Hazardous Waste Specialist

Responsibilities

Waste Characterization & Management

• Identify, characterize, package, label, store, and disposition radioactive, hazardous, mixed, universal, and non-hazardous waste.
• Evaluate processes, safety data sheets, analytical results, sampling data, and radiological survey information to support waste determinations and waste codes.
• Develop waste profiles, verify Waste Acceptance Criteria, and determine appropriate treatment, recycling, or disposal pathways.
• Conduct field walkdowns and inspections of accumulation areas, storage locations, containers, and shipment staging areas.
• Support waste minimization, recycling, spill response, and corrective action activities.

Packaging, Shipping & Transportation

• Prepare radioactive and hazardous materials for shipment, including container selection, packaging, labeling, and contamination controls.
• Prepare and review records to ensure proper documentation with regards to hazardous materials.
• Coordinate shipments with approved vendors, treatment facilities, and disposal sites.
• Confirm shipment classifications, documentation, emergency response information, and facility acceptance requirements before release.
• Prepare or support radioactive material shipments, including applicable DOT Class 7 classification, packaging, marking, labeling, documentation, and coordination with Radiological Controls.

Regulatory Compliance & Documentation

• Support compliance with RCRA, DOT/PHMSA hazardous materials regulations, applicable radioactive material transportation requirements, and state and site procedures.
• Maintain complete, accurate, and inspection-ready waste, transportation, training, and disposal records.
• Support internal and external audits, assessments, regulatory inspections, and customer documentation requests.
• Identify waste-related issues or nonconforming conditions and support practical corrective actions.
• Follow environmental permits, radiation protection requirements, company safety policies, and approved work procedures.

Operational Coordination & Safety

• Partner with Operations, EH&S, Radiological Controls, Engineering, Quality, and laboratory teams to plan and execute waste handling activities.
• Coordinate with waste generators and external facilities to resolve profile, packaging, documentation, or acceptance issues.
• Use required PPE, monitoring equipment, and contamination control practices while working in industrial, laboratory, and controlled environments.
• Communicate shipment status, compliance risks, and field conditions clearly to internal and external stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; associate or bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Chemistry, Health Physics, Engineering, Occupational Safety, or a related field preferred.
• 2–5 years of experience in hazardous or radioactive waste management, environmental compliance, regulated transportation, or treatment, storage, and disposal operations.
• Working knowledge of RCRA hazardous waste requirements, DOT hazardous materials regulations, hazardous waste manifesting, and radioactive material shipping practices.
• Advanced Radioactive Maintenance Shipper Certification is required.
• Trained in DOT requirement 49 CFR Part 172 Subpart H also required.
• Hands-on experience with waste characterization, packaging, labeling, inspections, waste profiles, manifests, shipping papers, and recordkeeping.
• Ability to interpret regulations, permits, procedures, analytical data, safety data sheets, and disposal facility acceptance criteria.
• Strong attention to detail, communication skills, and ability to coordinate work across operations, safety, laboratory, carrier, and disposal teams.
• Experience in nuclear, DOE, NRC, national laboratory, remediation, chemical processing, or another regulated industrial environment preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, waste tracking databases, environmental management systems, or document control systems.

Certifications & Training

Candidates must possess or be able to complete required training within the applicable timeframe, including DOT hazardous materials transportation, RCRA hazardous waste management, Radiation Worker II, Hazard Communication/GHS, and waste manifest and shipping paper training. CHMM, CDGP, CPWM, CEP, or comparable waste and hazardous materials certifications are preferred but not required.

Benefits

• Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Disability and Life Insurance
• 401(k) Plan
• Paid Time Off and Holidays