Hazardous Waste Specialist

Standard Nuclear•Oak Ridge, TN

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Standard Nuclear is fueling America’s nuclear renaissance at industrial scale. Our mission is to deliver the essential building blocks of nuclear power—enabling cost-effective, safe, and secure energy for the world. The Hazardous Waste Specialist supports the safe, compliant management and shipment of radioactive, hazardous, mixed, universal, and non-hazardous waste across Standard Nuclear’s operations. This hands-on role performs waste characterization, packaging, labeling, documentation, inspection, shipment coordination, and disposition activities in accordance with applicable environmental, transportation, radiological, and site requirements. The position works closely with Operations, EH&S, Radiological Controls, laboratories, transporters, and disposal facilities to maintain accurate records, resolve waste acceptance issues, and support safe field execution.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required
Advanced Radioactive Maintenance Shipper Certification is required.
Trained in DOT requirement 49 CFR Part 172 Subpart H also required.
Hands-on experience with waste characterization, packaging, labeling, inspections, waste profiles, manifests, shipping papers, and recordkeeping.
Ability to interpret regulations, permits, procedures, analytical data, safety data sheets, and disposal facility acceptance criteria.
Strong attention to detail, communication skills, and ability to coordinate work across operations, safety, laboratory, carrier, and disposal teams.
Candidates must possess or be able to complete required training within the applicable timeframe, including DOT hazardous materials transportation, RCRA hazardous waste management, Radiation Worker II, Hazard Communication/GHS, and waste manifest and shipping paper training.

Nice To Haves

associate or bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Chemistry, Health Physics, Engineering, Occupational Safety, or a related field preferred.
2–5 years of experience in hazardous or radioactive waste management, environmental compliance, regulated transportation, or treatment, storage, and disposal operations.
Working knowledge of RCRA hazardous waste requirements, DOT hazardous materials regulations, hazardous waste manifesting, and radioactive material shipping practices.
Experience in nuclear, DOE, NRC, national laboratory, remediation, chemical processing, or another regulated industrial environment preferred.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, waste tracking databases, environmental management systems, or document control systems.
CHMM, CDGP, CPWM, CEP, or comparable waste and hazardous materials certifications are preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Identify, characterize, package, label, store, and disposition radioactive, hazardous, mixed, universal, and non-hazardous waste.
Evaluate processes, safety data sheets, analytical results, sampling data, and radiological survey information to support waste determinations and waste codes.
Develop waste profiles, verify Waste Acceptance Criteria, and determine appropriate treatment, recycling, or disposal pathways.
Conduct field walkdowns and inspections of accumulation areas, storage locations, containers, and shipment staging areas.
Support waste minimization, recycling, spill response, and corrective action activities.
Prepare radioactive and hazardous materials for shipment, including container selection, packaging, labeling, and contamination controls.
Prepare and review records to ensure proper documentation with regards to hazardous materials
Coordinate shipments with approved vendors, treatment facilities, and disposal sites.
Confirm shipment classifications, documentation, emergency response information, and facility acceptance requirements before release.
Prepare or support radioactive material shipments, including applicable DOT Class 7 classification, packaging, marking, labeling, documentation, and coordination with Radiological Controls.
Support compliance with RCRA, DOT/PHMSA hazardous materials regulations, applicable radioactive material transportation requirements, and state and site procedures.
Maintain complete, accurate, and inspection-ready waste, transportation, training, and disposal records.
Support internal and external audits, assessments, regulatory inspections, and customer documentation requests.
Identify waste-related issues or nonconforming conditions and support practical corrective actions.
Follow environmental permits, radiation protection requirements, company safety policies, and approved work procedures.
Partner with Operations, EH&S, Radiological Controls, Engineering, Quality, and laboratory teams to plan and execute waste handling activities.
Coordinate with waste generators and external facilities to resolve profile, packaging, documentation, or acceptance issues.
Use required PPE, monitoring equipment, and contamination control practices while working in industrial, laboratory, and controlled environments.
Communicate shipment status, compliance risks, and field conditions clearly to internal and external stakeholders.