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, Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA ), and Transuranic (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.