Environmental Compliance Specialist

HSG, LLC•Cleveland, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Herndon Solutions Group (HSG) is seeking an Environmental Compliance Specialist I to serve as the on-site, multimedia environmental compliance resource at NASA Glenn Research Center’s Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility (GRC-ATF) in Erie County, Ohio. The Specialist administers day-to-day compliance coordination across hazardous and regulated waste, petroleum, oil, and lubricant (POL) and tanks, spill preparedness and response, stormwater, and wastewater. The position supports Lewis Field when cross-site workload or continuity needs arise and reports to the designated HSG Project Manager/Site Lead. The Specialist evaluates site conditions, integrates requirements across environmental media, supports functional-area leads with inspections, field work, sampling, records, and reporting, and tracks ATF compliance issues through resolution. The role includes on-site coordination, field inspections and sampling, documentation, support for audits and regulatory activities, and limited hands-on assistance incidental to the primary compliance-administration duties. The position is primarily on-site at the designated reporting location, with routine local travel between GRC-ATF and Lewis Field as operational needs require. It supports GRC core business hours and may include assigned emergency readiness and response coverage, including after-hours support when required. Work may occur in office, laboratory, industrial, warehouse, utility, construction, outdoor, and active facility environments.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalent.
0–2 years of experience collecting information and/or following procedures to collect samples.
RCRA Hazardous Waste Management training and required refreshers.
DOT Hazardous Materials Ground Shipper training and required refreshers.
OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER training and required refreshers.
Applicable NASA SATERN and site-specific environmental, safety, spill response, stormwater, POL, and waste-management training based on assigned duties.
Valid driver’s license and ability to obtain and maintain required NASA facility access.
Ability to work independently at GRC-ATF, including at remote site locations.
Ability to lift, carry, or move 30 pounds or more; climb stairs; bend, stoop, twist, and reach; and stand or walk for two hours or more at one time.
Ability to wear required personal protective equipment and work in varying weather and site conditions.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, environmental engineering, chemistry, biology, geology, occupational safety, or a related discipline.
Three or more years of multimedia environmental compliance experience at an industrial, research, aerospace, government, or similarly regulated facility.
Experience with Ohio EPA requirements, NPDES permits, SPCC requirements, RCRA generator standards, construction stormwater controls, and environmental data and reporting systems.
Ohio BUSTR Class A/B or Class C operator training, stormwater inspection credentials, or other applicable media-specific qualifications.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary on-site compliance coordinator for GRC-ATF across waste, POL/tank, spill, stormwater, and wastewater programs, maintaining awareness of permits, plans, inspections, monitoring, records, deliverables, and corrective actions.
Evaluate facility operations, projects, material and waste storage, tanks, outfalls, wastewater discharges, construction activities, and spill conditions for potential multimedia environmental requirements, and route issues to the appropriate functional lead.
Conduct and document hazardous waste accumulation area, universal waste, used oil, POL/tank, stormwater, wastewater, construction, and other assigned compliance inspections; identify deficiencies and recommend corrective actions.
Support regulated and controlled waste activities at ATF, including generator coordination, waste determinations, profiles, accumulation-area management, shipment documentation, sampling coordination, and cradle-to-grave records.
Support SPCC, POL, and tank program requirements, including inspections, inventory validation, spill response guide updates, alarm and event documentation, closure or maintenance support, and corrective-action tracking.
Maintain ATF spill readiness and provide initial technical coordination for spill assessment, containment strategy, sampling, waste management, documentation, internal and external reporting determinations, and post-event follow-up within delegated authority.
Support stormwater permit implementation through site surveillance, wet- and dry-weather inspections, outfall screening, construction and post-construction BMP inspections, sampling coordination, documentation, and recommended updates to stormwater pollution prevention and management plans.
Support wastewater compliance through permit-condition awareness, sampling and analytical coordination, discharge monitoring data review, inspection support, equipment checks, reporting inputs, and investigation of abnormal or potentially noncompliant conditions.
Coordinate with laboratories and functional-area leads on field sampling plans, chain of custody, data quality, analytical results, and follow-up actions.
Prepare or support ATF compliance reports, inspection records, permit data, corrective-action responses, environmental status updates, and audit documentation across assigned media.
Analyze cross-media findings and operational changes to identify cumulative compliance risks, conflicting requirements, recurring issues, and opportunities for integrated corrective action.
Support environmental audits, regulatory inspections, investigations, emergency drills, project reviews, meetings, and field activities, providing accurate ATF records and site knowledge.
Coordinate closely with Hazardous Waste Specialists at Lewis Field and applicable waste, POL, stormwater, wastewater, and spill functional leads to ensure consistent practices across both GRC locations.
Independently evaluate multimedia compliance conditions, determine which requirements, functional leads, records, or corrective actions are implicated, and prioritize findings based on regulatory, environmental, safety, mission, and schedule consequences.
Own ATF issue coordination and tracking through closure, recognizing matters that require Government approval, regulator contact, or specialist review.