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Waste Management Specialist

Vandergrift, PA 15690

Posted: 05/01/2025 Job Number: 1762

Job Description

Job Description/Tasks/Responsibilities
  • Interprets waste management and transportation rules, regulations and policies to assist generators in the proper compliant management of facility and project waste, including low level, mixed, transuranic waste (TRU), hazardous, recyclable and non-regulated waste.
  • Interfaces with onsite and offsite treatment, storage and disposal units for acceptance of various waste streams for treatment and/or disposal including development of waste profiles and related documentation.
  • Interprets waste management and transportation rules, regulations and policies to assist generators in the proper and compliant management of facility and project waste, including low level, TRU, hazardous, recyclable and non-regulated.
  • Teams and interfaces with treatment, storage, disposal, generators and/or other customers and regulators to resolved specific waste management related concerns.
  • Reviews existing procedures and prepares revisions and checklist updates to incorporate regulatory requirements and changes as well as customer driven revisions.
  • Works under direct supervision.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements/Skills
  • Working knowledge of state and federal environmental regulations (WAC, MTCA, RCRA, CERLA and TSCA)
  • Experience working on sites with special nuclear material (SNM), and experience with  SNM accounting
  • Organized and disciplined approach to documentation, development, maintenance and tracking of waste activities
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Intermediate computer skills, including Microsoft Word & Excel
Physical/Mental Requirements and Working Conditions
  • Ability to lift and carry up to 25 pounds; handle, grip, and reach above or below shoulder
  • Ability to use hands to accomplish tasks as assigned
  • Ability to climb ladder for bulk container inspections
  • Ability to walk and bend/stoop
  • Ability to effectively communicate
  • Ability to see close and distance, basic colors and shades
  • Ability to work inside an office and outside
  • Ability to work alone and work with others; perform under deadline pressure
  • Ability to drive a vehicle
Minimum Education, Experience and Certification Requirements
Education
  • Bachelor's degree required or equivalent experience
Certifications
  • 40 hour Hazwoper training and current 8-hour refresher training
  • Essentials for Hazardous Materials and Waste Transportation Training
  • Radioactive Materials Transportation Training
Required Experience
  • Minimum of 5 years experience in the field of radiological remediation and radioactive waste management
Preferred Experience
  • 10 years of experience in the field of radiological remediation and radioactive waste management
  • Advanced Mixed Waste Shipping Training
  • Air Transport of Radioactive Materials (IATA/DOT) Training
  • Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM)

EnergySolutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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