Hazardous Materials & Waste Professional - Field Services

Overview

AtNNL,our core capabilities are divided among major departments that were referred to as Directorates within the Lab, focused on a specific area of scientific research or other function, with its own leadership team and dedicated budget.

Our directorates related to Mission Support & Operations include Office of General Counsel, Business Services, Communications and External Engagement, Operational Systems, Communications and Information Technology, and Performance Management.

The Operational Systems Directorate (OSD) leads delivery of PNNL’s 10-year, $1.2 billion campus construction portfolio—the single largest construction and modernization effort in the Laboratory’s history. OSD oversees operations and facility services, maintenance, and infrastructure planning.

A team of nearly 800 staff comprise OSD, spanning a wide range of disciplines, including craftspeople, engineers, construction professionals, technicians, scientists, administrators, and specialists. Together, they ensure that PNNL’s assets, services, and OSD-led programs are managed and performing safely, securely, reliably, effectively, and efficiently.

The directorate stewards more than $250 million in annual budget authority; managing more than 2.5 million square feet of facility space across two campuses; overseeing approximately 200 regulatory program areas; and executing a multi-million-dollar facility and infrastructure project portfolio.

The mission of the Environment, Health, Safety and Security (EHS&S) Division is to minimize risks, assure compliance with regulatory standards, and promote a culture of safety, health, and environmental stewardship.

EHS&S focuses on reducing environmental impact, promoting employee health, preventing workplace incidents, and safeguarding physical and information security. Core functions include risk assessment, safety training, environmental stewardship, health monitoring, emergency preparedness, and implementing security measures. EHS&S fosters a culture of safety, maintainability, and continuous improvement, ensuring operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and long-term organizational resilience.

Serves as a technical expert in the management of assets (property, chemicals, biological materials, radioactive materials, etc.) and wastes at the Laboratory. The overall objective of this position is to provide secure, compliant and efficient leadership in asset lifecycle and waste management as well as packaging and transportation of hazardous materials. This position is responsible for providing oversight to ensure facility and project compliance with statutes, regulations, and policies.

Position can represent the Laboratory during inspections from outside agencies such as the Dept. of Ecology, EPA and USDOT.

Develops solutions to complex problems which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity. Identifies improvement/efficiency opportunities in area were assigned as Subject Matter Expert (SME).

This position will have the following key responsibilities and accountabilities:

• Provide research and maintenance staff with a point of contact and conduit to answer and resolve questions and concerns related to the responsible disciplines.

• Manage waste storage areas (90-day, SAA, radioactive) proactively, independently, and compliantly.
• Be cognizant of chemical, biological and radioactive material inventories, customer needs, and all business and operations systems/requirements, including the understanding of facility operating boundaries and managing these inventories within acceptable limits.
• Rack, monitor, reconcile, and report inventory status and trends with recommendations for action including performance metrics management.
• Coordinate materials acquisition, unwanted inventory disposition, including transfer/sharing.
• Serve as the material balance area custodian for nuclear material inventories.

• Perform drinking and waste water sampling, equipment calibrations and ordering supplies.

• Identify, tag and track inventory status of PNNL personal property.
• Coordinate annual Wall-to-Wall asset inventory…