Senior/Principal Hazardous Material Packaging Specialist, Onsite

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Hazardous Material Packaging Specialist to ensure our department's operations align with U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Transportation (DOT), and Sandia National Laboratories requirements for hazardous materials management, shipping, storage, handling, and transportation.

Responsibilities

• Work with customers to establish shipping requirements and schedules.
• Provide packing instructions to prepare hazardous materials for shipment, including marking, labelling, and container selection.
• Oversee packaging activities to ensure compliance with quality and regulatory requirements.
• Sign legal shipping documentation on behalf of Sandia National Laboratories.
• Provides guidance and direction to internal customers for the safe and compliant shipment of items.
• Ensures safe compliant shipping of radiological materials.
• Able to collaborate with various internal and external stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field, plus five (5) or more years of directly related experience, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• Experienced in the following: Interpret federal, state, and local hazardous material standards and regulations. Management of hazardous materials.

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service and written communication skills.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Ability to model behaviors that reflect Sandia's core values.
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and follow through to completion on multiple tasks.
• Ability to work with sensitive information and classified matter.
• Understanding of and experience with the packaging and transportation requirements for explosives, radiological materials, and other hazardous materials covered by federal and state regulations is preferred.
• Experience in hazardous material management, disposition, coordination, packaging, movement, storage, quality control, or transportation.
• In-depth knowledge of explosive, nuclear, or radiological material compatibility requirements.

Benefits

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite. Salary Range $87,400 - $168,800 Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

What Your Job Will Be Like: On any given day, you may be called upon to:

• Work with customers to establish shipping requirements and schedules.
• Provide packing instructions to prepare hazardous materials for shipment, including marking, labelling, and container selection.
• Oversee packaging activities to ensure compliance with quality and regulatory requirements.
• Sign legal shipping documentation on behalf of Sandia National Laboratories.
• Provides guidance and direction to internal customers for the safe and compliant shipment of items.
• Ensures safe compliant shipping of radiological materials.
• Able to collaborate with various internal and external stakeholders.