Waste Management Specialist I (Nuclear/Environmental)

Location: Paducah, Kentucky, United States

Company

hirify.global is a federal contractor delivering clean energy, nuclear, and environmental solutions for DOE/NNSA, NASA, and Department of Defense programs.

What you will do

• Support waste stream certification, disposition planning, nuclear materials transfer, transportation, packaging, storage, and characterization for the FRNP Deactivation Project.
• Coordinate daily packaging and waste disposition activities with waste engineering, operations, radiological control, safety, quality assurance, security, and field labor organizations.
• Collect and maintain container documentation, including disposal requests, container logs, radiological surveys, dose readings, and characterization records.
• Support the establishment, inspection, and maintenance of temporary, generator, and CERCLA waste storage areas.
• Inspect, sort, label, package, and document waste materials in accordance with site procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate container movement, storage, treatment, authorization basis activities, and off-site shipment preparation.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in a related field and one year of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience; typical experience is one to four years.
• Knowledge of nuclear facility operations and DOE nuclear facility safety requirements.
• Experience or capability with Microsoft software, documentation, coordination, and detailed recordkeeping.
• Current DOE L or Q clearance, or the ability to obtain one, is required.
• US citizenship is required due to government contract and clearance requirements.
• Ability to work in hazardous, confined, high-noise, radiological, chemical, outdoor, and temperature-extreme environments while performing physically demanding tasks.

Nice to have

• Experience with waste packaging, container management, waste characterization documentation, radiological surveys, or waste storage areas in a DOE nuclear facility.
• Experience coordinating across waste engineering, operations, Radiological Control, Environment, Safety and Health, Quality Assurance, Security, and field labor organizations.

Culture & Benefits

• Health care plan with medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Basic, voluntary, and AD&D life insurance.
• Paid time off, vacation, and public holidays.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.