Environmental Compliance Specialist, Sr. jobs in Binghamton, NY

Job Title: Environmental Compliance and Approvals Specialist

Reports To: Technical Manager/Branch Manager

Description: Responsible for handling customer requests to properly manage wastes to third party disposal sites in accordance with all regulations.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure that Health and Safety is number one priority by complying with all safe work practices, policies, and processes and acting in a safe manner at all times.
• Directly interfaces with clients to ensure customer satisfaction by understanding each customer’s specific disposal and packaging requirements.
• Administrative tasks and paperwork as it relates to transportation of hazardous and non-hazardous wastes (Packing lists, waste characterization forms, land disposal restriction forms, manifests, etc.).
• Research customer inventory: profile and characterize hazardous and non-hazardous waste according to RCRA and DOT regulations; obtain MSDSs and samples as necessary to facilitate appropriate disposal approval.
• Coordinate with outside laboratories for sample analysis.
• Prepare manifests and supporting documents for waste transportation and disposal in accordance with RCRA, State, and DOT regulations.
• Maintain database to track disposal information including customer, generator, job number, type and amount of waste, disposal facility, manifest number, ID number, and approval number.
• Provide technical assistance and pricing to Sales staff and customers as necessary; assist in coordinating truck scheduling for pick-ups and deliveries with Sales, Dispatch, and Field Services.
• Maintain stock of manifests, labels, DOT boxes, and any other supplies necessary for the disposal process.
• Be able to do “field” work up to 20% of the time. Characterize, segregate, pack, label, and prepare waste drums for pick up and transportation from customer locations.
• Maintain database to track disposal information including customer, generator, job number, type and amount of waste, disposal facility, manifest number, ID number, approval number, and delivery dates.
• Provide technical assistance and pricing to Sales staff and customers as necessary; assist in coordinating truck scheduling for pick-ups and deliveries with Sales, Dispatch, and Field Services.
• Miscellaneous tasks required by the Technical Manager.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry or related field,
• Professional attitude, organizational skills, and effective communication skills
• Willingness to research, learn, and develop skills to keep customers in compliance with environmental disposal regulations.
• Advanced computer knowledge and skills, ability to multi-task effectively
• Experience with EPA, DOT and/or waste profiling preferred.
• Must pass respirator qualification test.
• Ability to lift 40 pounds and move 300-pound drums using a drum cart.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Travel requirement:

• Travel

Application Question(s):

• You must pass a respirator qualifications test, are you able to lift 40 lbs. and move 300 lb drums using a drum cart?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• EPA: 1 year (Preferred)
• DOT/ Waste Profiling: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Wysox, PA: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person