Project Manager - Industrial Hygiene

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Project Manager - Industrial Hygiene

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HAYWARD, CA 94545

Overview

Salary Range

$80,000.00 - $105,000.00 Salary

Position Type

Full Time

Description

About FACS

At FACS, our mission is to make environments safer and healthier for the people who live and work in them. As one of the nation's leading environmental health consulting firms, we help organizations protect their people, assets, and communities. We are built on purpose, partnership, and performance, delivering measurable impact with every client engagement.

Our Values

We live our mission through three core values:

• People First: Support our team and clients, promote professional growth, and value collaboration.
• Integrity of the Science: Deliver accurate, reliable results through objective, evidence-based practices.
• Client Relationships for Life: Build long-term partnerships and help clients address environmental health challenges.

Why Join Us

At FACS, you’ll contribute meaningful work that helps organizations protect their people, assets, and communities. You’ll join a collaborative, entrepreneurial, and mission-driven team that values scientific integrity, strong client relationships, and professional growth.

Ranked "Best Places to Work" for five consecutive years, we invest in your success through training, mentorship, and support for professional certifications, so you can grow, thrive, and build a career with lasting impact.

Curious to see what we do? Meet our team at FACS Experts.

$5,000 sign-on bonus included

About the Role

The Project Manager manages all aspects of projects, including budgeting, proposal development, execution, reporting, and preparation for invoicing. The role includes performing and coordinating field investigations, overseeing field personnel, managing project schedules and budgets, and maintaining client relationships.

Reporting to the Local Director, the Project Manager meets or exceeds individual targets and contributes to the office meeting or exceeding its cumulative targets.

This is a hands-on, field based Project Manager role within FACS’s industrial hygiene and environmental health practice. Projects may include indoor environmental quality assessments, mold and moisture investigations, asbestos or lead related work, occupational exposure assessments, and air, noise, or other exposure sampling. The role combines technical fieldwork and report review with project financials, client communication, and coordination of field staff. Local travel to client and project sites is a regular part of the role.

Responsibilities

Project Management and Financial Performance

• Meet or exceed individual billable-hours and billable-revenue targets.
• Develop cost estimates for proposals and enter them into the Project Planning module of the ERP system.
• Review project scopes and define appropriate tasks, deliverables, schedules, and staffing needs.
• Monitor project budgets throughout the project lifecycle; proactively address variances and keep clients informed.
• Review work in progress (WIP) weekly and support timely progress billing and project closeout invoicing.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, time and expense entries, and project files in accordance with FACS procedures; support invoicing and collections as needed.

Fieldwork and Technical Delivery

• Perform and/or coordinate field investigations.
• Oversee field personnel, review work quality, and provide constructive feedback.
• Identify and arrange necessary project equipment, including rentals or borrowed equipment as needed.
• Prepare and review project reports, ensuring deliverables meet established turnaround expectations.
• Maintain compliance with internal quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) requirements.

Client Service and Business Development

• Respond to inquiries from prospective and existing clients.
• Open new projects in accordance with established procedures and communicate required project information.
• Monitor open opportunities in the ERP system and follow up with clients as appropriate.
• Build and maintain relationships with focus clients; keep relevant client and opportunity information current in the ERP system.
• Attend client meetings, association meetings, and presentation opportunities.
• Identify and refer local business opportunities to the Business Development team.
• Support marketing efforts, including preparation of project summaries and related materials.

Team Development and Professional Growth

• Participate in required internal and external technical training.
• Support the development and mentoring of field staff and junior team members.
• Maintain required technical certifications, licenses, and training requirements relevant to assigned projects.

Experience, Education, and Certifications

• Minimum of eight years of relevant field experience and/or successful management of large, complex projects within at least one of FACS’s service lines.
• At least two years of working knowledge of industrial hygiene, environmental health and safety concepts, and common indoor environmental quality (IEQ) field instruments is preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in industrial hygiene, health and safety, biological science, or physical science preferred.

Preferred Technical Experience

Experience with one or more of the following is preferred:

• Indoor environmental quality assessments
• Mold and moisture investigations
• Asbestos or lead related projects
• Occupational exposure assessments
• Air, noise, or other exposure sampling
• Use of common IEQ and industrial hygiene field instruments

Skills and Abilities

• Effective, professional, and clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage competing priorities, deadlines, and field schedules.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with clients, field personnel, and cross-functional teams.
• Flexibility in work schedule and willingness to travel to different project locations as needed.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel; ability to quickly learn project-management and ERP systems.

Qualifications

Physical & Work Requirements

• Physical ability to stoop, kneel, climb, crawl, walk, and stand for extended periods in varied work environments while performing sampling activities
• Ability to lift and carry equipment weighing up to 40 lbs.
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer for documentation and reporting
• Must be able to pass a background check, annual medical examinations, and OSHA-required respirator fit tests
• Valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and current auto insurance
• Ability to travel locally to assigned client and project sites

Compensation and Rewards

FACS offers a competitive total-rewards package designed to support your health, financial well-being, and professional growth, including:

• Competitive base pay and a performance-based incentive bonus plan tied to individual and team achievement.
• Medical coverage with 100% company-paid premiums for employees and their families, plus 50% of the annual deductible covered by the company.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions.
• Vision and dental plan options.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for health care and dependent care expenses.
• Three weeks of PTO accrual, paid holidays, volunteer days, and a floating holiday.
• Tuition reimbursement, paid training, mentorship, and professional certifications to support career advancement.
• Company-sponsored Employee Assistance Program, life and disability insurance, Rocket Lawyer legal services, and Verizon mobile-phone plan benefits.
• Voluntary benefits, including supplemental life insurance for employees and dependents, short-term disability, hospital, accident, and pet insurance.
• Donation matching program.

Actual compensation is determined based on geographic location, relevant knowledge, skills, experience, certifications, and internal equity. Please refer to the compensation range displayed in this job posting.

Growth and Development

FACS supports career growth through training, mentorship, and certification support. Project Managers build technical depth, commercial experience, and client ownership over time, with opportunities to lead more complex engagements, mentor others, and grow into broader technical or business leadership roles.

Why Join FACS

If you are an experienced industrial hygiene or environmental health professional who enjoys fieldwork, project leadership, and building client relationships, we encourage you to apply. This is an opportunity to take greater ownership of projects, develop commercially, and grow within a specialized environmental health consulting practice.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Forensic Analytical Consulting Services is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive workplace. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.

We welcome and encourage applications from qualified individuals of all backgrounds, including women, people of color, individuals with disabilities, and veterans.

Employment Contingency

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check and drug screening, consistent with applicable law.