ARGONNE

ARGONNE

Waste and Transportation Oversight Sr. Specialist

Lemont, IL USA · Senior · Part-time

No sponsorship$106k-$166kDetected 30 days ago
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About the role

  • Argonne National Laboratory seeks a Waste and Transportation Sr.
  • Specialist to provide senior-level, independent technical leadership, governance, and assurance for the Laboratory's Waste Management Program (WMP) and associated on-site and off-site waste transportation activities.
  • Job Family Professional Technical (PT) Job Profile Environmental Protection 4 Worker Type Regular Time Type Part time The expected hiring range for this position is $106,455.00 - $166,069.80.

Responsibilities

  • Lead independent oversight of the Waste Management Program and related transfer and transportation activities to ensure compliance with DOE Orders, federal and state regulations, contractual requirements, and Laboratory policies.
  • Lead the planning and execution of independent assessments, surveillances, and readiness reviews of:
  • Ensure issues are properly documented, coordinate, perform, assess causal analyses, and verify effectiveness and completion of corrective actions to closure in institutional corrective action programs, including effectiveness reviews.
  • Provide lead oversight of waste-related activities in nuclear and radiological facilities for compliance with safety basis requirements (e.g., Documented Safety Analysis (DSA), Technical Safety Requirements (TSRs), Specific Administrative Controls (SACs), Limiting Condition for Operation (LCOs)) and movement controls.
  • Lead technical oversight of compliance with DOT/Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) regulations (49 CFR) related to hazardous materials classification, packaging, marking, labeling, placarding, shipping papers, emergency response information, and hazmat security planning.
  • Lead technical oversight for waste certification activities to ensure compliance with applicable waste acceptance criteria (e.g., NNSS Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC), commercial TSDF WACs).
  • Provide oversight of complex or high-risk waste profiles, technical basis documents, isotopic distributions, hazardous constituents, and WAC conformance prior to certification or shipment to ensure compliance with applicable requirements.
  • Provide strategic input, as requested, on disposition pathways and exemptions/variances to optimize safety, compliance, and life-cycle cost.
  • Lead oversight of High-Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filter procurement and replacement activities in accordance with applicable DOE standards and Laboratory processes.
  • Lead or support Laboratory preparation for external assessments, inspections, and audits (DOE, IEPA/EPA, NNSS, CBFO, etc.), and oversee development and implementation of responses and sustained improvements.

Requirements

  • Extensive hands-on experience with waste characterization, waste acceptance criteria, and waste storage/packaging practices.
  • Proficiency with waste management and/or inventory systems or equivalent tools is desireable.
  • Ability to model Argonne's core values of impact, safety, respect, integrity and teamwork.
  • Lead periodic reviews of waste and transportation program documents ensuring required review cadences and provide recommended changes for compliance with changes to regulations and DOE requirements.
  • Bachelor's degree in nuclear, chemical, environmental engineering, health physics, or a related technical field, or equivalent; advanced degree preferred.
  • 12+ years of relevant experience in waste management, nuclear facility operations, or related regulatory/compliance roles, including significant experience with hazardous and radioactive waste management and transportation.

Nice to have

  • Experience in DOE-site waste management environment
  • Demonstrated expert-level knowledge of:
  • DOE Orders related to waste management, safety, and quality (e.g., 435.1, 414.1D, 422.1, 420.1C, 426.2).
  • 10 CFR (830, 850, 851), 40 CFR (RCRA/TSCA), 49 CFR (hazmat transportation), 29 CFR (OSHA), and relevant state requirements (e.g., IAC Title 35).
  • Professional certification such as CHMM, CIH, CHP, CDGP, CSP or PE.
  • DOT Hazmat Shipper and 40hour HAZWOPER (29 CFR 1910.120) training.
  • RCRA Large Quantity Generator and TSCA (PCB/ACM) compliance training.
  • Familiarity with NNSSWAC, DOE complex waste practices, TRU waste certification processes.

Compensation

  • Please note that the pay range information is a general guideline only.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • citizenship, which is required to comply with federal regulations and contract
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