Environmental Specialist - Veolia (Job)
Description:
A subsidiary of Veolia group, Veolia North America (VNA) is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country’s largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. VNA helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education, and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Veolia North America has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across the continent.
This position provides specialized transportation and disposal services to our clients. Responsibilities include manifesting, packaging, spill response, labeling, loading/unloading, coordinating transportation, and sampling/profiling material while adhering to state and federal environmental, health, and safety regulations.
Primary Duties /Responsibilities:
- Sample waste streams according to prescribed policies and procedures.
- Manifesting, packaging, spill clean-up response and remedial activities, labeling, loading, off
loading, and coordinating transportation. - Maintain a professional image to clients by answering inquiries and suggesting solutions to
existing/potential problems. - Comply and enforce all compliance, health, safety, and procedures in accordance with VES-TS
policies. - Become familiar with all U. S. Department of Transportation (DOT)/Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) and VES-TS regulations required in submitting paperwork to expedite disposal of
hazardous waste. - Operate and maintain all equipment in a professional manner to ensure optimum efficiency and
effectiveness. - Other duties as assigned.
Skills/Eligibility:
Education / Experience / Background:
- High School diploma or General Educational Development (GED) required
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or a related science discipline preferred
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:
- Strong team player
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Time management: the ability to organize and manage multiple deadlines
- Strong customer service orientation
- Computer proficiency
- Ability to follow through on assignments.
Required Certification / Licenses / Training:
- 40-hour HAZWOPER Certification
- Valid Drivers License
- Class A or B Commercial Drivers License (CDL) with Hazardous (H) endorsement