Environmental Associate Project Manager - Indianapolis, IN
Company: WM
Location: Indianapolis, IN, United States
Type: Full-time
Posted: 2026-11-11
About this role
Why Work for WM?
Stability. Growth. [People-First Culture](https://www.wm.com/us/en/inside-wm/who-we-are).
About the Environmental Associate Project Manager
The Associate Project Manager is an on-the-job training position that develops Project Managers for WM's Sustainability Services team. The duties and responsibilities, under the direction and supervision of WM leaders, are related to onsite activities at client locations. The Associate PM, through assigned work activities, a training curriculum, and hands-on projects, will develop a working knowledge of all aspects of the day-to-day onsite sustainability operations including, but it not limited to, the storage, transportation and disposal of hazardous/non-hazardous wastes and other related services following federal, state and local regulations. The Associate PM learns to plan and manage the work of onsite personnel, serve as liaison between client and vendors in relation to service issues and contract management, and maintains pre-established standards for safety and environmental issues.
This position is an eight-month training program. After the training program, participant must be willing to relocate anywhere in the lower 48, as there is no way to forecast where a Project Manager role will open.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Successfully complete the Associate Project Manager curriculum.
- Attend and participate in all mandatory group training sessions.
- Responsible for the knowledge development and progressive understanding in all aspects of day-to-day management of onsite activities at client locations.
- Learn how to effectively manage site team members.
- Learn how to coordinate logistics for transportation of hazardous and non-hazardous waste from client site including profiling, scheduling, manifesting and physically loading bulk and drum loads.
- Learn to consult with client(s) to identify, design and implement cost saving opportunities and proposals.
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