Environmental Technician (NWS 00911)

North Wind Group•Livermore, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

North Wind Services is seeking individuals to support national security through science, technology, and engineering roles within the Department of Energy's supplemental labor team at federal research and development installations. NWS has a history of contributing to customer missions and offers opportunities ranging from administrative to advanced technical positions. Applicants must be US citizens, at least 18 years old, and meet pre-employment requirements including physicals, drug screens, and background investigations for Department of Energy clearance. Successful candidates will be employees of NWS, a contractor supporting the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in Livermore, CA. While employed by NWS, employees will receive day-to-day direction from LLNL technical personnel. NWS handles pay, benefits, HR, and employment management. The Waste Generator Services Group within the Radioactive and Hazardous Waste Management (RHWM) Program has an opening for an Environmental Technician to provide technical support and customer services in managing hazardous and radioactive waste. Under general supervision, the candidate will perform technical functions in collecting, packaging, labeling, identifying, documenting, segregating, consolidating, treating, and storing hazardous and radioactive waste generated by LLNL programs. This position may require overtime, shift work, and/or weekend work. The candidate will need to pass on-site training modules.

Requirements

Associate degree in environmental or related scientific field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Basic knowledge of State and Federal regulations as they apply to hazardous and radioactive waste management, with emphasis on managing waste in satellite accumulation areas (SAAs) and 90-day consolidated accumulation areas (CAAs) or experience working within nuclear or high-hazard facilities.
Basic knowledge of field instrumentation, such as radiation survey instruments, pH meters, etc., with an emphasis on their application to radioactive and hazardous waste processes.
Elementary understanding of chemistry principles, including compatibility, and/or general understanding of radioactive contamination control methods.
Ability to meet medical qualification to wear respiratory protection equipment, climb ladders and meet other physical requirements specified in the job demands worksheet and to successfully complete all Federal, State, LLNL and Department of Transportation (DOT) training requirements.
Effective communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work independently and within a team.
Strong organizational skills with the ability to generate and maintain high-quality, accurate records and correspondence using PC and/or Apple workstations and associated applications.
Effective customer service skills needed to provide waste management support to a wide range of waste generators
US citizen
At least 18 years of age
Able to meet pre-employment requirements including any required physicals, drug screen, and/or background investigation to satisfy clearance requirements from the Department of Energy.

Responsibilities

Perform a wide variety of waste management activities, often wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) such as anti-C’s, respirator, hearing protection, etc., to collect, package, label, identify, segregate, consolidate, treat, store, and verify hazardous, low level radioactive, mixed and/or transuranic waste.
Operate wastewater retention tanks and/or systems, perform pump-outs, perform lab packing of waste chemicals and manage waste container storage areas.
Perform testing (pH, visual etc.) and sampling of waste to verify characterization and/or treatment results and operate radiation survey instruments to obtain radiological data.
Operate a variety of vehicles up to and including 5-ton trucks, use material handling equipment (fork trucks, drum handling equipment, mechanical pump systems, etc.), and use hand and power tools.
Respond to environmental emergencies at LLNL, and work with cross-organizational personnel performing decontamination of facility infrastructure and equipment.
Gather, analyze, and record basic pertinent data and maintain detailed and accurate records associated with radioactive and hazardous waste to properly characterize and manage the waste.
Complete and maintain training requirements per Federal, State, and LLNL requirements.
Provide customer service to LLNL waste generators as the front-line interface between RHWM and waste generators.
Perform all assignments in accordance with ES&H, security, and business practice requirements and policies.
Perform other duties as assigned.