IMT Professional- Consultant

Clean Harbors•Lake Charles, LA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Forefront, a Clean Harbors company, is hiring an IMT Professional in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The role primarily supports emergency and spill response management for domestic and international clients in municipal, highway transportation, rail, refinery, vessel, and oil and gas sectors, including onshore and offshore drilling platforms, operating facilities, and pipelines. IMT Professionals coordinate incident response activities, agency notifications, safety planning, resource and logistical support, on-site management, documentation, and media response. They may also perform environmental assessments, compliance inspections, drilling assessments, restoration sampling, and preparedness exercises. The position involves frequent travel to job sites, periodic out-of-town assignments of up to two weeks, emergency call-outs, and work outside normal hours as directed or needed. Normal designated-office hours are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with a one-hour lunch period.

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 to groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public.
Ability to work with probability, statistical inference, geometry, trigonometry, fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions and apply them to practical situations.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, interpret technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form, and manage abstract and concrete variables.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, cellular devices, and general computer navigation.
Ability to meet the stated physical demands, including regularly talking, hearing, standing, walking, driving, handling, typing, reaching, and stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling; occasional lifting up to 50 pounds; and visual abilities including peripheral vision and depth perception.
Ability to work outdoors and indoors in varied conditions, including wet or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, extreme temperatures, high or precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and moderate to loud noise; occasional exposure to radiation or vibration.
Ability to drive in natural weather conditions when necessary.
Availability for frequent travel, emergency call-outs, on-call rotations, and work outside normal hours, including weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

Conduct required federal and/or state agency notifications for client incidents 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 and make decisions to complete work safely, efficiently, and cost-effectively.
Coordinate with clients, OSROs, and other contractors on-site; document milestone events and important phone conversations; obtain digital photographs; and complete end-of-day written and photo documentation.
Set achievable response objectives while maintaining flexibility.
Manage media response.
Complete limited environmental assessments, due diligence including Phase I assessments, environmental assessments, NORM confirmatory surveys, baseline and post-closure drilling assessments, wetland restoration and revegetative planting sampling, including Phase II assessments, federal and state compliance inspections and pre-inspections, and NPREP drills.
Respond to emergency call-outs and work outside normal hours, including weekends and holidays, as directed or necessary.
Travel frequently to job sites and periodically work out of town for up to two weeks at a time.
Maintain the cleanliness and maintenance of the company-issued vehicle.
Be on call on nights, weekends, and holidays during the employee's call-team rotation and assist with additional call coverage during busy periods as needed.