Hazardous Waste Specialist

Standard Nuclear is fueling America’s nuclear renaissance at industrial scale. Our mission is to deliver the essential building blocks of nuclear power—enabling cost-effective, safe, and secure energy for the world. The Hazardous Waste Specialist supports the safe, compliant management and shipment of radioactive, hazardous, mixed, universal, and non-hazardous waste across Standard Nuclear’s operations. This hands-on role performs waste characterization, packaging, labeling, documentation, inspection, shipment coordination, and disposition activities in accordance with applicable environmental, transportation, radiological, and site requirements. The position works closely with Operations, EH&S, Radiological Controls, laboratories, transporters, and disposal facilities to maintain accurate records, resolve waste acceptance issues, and support safe field execution. **RESPONSIBILITIES** **Waste Characterization & Management** - Identify, characterize, package, label, store, and disposition radioactive, hazardous, mixed, universal, and non-hazardous waste. - Evaluate processes, safety data sheets, analytical results, sampling data, and radiological survey information to support waste determinations and waste codes. - Develop waste profiles, verify Waste Acceptance Criteria, and determine appropriate treatment, recycling, or disposal pathways. - Conduct field walkdowns and inspections of accumulation areas, storage locations, containers, and shipment staging areas. - Support waste minimization, recycling, spill response, and corrective action activities. **Packaging, Shipping & Transportation** - Prepare radioactive and hazardous materials for shipment, including container selection, packaging, labeling, and contamination controls. - Prepare and review records to ensure proper documentation with regards to hazardous materials - Coordinate shipments with approved vendors, treatment facilities, and disposal sites. - Confirm shipment classifications, documentation, emergency response information, and facility acceptance requirements before release. - Prepare or support radioactive material shipments, including applicable DOT Class 7 classification, packaging, marking, labeling, documentation, and coordination with Radiological Controls. **Regulatory Compliance & Documentation** - Support compliance with RCRA, DOT/PHMSA hazardous materials regulations, applicable radioactive material transportation requirements, and state and site procedures. - Maintain complete, accurate, and inspection-ready waste, transportation, training, and disposal records. - Support internal and external audits, assessments, regulatory inspections, and customer documentation requests. - Identify waste-related issues or nonconforming conditions and support practical corrective actions. - Follow environmental permits, radiation protection requirements, company safety policies, and approved work procedures. **Operational Coordination & Safety** - Partner with Operations, EH&S, Radiological Controls, Engineering, Quality, and laboratory teams to plan and execute waste handling activities. - Coordinate with waste generators and external facilities to resolve profile, packaging, documentation, or acceptance issues. - Use required PPE, monitoring equipment, and contamination control practices while working in industrial, laboratory, and controlled environments. - Communicate shipment status, compliance risks, and field conditions clearly to internal and external stakeholders. **PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS** - High school diploma or equivalent required; associate or bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Chemistry, Health Physics, Engineering, Occupational Safety, or a related field preferred. - 2–5 years of experience in hazardous or radioactive waste management, environmental compliance, regulated transportation, or treatment, storage, and disposal operations. - Working knowledge of RCRA hazardous waste requirements, DOT hazardous materials regulations, hazardous…