RCRA Compliance Technician (Hazardous Waste)

Texas State University; Fort Knox (KY); Presencial; USD 42 000 - 64 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Health insurance

Tuition benefits

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Resumo da oferta

Texas State University is seeking an Environmental Technician to support the RCRA program at Fort Knox, near Louisville, KY. The role offers technical guidance in hazardous waste identification, stream analysis, investigations, and complex environmental reporting to support military training and compliance.

The candidate will develop databases, produce regular reports, and help implement best practices installation-wide, ensuring regulatory alignment and safety across units.

Qualificações

• One year demonstrated specialized experience in data collection and analysis, hazardous material/waste management, databases, and report preparation.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and associated environmental related legislation.
• Must hold or be able to obtain all training, qualifications, and certifications within 60 days of start date.
• Experience in using Microsoft Word, Excel, and databases for the development of supporting environmental analysis.
• Ability to communicate effectively in formal briefings and in general public meetings, and to prepare clear and concise written materials appropriate for different audiences.
• Valid State Driver’s License and US Citizenship are required for unescorted access to installation.

Responsabilidades

• Provide daily operations at the Fort Knox’s permitted Hazardous Waste Storage Facility (HWSF).
• Analyzed hazardous waste streams and provide monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.
• Develop and maintain databases on hazardous waste streams.
• Review and update best practices to be implemented installation-wide.
• Pick-up hazardous, Universal, and Non-RCRA wastes from units/activities with established accumulation areas, or other waste generation points, by utilizing the government provided vehicle(s), and transport to the HWSF.
• Ensure the wastes streams are properly identified, containerized, segregated, marked, and labeled.
• Conduct weekly hazardous waste inspections for the 90-day HWSF (Building 2949), using the HWSF check list.
• Manage and maintain all aspects of the hazardous material collection connex for hazardous material containers. Hazardous material containers being returned must be RCRA empty, disposed of properly, recycled, processed as a hazardous waste, or put into the reuse program.
• Provide field inquiries and conduct courtesy inspections on the management, packaging and disposal procedures from all Fort Knox agencies and military units; regularly distribute help sheets, plans and procedures to military units and other agencies to ensure compliance with the most recent regulatory guidance; educate units and other agencies on SDS information and proper hazardous materials/hazardous waste management.
• Provide and document technical training to satellite accumulation area managers on proper handling and clean-up of hazardous waste, specific to their waste streams.
• Conduct hazardous waste identification actions, to include but not limited to researching materials for listed or characteristic hazardous waste constituents, creating, and updating hazardous waste profiles; by utilizing Safety Data Sheets (SDS) or laboratory analytical data.

Conhecimentos

Data collection

Waste management

Databases

Report preparation

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in environmental discipline or related field

Ferramentas

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

ArcGIS

Databases

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Texas State University is seeking an Environmental Technician to support the RCRA program at Fort Knox, near Louisville, KY. The role offers technical guidance in hazardous waste identification, stream analysis, investigations, and complex environmental reporting to support military training and compliance.

The candidate will develop databases, produce regular reports, and help implement best practices installation-wide, ensuring regulatory alignment and safety across units.