Technical Manager — Waste Treatment & Lab Innovation

StaffSource; Richland (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

StaffSource is hiring a Technical Manager for a radioactive and mixed waste treatment facility in Richland, Washington. This is a direct hire, salaried exempt role reporting to the General Manager and sitting on the site’s senior leadership team.

You will manage Waste Acceptance, Projects, Lab Activities, and Customer Services both on and offsite, ensuring disposal shipments meet acceptance criteria and supporting permit renewals. Strong writing and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent mix of education and experience.
• 10 years of facility operations experience.
• Working knowledge of RCRA, TSCA, NRC, and DOT regulations.
• Familiarity with Waste Acceptance requirements at EnergySolutions, Waste Control Specialists, US Ecology, Hanford, and NTS.
• 40 hour Hazardous Materials (HAZWOPER) training.
• Strong writing and communication skills.
• Comfortable in MS Office, data tracking, and importing and exporting data.

Responsibilities

• Manage Waste Acceptance, Special Projects, Lab Activities (including treatment recipe development and analytical review), Customer Services, and Project Management, both on and offsite
• Make sure all waste shipped for disposal meets the receiving site’s Waste Acceptance Criteria
• Support inspection and sampling of incoming waste streams for profile verification
• Provide technical direction to operations and to outside customers, and support Sales with technical input and cost proposals
• Support permit and license renewals
• Write and maintain SOPs for your areas
• Help design and build a new laboratory, including instrumentation, infrastructure, and procedures
• Help hire, train, and keep laboratory staff
• Look for ways to improve facility throughput and develop new processes

Skills

Strong writing

Communication skills

MS Office

Data tracking

Import/Export data

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent mix of education and experience

Job description

StaffSource is hiring a Technical Manager for a radioactive and mixed waste treatment facility in Richland, Washington. This is a direct hire, salaried exempt role reporting to the General Manager and sitting on the site’s senior leadership team.

You will manage Waste Acceptance, Projects, Lab Activities, and Customer Services both on and offsite, ensuring disposal shipments meet acceptance criteria and supporting permit renewals. Strong writing and communication skills are essential.