progress, verify compliance with project plans, and ensure work is completed effectively.
• Prepare and communicate technical comments, recommendations, and findings through written reports, correspondence, and project meetings.
• Collaborate with MassDEP staff, attorneys, EPA, the Department of Defense, responsible parties, consultants, and other stakeholders to advance site investigations, remedy selection, and cleanup activities.
• Assist in identifying Applicable or Relevant and Appropriate Requirements (ARARs) and support the development and negotiation of legal agreements, including…