Hazardous Materials & Waste Professional - Field Services

Overview

At PNNL, our core capabilities are divided among major departments that we refer 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.

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.

May serve as a Task Manager (e.g., field lead, transportation SME, hazardous waste SME) providing technical leadership to maintain Laboratory program and implementation compliance. Demonstrates leadership by translating strategy into specific goals and objectives. Works on unusually complex problems and provides solutions which are highly innovative and ingenious. Identifies improvement/efficiency opportunities both within and outside of area where assigned as SME.

• 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 to effectively manage property.
• Perform and/or schedule for calibrations on several pieces of equipment.
• Provide safety oversight of contractor work.
• Function as a member of the Building Emergency Response Organization as the Chemical Hazards Assessor and participate in emergency activities and drills.
• Perform Department of Transportation Hazardous Materials Shipping…