IMT Professional- Consultant

CleanHarbors•Lake Charles, LA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Forefront, A Clean Harbors Company, is hiring an IMT Professional in Lake Charles, Louisiana. IMT Professionals primarily provide emergency and spill response management services to domestic and international clients in municipalities, highway transportation, rail, refining, vessel, and oil and gas industries, including onshore and offshore drilling platforms, operations facilities, and pipelines. The role includes incident notification and documentation, coordination with government trustees, site health and safety oversight, response planning, resource and logistical management, on-site decision making, contractor coordination, media response, and other environmental and compliance assignments. The position normally works from the designated office Monday through Friday, 0700 to 1600, with a one-hour lunch period. The employee must also be available for emergency call-outs and work outside normal hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays. On-call coverage rotates among call teams, with additional call work sometimes required during busy periods. Frequent travel to job sites is required, and the employee may periodically work out of town for up to two weeks at a time. Work takes place indoors and outdoors and may involve wet or humid conditions, moving machinery, extreme temperatures, heights, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, occasional radiation or vibration risk, and moderate to loud noise. The employee must be able to drive in natural weather conditions and maintain the cleanliness and upkeep of a company-issued vehicle.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university, or one to two years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals and present information effectively and respond to questions from managers, clients, customers, and the public.
Ability to work with mathematical concepts including probability, statistical inference, geometry, and trigonometry, and apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; interpret technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form; and work with abstract and concrete variables.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, cellular devices, and general computer navigation.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including regularly talking, hearing, standing, walking, driving, handling, typing, reaching, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling; sometimes lifting up to 50 pounds; and using visual abilities to judge distances and spatial relationships.
Ability to work individually and as part of a team, indoors and outdoors, and in the environmental conditions described for the position.
Availability for rotating on-call duty, including nights, weekends, and holidays, and for additional call coverage during busy periods.
Ability to travel frequently to job sites and periodically work out of town for up to two weeks at a time.
Ability to work outside normal hours, including weekends and holidays, as directed or necessary.
Ability to respond to emergency call-outs and drive in natural weather conditions.

Responsibilities

Conduct required federal and/or state agency notifications on behalf of clients and complete applicable written documentation.
Act as a liaison with federal, state, and local trustees, both on-site and off-site.
Conduct site health and safety assessments and implement and monitor site safety plans.
Develop long-term response plans and daily Incident Action Plans (IAPs).
Provide financial and logistical support and manage resources.
Manage on-site response activities, making decisions to complete work safely, efficiently, and cost-effectively.
Liaise and communicate verbally with clients and manage OSROs and other on-site contractors.
Record milestone events and important phone conversations, obtain digital photographs, and complete written and photographic documentation at the end of the workday.
Set achievable response objectives while maintaining flexibility.
Manage media response.
Complete environmental assessments, including limited assessments and due diligence such as Phase I assessments.
Conduct NORM confirmatory surveys, baseline and post-closure drilling assessments, wetland restoration and revegetative planting, and soil and groundwater sampling, including Phase II assessments.
Conduct federal and state compliance inspections and pre-inspections.
Conduct NPREP activities, including Qualified Individual drills, equipment deployment drills, and tabletop drills.
Respond to emergency call-outs and travel to job sites when required.
Maintain the cleanliness and maintenance of the company-issued vehicle.