Lead Hazardous Waste Specialist

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Job Description The Environmental Business Line of AECOM is actively seeking an experienced and hard-working Lead Hazardous Waste Specialist to support regulatory compliance and safety of a federal hazardous waste program in Arlington, VA. The appropriately qualified applicant will demonstrate experience and working knowledge of hazardous waste management and regulatory requirements.

This position will have oversight of all operations at a 90-day hazardous waste storage facility and work with one mid-level personnel on-site.  Daily operations include maintaining the facility, providing compliance support to the program, providing regulatory knowledge on RCRA questions, facilitating waste dropoffs and removal, and maintaining all associated records. This position is a hybrid position, being on-site four days a week from Monday through Thursday and working from home on Fridays.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Providing RCRA compliance support to a hazardous waste program on a military installation

Operating a 90-day hazardous waste storage facility

Scheduling and overseeing hazardous turn-ins, pick-ups, and documentation

Properly packaging and storing hazardous waste

Completing and maintaining facility inspection logs Preparing for visits from state hazardous waste inspectors and answering questions

Preparing hazardous waste, non-hazardous solid waste, and universal waste for disposal, including preparing waste profiles, bills of lading, shipping/tracking paperwork, and labeling as necessary

Transporting hazardous waste from temporary storage units within the installation

Maintaining cradle to grave records of waste transported and disposed of off site Maintaining inventories of hazardous waste received

Verifying training requirements are met prior to receiving or managing hazardous waste

Maintaining digital records (database) of hazardous waste documents, personnel, and organization records

Consolidating compatible waste streams to optimize utilization of container capacity

Developing and submitting equipment maintenance / repair requests

Maintaining cleanliness of the hazardous waste facilities

Preparing reports and documentation

Providing spill response activities as support personnel

Reviewing manifests prior to government signature and maintaining manifest records/files

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements BA/BS +4 Years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education

Experience in hazardous waste management activities

Experience completing hazardous waste turn-ins, shipping, and tracking documents; as well as container labeling

Experience conducting daily operations of a hazardous waste program

Capable of passing a National Agency Check, which will be required to gain access to Government IT Systems Due to the nature of work, US…