Environmental Compliance Specialist - RCRA & Hazardous Waste

Tysam Tech; Christiansted (United States Virgin Islands); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

Paid holidays

Paid vacation

Annual incentive program

Job summary

Tysam Tech, LLC in St. Croix is seeking a Hazardous Waste Specialist to serve as the company’s RCRA subject matter expert and own the waste management lifecycle for clients. The role oversees identification, sampling, transport, disposal, and documentation, with supervision of junior staff and field personnel.

This on-site position supports projects across the US Virgin Islands and the United States, with up to 25% travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, biology, chemistry, or a related field.
• 5+ years in an environmental role with knowledge of monitoring and regulations.
• Experience with waste characterization, inspections, and recordkeeping.
• CHMM certification preferred.
• Valid driver’s license required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as RCRA SME for clients, internal teams, and field personnel.
• Evaluate client operations to identify waste generation points and document generator status.
• Direct compliance across hazardous and non-hazardous waste streams.
• Own waste determinations, codes, accumulation limits, and storage timeframes.
• Conduct facility inspections and document findings with corrective actions.
• Plan and direct waste sampling; coordinate labs, brokers, transporters, and disposal facilities.
• Perform internal compliance audits, gap assessments, and regulatory readiness reviews.
• Monitor regulatory developments and translate requirements for teams.
• Travel up to 25%.

Skills

Organizational skills

Documentation skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelors in Environmental Science

Job description

About Tysam Tech, LLC

Tysam Tech provides the Caribbean with engineering and environmental services built for the needs of island-based businesses, government agencies, and industrial facilities. We deliver through customer-focused performance and a commitment to engineering ethics and responsibility.

Job Summary:

Tysam Tech is seeking a Hazardous Waste Specialist to serve as the company’s subject matter expert on the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and related federal, state, and territorial waste requirements. The role owns the waste management lifecycle for our clients, from identification and characterization through sampling, profiling, transportation, disposal, and final documentation. It operates with limited supervision and directs junior staff, technicians, subcontractors, and field personnel on waste handling.

The position is based in our St. Croix office with a regular on-site presence at client facilities, and supports projects throughout the US Virgin Islands and the United States.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as the company’s RCRA subject matter expert for clients, internal teams, and field personnel.
• Evaluate client operations to identify points of waste generation and document generator status and obligations for Very Small Quantity, Small Quantity, and Large Quantity Generators.
• Direct compliance across hazardous waste, non-hazardous industrial waste, universal waste, used oil, recyclable materials, electronic waste, and other regulated or special waste streams.
• Own waste determinations, waste codes, accumulation limits and storage timeframes, container management, recordkeeping, employee training, emergency preparedness, and contingency planning, including satellite and central accumulation areas.
• Conduct facility inspections and document findings, deficiencies, and corrective actions through closure.
• Plan and direct waste sampling. Develop sampling plans, select analytical parameters, and coordinate lab requirements with field personnel, subcontractors, waste brokers, transporters, and disposal facilities.
• Perform internal compliance audits, gap assessments, and regulatory readiness reviews, and support clients during regulatory inspections.
• Monitor regulatory developments and translate requirements into instructions for clients and field teams.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, biology, chemistry, environmental engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in an environmental role, including practical knowledge of monitoring and regulations.Working knowledge of RCRA and related federal, state, and territorial hazardous and non-hazardous waste requirements.
• Experience with waste characterization, profiling, facility inspections, and compliance recordkeeping.
• Strong organizational, documentation, and communication skills for internal and external engagements.
• Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) preferred.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation required.

Travel:

• Up to 25%

Compensation & Benefits:

Salary commensurate with experience. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and an annual incentive program