Environmental Project Manager

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We are the premier independent product safety testing and certification organization in the world.  Founded in 1894, we have earned the reputation as a global leader in product safety standards development, testing, and certification.  Our 1,000+ Standards of Safety serve as the bedrock of compliance for nearly 200 different industries.  The UL Mark is accepted worldwide and our reputation for public safety and helping manufacturers around the globe build safer products is unmatched.  More than 6,700 employees together with representatives and business partners serve customers locally in nearly 100 different countries.

Building on our rich history, UL Environment is a subsidiary of Underwriters Laboratories, with the mission of encouraging respect for and stewardship of the environment. UL Environment helps support the growth and development of sustainable products, services and organizations in the global marketplace through standards development, educational services, and independent third party assessment and certification.

We're bursting with excitement and growing our team. The people we seek have a passion for the environment and encouraging the advancement of sustainable products. Our culture is unique. We cultivate a challenging and fun work environment. We are looking for people that are agile, hard-working, open-minded and goal oriented. If you are up for a challenge, apply to work with us.

Job Summary:

Under general supervision, manages execution and timely completion of engineering projects by analyzing project scope and determining project specifications, establishing test programs for product investigations, analyzing test programs for adequacy and sequence, examining samples for compliance with UL requirements, and preparing reports for clients.  Assists in the development of UL requirements, test methods, and test equipment. May exercise Project Handler Signature Authority as Project Handler of record responsible for opening, maintenance, completion, and closing of assigned new work engineering projects. May exercise Review Signature Authority as assigned as Reviewer of record responsible for initial review, status review, and final technical review of all new work engineering projects.

Job Responsibility:

·        Act as the primary client interface and be responsible for the entire project execution.

·        Communicates with clients to discuss technical issues, explain UL Environment procedures and requirements, and negotiate project plans.  Acts to address client concerns and to resolve client issues.

·        Responsible for managing client projects from beginning to end by obtaining necessary information from the client, coordinating project testing with the appropriate laboratories, communicating with environmental experts, and ultimately being accountable for meeting and exceeding project milestones and client expectations.

·        Evaluates products to determine compliance with environmental standards.  This includes examining the product, reviewing product and manufacturing documentation, creating test requests for laboratories, evaluating test results, and preparing checklists for on-site audits of manufacturers.

·        Communicates project status and results to clients through frequent contact and by preparing reports.  Constantly strives to exceed customer expectations.

·        Performs research on various product categories to understand environmental impacts, major manufacturing processes, typical material uses and other aspects of manufacturing for different industries.

·        As a fast-paced and growing company, the environmental project manager will be responsible for performing many other tasks as required.

·        Performs other duties as directed.

Required Skills:

Additional Skills/Requirements:

Knowledge of and/or experience with any of the following is preferred:

• Energy Efficiency
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Life Cycle Analysis
• Water Conservation
• Hazardous Substances
• Public and Ecosystem Health
• Green buildings
• ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems
• Environmental standards 

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