Senior/Principal ES&H Technologist - Waste Management, Onsite

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• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
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• Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

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Are you passionate about your work and want to join a dynamic team that solves challenging issues for the nation's security? If so, you could be the highly motivated Environment, Safety, and Health Technologist with a focus in Hazardous Waste Management (WM) we are seeking to join our team. You will play a key role in characterization, documentation, transportation, and shipment preparation of Class 1-9 hazardous and non-hazardous waste streams.

On any given day you may be called upon to:

• Support the WM team with hazardous/non-hazardous waste characterization to include proper state and federal waste regulations.
• Assist WM personnel in hazardous/non-hazardous waste collection from various research and development operations on site.
• Team with the WM Program Lead to prepare waste streams for shipment. This includes transporting, proper waste segregation, packaging, and labeling waste containers for shipment.
• Assist in the maintenance and upkeep of the site hazardous waste facility. This includes knowledge and understanding of the hazardous waste facility's Department of Toxic Substance Control Part B permit.
• Be an on-site resource for hazardous waste spill response.
• Perform sampling and analysis of various hazardous waste streams.
• Assist WM Program Lead with hazardous waste project support.
• Author WM procedures and maintain documentation systems.
• Work with vendors and external contractors to support field service and to maintain programs.
• Perform various Environment, Safety, and Health (ESH) work dependent upon department need. Work may include supporting radiological operations, providing ESH training to laboratory employees, OSHA based assessments, etc.
• Perform indoor/outdoor field assessments to support site operations.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite 100% of the time.

$88,900 - $171,900

• Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

• Bachelor's degree; or Associate's degree plus 4 years directly related experience; or high school diploma plus 8 years directly related experience
• One of more of the following:
  • Hazardous waste handling and/or shipment experience
  • Current 40-hour HAZWOPER certification
• Ability and willingness to don up to Level C PPE (to include full face respirator use, Tyvek suits, etc.)
• Ability and willingness to enter confined spaces and work from heights
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance

• Experience with California Title 22 regulations
• Hazardous waste spill response experience
• Radiological worker
• Experience operating a forklift (powered industrial truck)
• Working knowledge of the methods, procedures, equipment, and techniques used to collect and analyze samples for evaluation of hazards
• Strong customer service skills and ability to work well in a team focused environment
• Experience with generating hazardous waste manifests

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the ‘posting date’. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

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