A Day in the Life of a Biology Project Manager at HELIX Environmental Planning
A day for this biology project manager at HELIX Environmental Planning, Inc. involves many meetings, phone calls for scheduling and problem-solving ("putting out that fire"), and report writing, along with proposal and budget management; the role also includes significant interaction with people, even requiring "a little bit of a personal therapist" aspect.
Project Management, Communication, Problem-Solving, Teamwork, Report Writing
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Katie Duffield
Biology Project Manager
HELIX Environmental Planning, Inc.
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Biology & Related Sciences
Consulting & Related Professional Services
Operations and Project Management
Took Out Loans
Video Highlights
1. A biology project manager's day involves many meetings and phone calls for coordination and problem-solving.
2. The role includes report writing, proposal preparation, budget management, and invoicing.
3. A project manager interacts with many people and sometimes provides support and guidance to team members (hand-holding and a little bit of a personal therapist).
Transcript
What does a day in the life of a biology project manager look like?
It's a lot of meetings and coordinating. I'm on the phone a lot.
If I don't have a scheduled meeting, there are usually phone calls about scheduling monitors or new problems that have arisen during the day. These calls often involve putting out fires.
It can involve some handholding and acting as a personal therapist. However, I still do some report writing and reviewing.
It's a lot of proposals, checking on budgets, and doing invoices. Overall, it's a lot of interacting with people.