Environmental Compliance Professional III - Environmental Health & Safety

Washington University in St. Louis • Clayton, NJ

20h • $58,400 - $99,700 • Onsite

About The Position

This is a full-time position in the Department of Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) at Washington University (WashU) in St. Louis, Missouri. This position assists the Environmental Health and Safety Department in providing a safe work environment, fostering a safety culture among University staff and helps to maintain the institution’s compliance with federal, state and local environmental regulations. This position is expected to collect, classify (according to EPA, DNR, DOT and WAP regulations), package, store, manifest, and ship unwanted chemicals and hazardous waste on the Danforth and School of Medicine campuses. This position also collects and manages universal waste, equipment, electronic waste and may assist with infectious waste collection, as well as, picking up and transporting radiation survey instruments; receiving and pickup of low level radioactive materials and wastes, making radiation measurements using survey instruments, gamma counters and liquid scintillation counters, recording and tabulating data on paper forms, and entering data into a computer data system. Serves on hazardous materials emergency spill response team. Must be able to work independently without direct supervision and also in team situations. In addition, this position assists in preparation of internal and external environmental reports and makes decisions on chemical properties and stability.

Requirements

• B.S. - Bachelor Of Science - Chemistry
• Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) 40 Hour - Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
• Environmental Health And Safety Or Related (3 Years)
• A commercial driver's license and good driving record are required for this position.

Nice To Haves

• Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) - Institute of Hazardous Materials Management (IHMM)

Responsibilities

• Collects, classifies, packages and manifests hazardous waste, unwanted chemicals, universal waste and equipment throughout the Danforth and School of Medicine campuses.
• Independently assess and decide whether chemicals hazardous waste are safe to move or combine, visually inspect, interview staff and rely on their education and experience in making this judgment.
• Management of corrosive characteristic chemical waste through the elementary neutralization exclusion.
• Responsible for EPA/DOT/DNR/local compliance during collection and storage of hazardous waste or unwanted chemicals.
• Responsible for making hazardous waste determinations, utilizing appropriate DOT containers and packaging waste for shipment in a manner that mitigates safety and environmental risk.
• Conduct training of University faculty and staff on regulations and disposal requirements of unwanted material and hazardous waste regulations.
• Maintains inventory and records including data entry, chemical waste database management and waste generation tracking.
• Responsible for preparation, execution and record keeping of chemical shipments from all campuses including submittal of shipment inventories, bulk waste profiles, PIMW declarations, reconciliation of all container EPA codes and DOT classifications, oversight of shipment including review of all manifests, LDRs and shipping exceptions, record keeping including archival of containers and manifests in EHS Assist.
• Collects, classifies, transports packages of radioactive waste from a number of pick-up locations throughout the Danforth and Medical School Campuses.
• Performing wipe tests and reconciling radioactive waste inventories from these locations.
• Applying barcode labels to indicate proper disposal and packaging radioactive waste for disposal and storage in the radioactive waste facility.
• Performing radiation waste surveys on collection carts, work areas and transportation vehicles.
• Assist Professional IV and Environmental Compliance Manager(s) with external and internal reporting requirements.
• Perform DEA Controlled Substances destruction.
• Evaluate, provide guidance and (as needed) perform deactivation of potentially reactive material.
• Serve as a member of the WU Hazardous Materials Spill Response Team (HAZWOPER).

Benefits

• Up to 22 days of vacation, 10 recognized holidays, and sick time.
• Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance.
• Free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees.
• Defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan, which combines employee contributions and university contributions starting at 7%.
• Wellness challenges, annual health screenings, mental health resources, mindfulness programs and courses, employee assistance program (EAP), financial resources, access to dietitians, and more!
• 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child.
• Family care resources are also available for your continued childcare needs.
• Adult care resources.
• Tuition for you and your family, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with us.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level