Environmental Technician

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Full Time Associate CLEVELAND, OH, US

5 days ago Requisition

Under the guidance of the Project Manager, the Environmental Technician will provide hands‑on support for the client’s (NASA Glenn Research Center) regulated and hazardous waste management program. The Hazardous Waste Technician will support the collection, handling, characterization, packaging, labeling, transportation, storage, inspection, and shipment of hazardous and other regulated wastes while ensuring activities are performed in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local environmental regulations, NASA requirements, and Center policies and procedures.

The position will support environmental operations at both Lewis Field and the Neil

A. Armstrong Test Facility (GRC‑ATF).

• Collect and pick up hazardous waste, universal waste, other regulated waste, PCB waste, used oil waste, asbestos‑containing material waste, medical waste, and other applicable waste streams from generator locations.
• Transport regulated waste to designated on‑site Central Accumulation Areas (CAAs) at GRC locations.
• Label, mark, package, bulk, lab pack, consolidate, and otherwise prepare regulated waste for storage and disposal in accordance with federal and state regulations and Center procedures.
• Conduct inspections of hazardous and regulated waste accumulation locations, including Central Accumulation Areas (CAAs), Satellite Accumulation Areas (SAAs), and universal waste collection points.
• Conduct required waste sampling and assist with coordination of laboratory analysis using approved sampling methods and procedures.
• Support spill response activities, including containment, containerization, cleanup, sampling, waste handling and disposal activities, as assigned.
• Maintain waste containers, labels, spill response supplies, PPE, tools, and other materials necessary to safely perform assigned duties.
• Maintain required environmental, hazardous waste, hazardous materials transportation and safety training and certifications.
• Assist the GRC Site Lead/Waste Program Manager with the following:
  • Coordination and preparation of regulated waste shipments to permitted Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities (TSDFs) or other appropriate receiving facilities.
  • Identifying and documenting potential waste management deficiencies and communicating issues requiring corrective action to appropriate environmental personnel.
  • Preparing and maintaining waste management documentation, including waste profiles, characterization documentation, manifests, shipping documents, Land Disposal Restriction (LDR) forms, inspection records, and other required records.
  • Entering and maintaining waste generation, characterization, sampling, pickup and disposal information in the Government‑provided systems, such as Hazardous Material Management System (HMMS) and/or other applicable tracking systems.
  • Tracking waste shipments and returned manifests/shipping documents and communicating missing, incomplete, or potentially inaccurate documentation to appropriate personnel.
• Support environmental compliance inspections, audits, investigations and regulatory site visits by providing field assistance, records and documentation as requested.
• Assist with hazardous waste generator training and other waste management outreach activities as directed.
• Travel between Lewis Field and the Neil
  
  A. Armstrong Test Facility as necessary to support waste management activities.
• Provide support to other areas of the contract as required.
• Provide support to other HSG customers and projects when requested.
• Ensure…