Waste Management Manager jobs in Washington

GEM Technologies, Inc. (GEM) is seeking a AMRP Groundwater Program Support to join our team. This position is full-time and will support the Hanford Site in Richland, WA.

• Bachelor’s Degree in science, engineering, or project/program management and 10 years of relevant experience with a minimum of 2 years with program and/or project management in hazardous and nuclear waste clean-up projects, minimum of 6 years with radioactive waste management, and minimum of 2 years with nuclear facility operations and nuclear safety requirements.
• Expert knowledge of DOE Order 435.1, “Radioactive Waste Management.”
• Knowledge shall allow the support staff to provide accurate input and recommendations to senior management, including program and project managers.
• Expert knowledge of National TRU Program, Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Waste Acceptance Criteria and TRU waste certification and transportation requirements.
• Knowledge shall allow the support staff to interface directly with National TRU Program management.
• Knowledge of program and project management practices, policies, and procedures; preference for knowledge of and experience with DOE Order 413.3B, “Program and Project Management for the Acquisition of Capital Asset Projects.”
• Knowledge shall allow the support staff to provide accurate input on the overall project to include scope definition, baseline cost, schedule, baseline changes, and earned value analysis.
• Knowledge of waste generation, transportation, treatment and disposal requirements.
• Participation in program and project reviews, evaluations, and assessments, such as site certification audits performed by the Carlsbad Field Office for disposal of transuranic waste at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.
• Ability to successfully communicate with a diverse range of people from various levels and organizations resulting in an unimpeded passage of information as to not cause delays in progress.
• Communication and interface skills.
• Ability to elicit information to utilize in development of products and provision of support.
• Sufficient knowledge of contract change management to review contractor proposals for accuracy and content.

• Independent evaluation/assessments of Hanford cleanup and waste management programs with a focus on National TRU Program activities including certification and shipping.
• Compliance with waste acceptance criteria (WAC) for onsite radioactive and hazardous waste storage at Hanford and acceptance at the Waste Isolation Pilot Project (WIPP).
• Compliance with Department of Transportation shipping standards and ensure project safety and regulatory documentation is complete, accurate, and reliable for submission to regulators or other DOE offices.
• Regulatory inspections and resolution of cited violations.
• Compliance with DOE Order 435.1, Radioactive Waste Management, including the performance of associated on-site assessments.
• Provide expert opinion and feedback at critical points in program/project activities.
• Provide detailed technical oversight and support to prevent programmatic failure due to, for example, failure to comply with regulations or nuclear safety requirements.
• Assist in preparation of draft reports, including safety analyses, assessment, regulatory documents, waste acceptance criteria, technical reports, or other documents.
• Interfacing with a diverse range of people from the Richland Operations Office (RL), Office of River Protection (ORP), Carlsbad Field Office and Waste.
• Support the development and implementation of plans to mitigate programmatic risks and exploit opportunities for improving program activities.
• Provides executive level management support for Hanford waste management programs (TRU, MLLW, LLW) and nuclear facility operations.
• Assist with proactively identifying potential risks/opportunities through review of the programs and evaluation of program elements related to nuclear facility operations, and TRU, TRU mixed, and low level/mixed low-level waste management.
• Work products shall be thorough, accurate, appropriately documented, and comply with established criteria.
• Ensure that duties are performed in a competent and professional manner.
• Submit a weekly report to the technical monitor addressing work accomplished, and deliverable progress.

• To be considered, you must be able to obtain and maintain a government issued clearance, if needed.
• Due to the federal nature of the work, a U.S. Citizenship is required.

• Hanford site specific knowledge of this subject is preferred.

The Hanford Site, located within a 580-square-mile section of semi-arid desert in Richland, Washington, was established in 1943 as part of the Manhattan Project to produce plutonium for national defense. Here, the DOE focuses on environmental restoration, waste management, scientific and environmental research and development of radioactive waste technologies. Under the Tri-Party Agreement, lower-level hazardous wastes are buried in huge, lined pits that will be sealed and monitored with sophisticated instruments for many years (energy.gov).