Waste Facilities Operations

Consolidated Nuclear Security; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan

Prescription drug plan

Vision plan

Dental plan

Employer matched 401(k)

Education reimbursement

Onsite workout facilities

Job summary

Consolidated Nuclear Security is seeking a Waste Facilities Operations professional in Oak Ridge, TN. The role focuses on ensuring compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements across Waste Management facilities.

The position emphasizes interface management with subcontractors and CNS organizations, maintaining operability, and leading safety reviews and documentation to support DOE-related waste activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree: Minimum 4 years of relevant experience.
• Master's degree: Minimum 3 years of relevant experience.
• PhD preferred in related field and may substitute experience requirements.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily activities and maintain compliance in facility safety, nuclear criticality safety, chemical safety, security, environmental compliance, and emergency preparedness within Waste Management facilities.
• Serve as primary interface between Waste Management subcontractors and CNS organizations.
• Coordinate with Fire Department Operations, Radiological Control, Industrial Safety, Industrial Health, ETI, and others to maintain facility safety and operability.
• Maintain safe work control program covering corrective and preventive maintenance in Waste Management facilities.
• Review surveillances and monitoring results to ensure facility safety and operability.

Skills

Facility safety

Nuclear safety

Environmental compliance

Subcontractor interface

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/science/IT

Master's degree in engineering/science/IT

PhD

Job description

Career Opportunities: Waste Facilities Operations (19938)

Requisition ID19938-Posted08/20/2026-Maintenance- Level of Experience (1) -Travel - 30% or less- Job Location Options (1)

Location: Oak Ridge, TN
Job Title: Waste Facilities Operations
Career Level From: Specialist
Career Level To: Senior Specialist
Job Specialty: ES&H General

What You'll Do

The Waste Management Facilities Operations is responsible for ensuring operations are in compliance with all applicable requirements for a defined set of Y-12 capabilities and associated infrastructure.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee daily activities and maintain compliance in areas of facility safety, nuclear criticality safety, chemical safety, security, environmental compliance, and emergency preparedness within Waste Management facilities.
• Serve as primary interface between Waste Management subcontractors and CNS organizations.
• Work with CNS Fire Department Operations, Radiological Control, Industrial Safety, Industrial Health, ET&I, and other organizations to maintain facility compliance and operability.
• Maintain a safe and rigorous work control program covering all corrective and preventive maintenance in Waste Management facilities.
• Maintain equipment operability by ensuring proper maintenance is completed.
• Review completed surveillances, round sheets, and other monitoring results to ensure facility safety and operability, and maintain documented evidence of equipment status.
• Maintain Waste Management Operations procedures by reviewing and approving procedure changes.
• Work with Waste Management subcontractors to ensure Waste Management facilities maintain a Facility Safety Hazard Categorization “Below Facility Safety Thresholds”.
• Ensure Nuclear Criticality Safety program requirements are implemented and maintained within Waste Management operations.
• Periodically review and revise nuclear criticality safety documents as necessary to support Waste Management operations.
• Assist in determining needed equipment upgrades in Waste Management processes.
• Provide assistance to Waste Management subcontractors in the installation of new equipment and process improvements.

Accountabilities:

• To the Manager of Waste Operations in maintaining the functionality of Waste Management facilities and processes, especially in relation to interface with CNS Y-12 organizations.
• To the Waste Management Subcontract Technical Representative in ensuring the satisfactory performance of Waste Management subcontractors.

Authorities:

• Authorized to provide work start authorization for all operations to be performed in Waste Management facilities.
• Authorized to interface with CNS Y-12 plant organizations in order to maintain facility compliance and operability.

What You Can Expect

• Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security.
• Top-notch, dedicated colleagues.
• Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization.
• Career advancement and professional development programs.
• Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives.
• Bachelor's degree: Minimum 4 years of relevant experience.
• OR Master's degree: Minimum 3 years of relevant experience.
• OR PhD.
• Twelve (12) or more years of education and/or relevant experience may be considered to satisfy educational and years of-experience requirements for this posting.

Preferred Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering/science/information technology discipline.
• Master's degree in engineering/science/information technology discipline.
• Previous experience with chemical and radiological waste characterization, treatment, packaging, transportation , and disposal of waste generated at Department of Energy nuclear facilities.
• Previous experience with interpretation of analytical data for the purpose of determining regulatory status as well as mixed low level waste disposition planning and treatment/disposal profile development.
• Prior experience with the Waste Acceptance Criteria at the Nevada Nuclear Security Site and/or commercial TSDFs.
• Formal training related to radioactive waste management, DOT, RCRA, Polychlorinated Biphenyls, and Radiological Worker II is desired.

Why Y-12?

You get #morethanajob. We encourage employees to achieve a healthy personal balance among home, work and the community. One of the ways we embrace work-life balance is by offering flexible work arrangements that provide alternatives to the traditional workweek, while still meeting business needs. Top talent and personal commitment mean more to our success than any other factors, so we reward our people with the kinds of benefits that make a positive difference in the quality of their lives. Benefits such as: medical plan, prescription drug plan, vision plan, dental plan, employer matched 401(k) savings plan, disability coverage, education reimbursement and many more. Want to stay healthy and fit but hate the cost of a gym membership? Take advantage of one of our onsite workout facilities and eat healthy in our onsite cafeterias. Much more than a workplace, at Y-12, you can build a career that lasts a lifetime.

Notes

The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.

If a range of Career Levels is posted, i.e., Senior Associate to Senior Specialist, internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level.

Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.

This position may require entry into the Material Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (10 C.F.R. Part 712), which requires successful competition of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation and may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.

This position may be categorized as a “designated position” identified by 10 C.F.R. Part 709, requiring successful completion of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation that may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.

CNS is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening and background investigation. As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants. All employees are subject to being randomly selected for drug testing without advance notification.

CNS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.