Stewardship Material Disposition Specialist

Location: Oak Ridge, TN

About the Role

Position responsibilities include working with Stewardship Supervisors, Integration Leads, Laborers, and craft personnel to manage Stewardship scope, including cleanout activities involving Confined Space, Lockout Tagout, Beryllium Decon, to meet safety, security, quality, and customer performance expectations while ensuring compliance and implementation of all requirements that directly support the Stewardship Program.

These requirements include all pertinent laws, regulations, Executive Orders, and DOE Orders for responding to emergent risks such as pressurized containers and spills, facility cleanups/cleanouts, and unneeded materials and chemicals (UMC) disposition initiatives for Y-12.

Responsibilities also include assisting generators with material disposition determinations including Excess, recycle, sanitary, LLW, universal, and mixed waste, characterization, and disposal request preparation.

Responsibilities

• Support daily operations/activities for the Stewardship laborers and craft personnel to meet federal and state requirements and Y-12 objectives/goals, including coordination with all Environmental, Safety, and Health (ESH) disciplines and customers.
• Manage a multitude of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), and low-level waste (LLW) regulated areas and containers in a safe, secure, efficient, effective, and compliant process.
• Execute cleanup/cleanout and UMC work in all Y-12 facilities and offsite CNS-managed locations to meet safety, security, quality, fire protection, CONOPS, and compliance with all DOE Orders, procedures, plans, regulations, confined space, beryllium, lockout tagout, radiological, and environmental permits, contingency/spill plans, and customer expectations.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Production, Maintenance, and Construction.

What You Can Expect

• Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security
• Top-notch, dedicated colleagues
• Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization
• Career advancement and professional development programs
• Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives

Requirements

• High school diploma: Minimum 7 years of relevant experience.
• Associate degree in related discipline: Minimum 4 years of relevant experience.
• Must meet the requirements of DOE O 426.2A (i.e., High School diploma; or a DOE O 426.2A alternative).

Preferred Qualifications

• Typical experience ranging from 7 to 10 years
• Working knowledge of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Toxic Substances Control Act, Universal Waste, Property, Low Level Waste Management, Department of Transportation, environmental, security, property, safety, and waste management regulatory requirements
• Technical degree and material disposition and/or environmental-related experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Self-starter working independently and teaming to solve problems
• Excellent customer service skills and attention to detail
• Computer skills including email and Microsoft Office Suite

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, vision, and dental plans
• Employer-matched 401(k) savings plan
• Disability coverage
• Education reimbursement
• Onsite workout facilities
• Onsite cafeterias

Notes

• Requires a Q clearance; however, all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.
• This position may require entry into the Material Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (10 C.F.R. Part 712), which requires successful completion of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation and may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.
• This position may be categorized as a “designated position” identified by 10 C.F.R. Part 709, requiring successful completion of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation that may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.
• CNS is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening, and background investigation.
• As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants.
• All employees are subject to being randomly selected for drug testing without advance notification.