Environmental Specialist - Customer Implementation

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Job Description

Why Work for WM?

Stability. Growth. People-First Culture .

Position is remote, but individual must reside in, or be willing to relocate to the greater Indianapolis, Indiana area.

About The Environmental Specialist Customer Implementation Role

The Support Operations Project Specialist position is part of a small team specifically organized to launch and support new SES operations or provide backfill where needed. This position will be deployed to new and existing locations to support the implementation of new projects through coordination of all onsite activities at client location in relation to the storage, transportation and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous wastes and other related services following federal, state & local regulations.

Supervises and plans activities of onsite personnel. Serves as liaison between client and vendors in relation to service issues. Maintains pre-established standards for safety and environmental issues.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned.

• Expected travel >80%
• Responsible for managing operational aspects of new customer launches until the location has all necessary trained headcount to support the operation
• Train permanent staff on WM and customer responsibilities and expectations
• Participate with Implementation Team in the establishment of waste storage procedures and related profiles for all managed waste streams, and the initial set-up of transportation logistics at new client site locations.
• Coordinate logistics for transportation of hazardous waste, universal waste and non-hazardous waste from client site including profiling, scheduling, manifesting and physically loading bulk and drum loads.
• Ensure compliance with client and government regulations by performing necessary inspections and reporting. Resolve all issues in a timely manner.
• Assist with client and vendor financial obligations including invoicing, reporting and contracts.
• Promote culture of safety by ensuring site personnel are properly trained to perform assigned duties and comply with safety, environmental, federal, state and local regulations.
• Participate in Implementation Team meetings and in client meetings, when necessary, during on-site project work;
  Participate in territory or team meetings as required.

• Direct supervision of approximately 0 to 10 full-time operations level employees

• Education:
  
  Associate degree (accredited) in Environmental Sciences, Accounting, Business or related field, or in lieu of degree, High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and two (2) years of relevant work experience.
• Experience:
  
  One (1) year of relevant work experience (in addition to the education requirement).

• RCRA and DOT regulatory compliance experience required.
• Valid Drivers License
• 24-hour HAZWOPER certification (or equivalent) or the ability to obtain such within 30 days of employment.
• Manifesting and profiling hazardous and non-hazardous waste experience required.
• Future requirements may include:
  Ability to be PIT trained, ability to pass a respirator FIT test & ability to obtain a TWIC card
• Pre-assignment and/or pre-hire customer-specific drug and/or alcohol testing may be required by certain customer-contract requirements. Such testing may include urinalysis, oral swab, drug hair follicle testing and/or alcohol testing.