Director of Compliance

Cyntox Biohazard Solutions; Houston (TX); Remote; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cyntox is seeking a Compliance Director to lead regulated medical waste and environmental compliance across transportation, transfer, and processing operations. You will work with executive, logistics, and facility leadership to ensure strict adherence to federal, state, and local requirements, including RMW streams and hazardous materials.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in regulated medical waste or environmental compliance, strong permitting expertise, and experience managing audits, permits,

Qualifications

• 5+ years in regulated medical waste, environmental services, or similarly regulated industries.
• Strong knowledge of RMW transporter permitting, DOT hazmat requirements, OSHA standards, and state medical waste regulations.
• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science or CHMM certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Direct regulatory compliance across RMW transport, transfer, and processing operations.
• Coordinate inspections, permit applications/modifications, and corrective actions.
• Oversee OSHA programs and ensure proper training, recordkeeping, and safety programs.
• Conduct internal audits of facilities, transport practices, and documentation.
• Develop and standardize SOPs, policies, and compliance training.

Skills

RMW compliance

Regulatory audits

DOT HazMat

OSHA standards

Environmental permits

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science or CHMM

Tools

Permit management systems

Regulatory reporting tools

Job description

Job Title: Compliance Director– Regulated Medical Waste & Environmental Compliance

Position Summary

The Compliance Director provides hands‑on leadership to direct regulatory compliance across all regulated medical waste (RMW) transportation, transfer, and processing operations. Working closely with Executive, Logistics, and Facility leadership, this role ensures the company maintains strict adherence to federal, state, and local requirements. The ideal candidate pairs deep expertise in RMW transporter and facility permitting with a comprehensive command of specialized wastes, including RMW (blood/body fluids, sharps, pathological, microbiological, animal waste, etc.), trace chemotherapy, hazardous/non-hazardous pharmaceuticals, and RCRA hazardous materials.

Key Responsibilities

Compliance, Safety, Auditing

• Waste Segregation: Direct strict point‑of‑use separation of all Regulated Medical Waste (RMW) biological streams from non‑RMW chemical and pharmaceutical streams to maintain legal compliance, eliminate safety cross‑contamination risks, and optimize facility disposal costs.


• Regulatory Adherence: Monitor and enforce compliance with federal and state standards set by OSHA and the EPA.Coordinate and support regulatory inspections, agency inquiries, permit applications, permit modifications, and corrective‑action responses.


• OSHA Program Management: Oversee OSHA compliance programs, including Bloodborne Pathogens, Hazard Communication, PPE, injury recordkeeping, LOTO, powered industrial trucks, emergency response, and employee training.


• Internal Audits: Conduct routine internal compliance audits of facilities, transportation practices, manifests, shipping documentation, training records, permits, and operating procedures.


• SOPs & Corrective Actions: Develop and standardize compliance policies, SOPs, inspection forms, and training programs; investigate compliance deficiencies and track corrective actions through closure.


• Subject Matter Expertise: Monitor regulatory changes and serve as the primary company resource for questions involving RMW transportation, waste acceptance, transfer, storage, treatment, and disposal.

Facility & Environmental Operations

• Facility Permitting: Maintain all permits, licenses, registrations, renewals, inspections, reporting requirements, and regulatory deadlines associated with transfer stations, treatment facilities, and processing operations.


• Stream‑Specific Waste Oversight: Manage state‑specific requirements governing infectious waste, biomedical waste, sharps, trace chemotherapy, pathological tissues, and both hazardous (RCRA) and non‑hazardous pharmaceutical waste streams.


• Reporting & Deadlines: Maintain a centralized regulatory calendar and permit database; prepare and submit required federal, state, and local regulatory reports accurately and on time.


• Permit & License Management: Maintain and renew all required RMW transporter permits, registrations, authorizations, and licenses across all operating states and jurisdictions.


• Shipping Standards: Ensure total compliance with requirements for packaging, labeling, marking, documenting, handling, loading, transporting, transferring, storing, and delivering RMW.


• DOT Hazmat Oversight: Manage applicable DOT hazardous materials regulations for RMW and hazardous waste shipments, including shipping papers, packaging requirements, markings, labels, and employee training.


• Expansion Support: Support regulatory due diligence and compliance integration for company acquisitions and new market expansion.

Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of hands‑on experience in regulated medical waste, environmental services, healthcare waste, hazardous materials transportation, waste processing, or another highly regulated environmental industry.


• Technical Expertise: Strong working knowledge of RMW transporter permitting, DOT hazardous materials requirements, OSHA standards, state medical waste regulations, and RCRA hazardous waste generator classifications.


• Education (Preferred): Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Chemistry, or a related field; or Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) certification

Work Environment: Work from Home

Travel Requirements (25% travel): Must be able to travel to Cyntox facilities, transfer stations, offices, etc., for audits, meetings, and other work‑related activities

COMPANY BACKGROUND

About Cyntox

Cyntox is a multi‑state provider of collection, transportation, and disposal services for biohazardous waste, sharps, and related waste streams. The company ensures full regulatory compliance across the entire waste lifecycle, from generation through final disposition, supporting customers in meeting complex federal and state requirements. Cyntox currently operates across 26 U.S. states, with a growing network of facilities concentrated in the Heartland, Midwest, and Eastern regions.

About Igneo

Igneo Infrastructure Partners (“Igneo”) is an autonomous investment team in the First Sentier Investors Group. It invests in high‑quality, mature, mid‑market infrastructure companies in the utilities and transport sectors in the UK, Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand. Operating since 1994, the team works closely with portfolio companies to create long‑term sustainable value through innovation, a focus on ESG and proactive asset management. Today, Igneo manages $14.8 billion worth of assets on behalf of more than 120 investors around the world.

First Sentier Investors manages more than $150 billion in assets on behalf of institutional investors, pension funds, wholesale distributors, investment platforms, financial advisers and their clients worldwide. The firm operates as a standalone global investment management business with offices across Europe, the Americas, and Asia Pacific. First Sentier Investors' expertise spans a range of asset classes and Igneo Infrastructure Partners investment sectors, focused on delivering sustainable investment success based on responsible investment principles.

Formerly known as First State Investments, the firm was acquired from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in August 2019 by Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation, a wholly‑owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.