# Hazardous Waste Specialist

**Company:** [Standard Nuclear](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/standard-nuclear)
**Location:** Oak Ridge, TN
**Role:** Other
**Experience:** 2+ years
**Skills:** Rcra, Dot Regulations, Radioactive Waste Management, Hazardous Waste Management, Waste Characterization, Waste Profiling, Manifesting, Shipping Papers, Radiation Worker Ii, Microsoft Office, Waste Tracking Databases
**Posted:** 2026-07-13

> The Hazardous Waste Specialist manages and ships radioactive, hazardous, mixed, and non-hazardous waste at a nuclear facility. Responsibilities include characterization, packaging, labeling, documentation, regulatory compliance with RCRA/DOT, and coordination with operations and disposal sites. Requires 2-5 years experience, Advanced Radioactive Shipper Certification, and DOT training.

## Job Description

## 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

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