Landfill Compliance Specialist

The Landfill Compliance Specialist is responsible for ensuring landfill operations comply with all applicable federal, state, and local environmental regulations. This role oversees regulatory monitoring, inspections, reporting, and coordination with regulatory agencies to maintain compliance and support safe, environmentally responsible landfill operations.

• Ensure compliance with solid waste, air, water, and environmental regulations applicable to landfill operations
• Maintain landfill permits and ensure operational adherence to permit conditions
• Interpret regulatory requirements and communicate compliance obligations to site personnel

• Oversee groundwater, surface water, leachate, landfill gas, and stormwater monitoring programs
• Review sampling data and identify trends, exceedances, or compliance concerns
• Prepare and submit required regulatory reports (daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual)

• Conduct routine internal compliance inspections of landfill operations
• Prepare for and support regulatory agency inspections
• Track findings, corrective actions, and compliance deadlines

• Maintain accurate compliance records, logs, and monitoring data
• Ensure proper document retention in accordance with regulatory requirements
• Support permit renewals, modifications, and expansions

• Provide compliance training to site staff and contractors
• Serve as a point of contact for regulators, consultants, and internal teams
• Assist with environmental awareness and compliance culture initiatives
• Respond to environmental incidents, spills, odors, or gas exceedances
• Coordinate corrective actions and root cause analyses
• Support enforcement response actions and regulatory correspondence as needed

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• Knowledge of landfill and solid waste regulations
• Experience with environmental monitoring and compliance reporting
• Strong organizational, analytical, and technical writing skills
• Ability to work independently in a field environment
• Ability to travel up to 50%

• 2+ years of landfill or solid waste compliance experience
• Familiarity with RCRA Subtitle D and state solid waste regulations
• Experience with groundwater, leachate, or landfill gas monitoring
• Regulatory inspection and audit experience
• Professional certifications (e.g., SWANA, CHMM)

• Regular work at an active landfill site
• Ability to walk uneven terrain and work outdoors in varying weather conditions
• Occasional lifting of sampling or monitoring equipment