Waste and Transportation Oversight Specialist

Key Responsibilities

• Provide independent technical oversight, governance, and assurance for the Laboratory’s Waste Management Program (WMP) and associated on-site transfer and off-site waste characterization, handling, disposition and transportation activities.
• Evaluate and drive safety, regulatory compliance, and performance across the lifecycle of hazardous, radioactive, mixed, RCRA, TSCA, and TRU wastes—from generation to disposition including accumulation, storage, characterization, packaging, and transportation.
• Work in concert with the Nuclear Waste and Site Services (NWS) division, Operations - Quality Assurance, Radiological Operations, Facilities, applicable programmatic divisions and external stakeholders (e.g., DOE-ASO, IEPA/US EPA, NNSS, CBFO, commercial TSDFs) to strengthen technical rigor and foster a robust culture of compliance.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in nuclear, chemical, environmental engineering, health physics, or a related technical field; advanced degree preferred.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in waste management, and transportation operations, or related regulatory/compliance roles, including experience with hazardous and radioactive waste management and transportation.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of: Waste management, safety, and quality regulatory requirements. 40 CFR (RCRA/TSCA), 49 CFR (hazmat transportation), 29 CFR (OSHA), and relevant state requirements (e.g., IAC Title 35).
• Experience with waste characterization activities (e.g., AK/PK, NDA, sampling and analysis), waste acceptance criteria, and waste storage/packaging practices.
• Quality assurance experience, with NQA-1 or equivalent, including participation in or leadership of audits, surveillances, or readiness reviews, and management of corrective actions.
• Knowledge of or experience with waste management and/or inventory systems; experience with systems such as WMS-U, ATLAS, or equivalent tools is desirable.
• Strong technical writing, analytical, and verbal communication skills; ability to work effectively across organizational boundaries and influence without direct authority.