Scientist II

Mission

Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS) manages and operates the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) for the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). Our mission is to help ensure the security of the United States and its allies by providing high-hazard experimentation and incident response capabilities through operations, engineering, education, field, and integration services and by acting as environmental stewards to the Site’s Cold War legacy.

Vision

MSTS's vision is to be the user site of choice for large-scale, high-hazard, national security experimentation, with premier facilities and capabilities below ground, on the ground, and in the air. (See NNSS.gov for our unique capabilities.)

Responsibilities

• Affirm regulatory compliance and provide other environmental support at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) and other Nevada locations operated by MSTS.
• Support the national security and other missions at the NNSS by reviewing planning and operational documents and providing input to ensure environmental requirements are incorporated, and environmental impact is minimized.
• Contribute to solutions of problems and issues with well-defined scope and moderate complexity, utilizing a well-defined set of technologies.
• Serve as internal subject matter expert for Solid Waste and Spill Reporting.
• Conduct field inspections of facilities to ascertain compliance with primarily solid waste and issued permits, but also waste generation, wastewater, drinking water, chemical management, and other environmental regulations as assigned.
• Conduct management assessments of environmental programs to verify compliance and identify environmental deficiencies and track them to resolution and closure.
• Prepare routine and non-routine reports.
• Develop and revise company documents associated with environmental protection programs.
• Prepare and review permit modifications.
• Interact with operational and other personnel and regulatory authorities.
• Evaluate analytical and other data for adherence to established limits.
• Collect and analyze environmental data from company-wide sources.
• Collaborate on environmental programs with senior staff, as assigned by the manager with emphasis in the areas of Solid Waste, Wastewater and Spill Reporting, but not limited to other areas assigned by the Environmental Compliance manager.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a calculus-based (STEM) field, plus at least 2 years’ relevant experience.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team setting.
• Ability to work outside in all types of weather and in hazardous conditions.
• Ability to use judgement and follow oral and written instructions in completion of assigned tasks.
• Ability to plan and organize work to ensure all assignments are completed within the required time frame.
• Skill to read and understand scientific and technical documents and regulations.
• Skill to write permit and regulatory reports based on scientific data and other information collected in the field and from other sources.

Benefits

• Highly competitive salaries and benefits packages including medical, dental, and vision;
• Both a pension and a 401k;
• Paid time off and 96 hours of paid holidays;
• Relocation (if located more than 75 miles from work location);
• Tuition assistance and reimbursement;
• and more.