Waste Operations Manager 2333A NWP Job at North Wind Group in Knoxville

Location: Knoxville, TN
Title: Waste Operations Manager
Schedule (FT/PT): FT
Travel Required: As Needed
Clearance: Must be able to possess DoD or DOE security clearance if needed

Portage, Inc., is a technically diverse company providing consulting and project execution services to clients on their environmental, engineering, and infrastructure projects. Since its establishment in Idaho Falls in 1992, Portage has completed over $1.2 billion of projects focused primarily on investigations, remedial/response actions, and removal of radiological, hazardous, and toxic waste for federal, state, tribal, and local governments and private industry clients. Portage is ISO9001 certified and has an active NQA-1 compliant Quality Assurance Program.

Job Description

This position is responsible for providing environmental and regulatory support for North Wind Portage. The successful candidate must provide technical leadership, subject matter expertise, and broad-based multidisciplinary technical support to project and proposal teams. This individual will conduct both internal and client-facing meetings related to project work, training/mentoring junior staff, and providing creative problem-solving leadership.

Responsibilities

• Providing definitive knowledge related to site investigation and remediation technology, technology providers and services, products, vendors, subcontractors, lab scale/bench scale testing firms, and other subcontractors, consultants, and team partners to create robust teams for complex problems.
• Project management of existing work at sites across the U.S. will be necessary though the position requires subject matter expertise (SME) related to site remediation, remedial design, selection of remedial technology, and project management expertise.
• Technical leadership for hazardous waste remediation under CERCLA and RCRA programs throughout the project life cycle with focus on remediation, remedy implementation, and beyond.
• Ability to understand and lead Risk Management efforts associated with remediation strategies including development of contingent activities and Contingency Plans for fixed-price remediation.
• Directing Remedial Investigations, Feasibility Studies and Remedial Designs at hazardous waste sites.
• Writing scopes of work and developing cost estimates and schedules associated with remediation projects for Opportunities.
• Oversight of remedial action activities and environmental projects including on-site roles such as environmental auditing, site inspections, and management assessments.
• Provide guidance and oversight in characterization strategies including DQOs, statistical data manipulations, data quality assessment, and documentation of key decisions made.
• Integrate with the day to day waste management operations of multiple projects throughout the company to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Development of waste profiles and characterization strategies to meet waste acceptance criteria (WAC) compliance for various disposal facilities throughout the US.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and understanding of Federal, state, and local legislation, regulatory frameworks, and policy, and experience applying it to achieve practical outcomes.
• Experience in environmental impact assessment and approval processes.
• Expertise in characterization strategies to support a wide application of environmental projects.
• Expertise in waste minimization strategies such as reuse, recycling, and waste elimination.
• Experience with Stakeholder interfaces and communication with regulatory and public entities.
• Existing networks in the environmental industry.
• Demonstrated experience working in multidisciplinary project teams.
• Experience in the successful management and delivery of environmental projects, with time and project management skills.
• B.S. in Engineering, Geology, Health Physics, or related scientific field preferred (M.S. preferred).
• 5-7 years of demonstrated Project Management experience; PMP preferred but not required.
• Demonstrated strength in technical proposal development, capture strategy, WIN themes, proposal planning, and driving schedule for completion of proposal activities.
• Prior environmental restoration experience with DOD, DOE, Air Force, EPA, Navy, USACE, or related agency work.
• Prior experience on long-term projects/contracts that use performance-based criteria for project execution and payment.
• Prior experience leading teams in collaborative, challenging, and rewarding environment.
• Ability to travel to jobsites throughout the US and Canada. Required travel could be as much as 75% of the time.
• Specialized training in PHMSA, FMCSA, RCRA, NESHAP, and TSCA regulations such as RCRA McCoy Training, Lion Technology On-Line Courses, DOT TSI Courses, etc.
• Advanced Mixed Waste Shipper Training such as HMTC Mixed Waste Shipper Training or Regulatory Resources Advanced Mixed Waste Packaging and Transportation Course.
• Ability to evaluate analytical data for radioactive and hazardous constituents.
• Knowledge and working experience with DOE Order 435.1.
• Working experience with radiological waste TSDF profiling and waste acceptance criteria including the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS).

North Wind offers a competitive pay and benefits package to include health, life, and disability insurance benefits, 401(k) with company match, generous paid leave and tuition reimbursement for eligible employees. As a company, we are committed to employee wellness, professional development, and work-life balance. We value safety, reliability, and commitment to our people!

North Wind is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic data, religion, or other legally protected status. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Proof of citizenship will be required as a condition of employment.
Candidates may be required to obtain and hold a Secret or Higher US Government Clearance.

About the company

North Wind is a small business leader in the environmental management, engineering, construction, scientific consulting, and information technology industries.