Environmental Specialist III

About the role

This position supports Navarro-ATL, which operates, manages, and maintains the 222-S Laboratory Complex for the Department of Energy.

Responsibilities

• Provide environmental support for projects and facility upgrades at the 222-S Laboratory Complex.
• Support and promote the Navarro-ATL (HLMI) Environmental Program.
• Provide technical expertise and operational support in regulatory areas pertaining to RCRA, TSCA, CWA, CAA, or NEPA.
• Identify opportunities for proactive improvement through routine assessments and participate in issue resolution.
• Comply with Navarro-ATL policies and procedures.
• Ensure Environmental Program Principles are incorporated into 222-S Laboratory activities.
• Under minimal supervision, provide complex environmental support for laboratory projects and upgrades, programmatic activities, and field compliance.
• Participate in work planning, design reviews, and provide environmental expertise to support project execution.
• Support interactions with regulatory agencies to facilitate work progress, provide required notifications, and respond to inspections.
• Serve as National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) lead, ensuring environmental impacts are analyzed and documented according to Department of Energy requirements.
• Participate in development of strategies for permitting.
• Provide environmental oversight and complete assessments of laboratory complex activities and subcontractor performance.
• Prepare and deliver presentations and develop technical documents or calculations on environmental topics.
• Provide regulatory analysis and implementation strategies as needed to support sustained 222-S laboratory compliance.
• Ensure projects and facility operations achieve environmental compliance and stewardship.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a BA/BS degree in a related discipline and 5 years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Desired qualifications include a BA/BS degree in a related discipline and 8 years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Working knowledge of air, water, and hazardous radiological waste environmental regulations, permit compliance, monitoring techniques and methodologies.
• Knowledge/experience in working with government agencies, preferably with the US Department of Energy and the Washington State Departments of Ecology and Health, EPA, and NRC.
• Experience recognizing and applying a diverse array of environmental regulations, including NEPA, to support facility upgrade projects.

Benefits

The grade level offered to the selected candidate will be based on experience and may range from $90,150 - $113,550 (Grade 16) to $109,013 - $137,538 (Grade 18).