Waste Manager

Position Summary

Nusano has an exciting opportunity for a Waste Management Professional at our future facility in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Waste Manager position will develop and implement the Waste Management Program to support Nusano’s mission to bring stability to the medical isotope market. The Waste Management Program includes handling, processing, packaging, storage, characterization, and disposal of non-hazardous waste, hazardous waste, radioactive waste, mixed waste, and other waste streams in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations. The Waste Manager will also provide input on waste management areas layout and equipment, waste inventory tracking system, and selection of and coordination with Waste Disposal Sites. The ideal candidate will enthusiastically explore the different aspects of our business to broaden their technical skills and knowledge in waste operations, work closely with stakeholders to arrive at safe and efficient waste disposal methods, and recruit and mentor staff.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with Nusano’s personnel and subject matter experts to:

• Identify all planned waste streams by gathering relevant information

  • e.g., generating process; expected waste characteristics; generation rates and quantities; waste containers; expected disposition pathway

• Define and implement appropriate waste characterization methods

  • e.g., sampling and analysis, direct measurements, process knowledge, scaling.

• Define operationally efficient, compliant, and cost-effective waste management options at the facility for each identified waste stream

  • e.g., generator handling, solidification, consolidation/commingling, packaging

• Prepare required budgets for program development, and on-site and off-site management of waste

• Review and provide suggestions on the facility design, floor plan configurations, equipment, and supplies for waste storage and shipping areas to manage the planned wastes

• Develop and implement sustainable written programs and procedures for all aspects of waste management

• Provide solutions on miscellaneous issues such as:

  • Chemical and radioactive waste inventory, and manifest tracking systems

  • Waste minimization and avoidance

  • Waste management emergency response and training requirements

Collaborate with off-site waste brokers and/or waste receiving facilities to:

• Identify the specific requirements of the potential receiving facilities and states

  • e.g., permits and notifications, waste form, characterization, packaging, quality assurance, laboratory certification, stabilization agents

• Define and implement a process for evaluating planned waste packages and waste shipments for compliance with applicable Department of Transportation and receiving facility waste acceptance criteria

  • e.g., dose rates; radioactivity content; waste classification; waste characterization data

Develop and implement training for waste generators and handlers:

• Proper waste handling, storage, and labeling requirements applicable to the generating areas

• Methods and practices for transferring waste to central accumulation areas

Identify and/or develop and implement training for waste manifest signers in compliance with waste and DOT regulations

Recruit, mentor, train and supervise staff who will perform waste management activities

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, environmental health, environmental engineering, hazardous materials management, environmental management, industrial hygiene, chemistry, or similar program

• Related professional work experience (2+ years) in handling, characterization, storage, packaging and/or transportation operations for hazardous waste, and radioactive (and/or mixed) waste

• Experience in a manufacturing, laboratory or research environment

• Excellent communication and teamwork skills

• Familiarity with scientific and engineering unit conversion

• Computer proficiency (Microsoft Office, Google, related software etc.)

Preferred Requirements

• Relevant professional certifications and training (e.g., hazardous material shipper, RCRA waste sampling and analysis, radiation worker)

• Experience with accelerator-produced radioisotopes

• Demonstrated analytical thinking and rapid learning

Physical Requirements

• Respond to emergency calls to support 24/7 operations

• Must be comfortable working as a radiation worker

• Work to be conducted in both an office environment and the production facility

• Must be able to sit for long periods of time. Frequent use of computer with repetitive use of keyboard, mouse, and manual dexterity

• Ability to lift 30 lbs.

• 2-8 weeks of travel per year for visiting vendors, training, and attending conferences

About Nusano

Nusano is a privately held physics company working to stabilize supply chains, advance American national security, and enable once-in-a-generation innovations in fields ranging from healthcare to nuclear energy.

Nusano is commercializing platform technologies for radioisotope production, stable isotope enrichment, and advanced separation techniques. Together, these proprietary systems and methods are poised to supply the fight against cancer and help fuel the nuclear renaissance.

Our team of innovators — bring curiosity, ingenuity, and heart to solving some of the world’s hardest problems.