Waste Characterization Specialist Jobs

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AECOM is seeking a Waste Characterization Specialist to be based in Houston, TX Freeport, TX, or Midland, MI.

At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world. We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – over 50,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

The Waste Characterization Specialist will contribute to a technically diverse team that provides on-site consultative support at client facilities. The successful candidate must be able to quickly learn the client’s internal processes for waste management and initially works under a peer review process to evaluate performance on assigned tasks.

Position responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Provides technical guidance related to RCRA (40CFR), Waste characterization, and Waste regulation in response to client requests. Evaluates and responds to client phone calls, e-mail, and inquiries about RCRA regulations, Waste Management, Waste Characterization, Waste, TCEQ, RCRA, Lab Packs, analytical requirements, type of waste containers recommended, options for waste disposals sites, etc.
• Enters data into client-based software which is used to manage waste characterization data.
• Actively participates in maintaining a safe work environment and supporting a culture of safety as evidenced in approach to daily activities and projects.
• Supports regulatory compliance through appropriate documentation for lab packs; waste stream characterization and manifesting by reviewing lab pack forms for correct RCRA classification and assign a proper DOT shipping description.
• Performs waste audits, waste tracking, sampling for waste analysis, develop procedures, and container labeling or placarding.
• Confers with the client to obtain accurate and complete information to properly characterize waste.

About AECOM’s Environment Business Line

Join AECOM to be part of an expert global team who is connected through a well-developed, worldwide, internal technical practice network through which you can learn from and brainstorm with the best in the world. AECOM is an industry-leading, world class environmental firm, and we want you to succeed within it. We respect and encourage your own pathway to excellence via our Freedom to Grow initiative. AECOM is known for our award-winning technical excellence, leading-edge science and innovative project delivery. We provide sustainable solutions for some of the world’s most challenging issues. Our global clients and their projects are diverse and interesting. They span market sectors and geographies and require innovative technical solutions to solve wide-ranging environmental problems within diverse community profiles.

About AECOM’s Remediation, Restoration and Redevelopment Practice

AECOM delivers innovative and often complex solutions to meet our clients’ objectives. Because we address many different impacted sites – from munitions to PFAS to algae blooms and beyond – every project in our global practice is different. That’s exciting, especially because our worldwide internal technical practice network connects us in real time to explore best practices from experts near and far. We offer full life-cycle solutions for projects – from due diligence through restoration and redevelopment to outreach programs that engage stakeholders and generate goodwill in the community. Our experts integrate scientific and engineering knowledge with responsive and cost-effective project management, strong communication skills, and an understanding of regulatory strategies and challenges. AECOM has the depth and breadth of resources to address significant remedial site challenges, and we support the development of our technical staff to be their best via professional mentorship and development. AECOM provides a stringent internal project manager certificate program to help you succeed in that career path. Learn more about our Remediation, Restoration and Redevelopment services.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor’s Degree in Science or related field plus four (4) years experience in classification, packaging, managing, shipping, hazardous and non-hazardous waste.

Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test.

This position may be subject to a pre-employment Motor Vehicle Record Screening.

Relocation is available for this position.

Sponsorship is not available for this position.

With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there’s never been a better time to be at AECOM! Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.

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