About Veolia North America 

A subsidiary of Veolia Group, Veolia North America (VNA) offers a full spectrum of water, waste and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. VNA helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Veolia North America has approximately 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across the continent. Please visit our website www.veolianorthamerica.com 

BENEFITS 

Veolia's comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental and vision insurance. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement.  Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement.   

Position Purpose:  
We are seeking an Environmental Specialist with knowledge of chemistry and experience with hazardous waste management. Responsibilities include manifesting, packaging, spill response, labeling, loading/unloading, coordinating transportation, and sampling/profiling material while adhering to state and federal environmental, health, and safety regulations.

Primary Duties/responsibilities: 

• Create Hazardous Waste Manifests and Land Disposal Restriction Notification and Certification (LDRs) forms
• Identify RCRA and DOT regulated waste for the purpose of proper waste management and shipment preparation for off-site treatment and disposal
• Lab pack waste by identifying, categorizing, and segregating chemicals based on DOT and EPA requirements, chemical characteristics and disposal facility guidelines
• Interpret waste flow volumes using forecasting trend lines and flow rates
• Create railcar waybills for bulk waste shipments
• Perform site inspections including Subpart BB and Subpart J
• Classify, inspect, and prepare Hazardous Material and Waste for shipment following International Air Transport Association (IATA) regulations
• Load box vans using forklifts, pallet jacks, and drum dollies
• Assist the customer in miscellaneous site wide waste management needs

Work Environment: 

This is a compressed work schedule of 12 hours shifts - 3 days on with 4 days off one week followed by 4 days on with 3 days off.

Education / Experience / Background: 

• High School diploma or General Educational Development (GED) required
• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or related science discipline preferred

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities: 

• Strong team player
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Time management: the ability to organize and manage multiple deadlines and simultaneous tasks
• Strong customer service orientation
• Computer proficient in windows, word, excel, and e-mail at a minimum
• Ability to follow through on assignments
• General knowledge and understanding of basic chemistry

Required Certification / Licenses / Training: 

• Valid Drivers License
• Ability to obtain a Class A or B Commercial Drivers License (CDL) with Hazardous (H) endorsement

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. 

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.