Environmental Compliance Specialist - Clean Earth

Clean Earth is a leading provider of environmental services in the United States providing remediation, disposal, recycling, and beneficial reuse solutions for hazardous and non-hazardous waste, contaminated soil, and dredged material. Our vast portfolio of technologies and services touches nearly every industry that generates waste including energy, infrastructure, commercial, industrial, retail, and healthcare markets.

Every day our teams across the country take a hands-on, dedicated approach to recycling and beneficially reusing waste that would otherwise go into landfills. We value our employees as our most important asset, and this is reflected in many areas across our company including recently being named a 2024 Most Loved Workplace ®. We are committed to creating a positive work culture that fosters growth and development while ensuring the health and safety of our employees.

• Review and approve new incoming projects to ensure material meets acceptable criteria and maintains the records in accordance with the permit requirements
• Interface with Customer Service and facility operations for inbound scheduling and any scale-related customer issues
• Interface with outbound transporter and facility operations for any scale-related issues (e.g. manifests, weighing issues, etc)
• Review testing procedures, analysis, site history and waste description for contaminated soil that is being considered for acceptance at the facility.
• Assist in approval of new and ongoing projects to ensure material meets acceptance criteria and maintain the records in accordance with the permit requirements.
• Direct/perform sampling of both incoming material and processed batches of outgoing material, including chain of custody and purchase order preparation, to ensure compliance with permit sampling frequency.
• Determine treatment and outbound reuse options consistent with outbound facility requirements, submit approval packages to outbound facilities and provide certificates to clients as needed.
• Responsible for reviewing facility permits to ensure and verify compliance with permit conditions.
  • Perform routine inspections, sampling, and reporting as required by permits and local, state, and federal regulations.
  • Maintain records according to permit requirements.
• Prepare, review and submit quarterly and annual reports to regulatory agencies and maintain and review all permit required monitoring and data. Assure that all records are in compliance.
• Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus and prepare solution and sample formulations
• Provide hand-on training to lab technician on testing methods and general lab SOPs.
• Review and approve testing results.
• Monitor proficiency testing and internal quality controls trends and communicate to management.
• Job Folder preparation and filing, evaluation of inbound job files for completeness and acceptability in accordance with permit requirements, approve jobs in CORE, submit project approval packages to regulatory agencies, respond to questions about approval packages, and prepare Onbase Manifests.
• Prepare solutions and standards and prepare and run samples
• Record data and report results (Internal files and spreadsheets for NJDEP)
• Monitor lab production, accuracy and completeness, including safety checks in lab
• Maintain Core job approvals and approved tonnage
• Perform other reasonably related tasks as assigned by management

Basic Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biology, or Environmental Science field.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience in analytical laboratory operations.
• Knowledge of NJDEP and PADEP soil remediation standards
• The ability to travel to other sites within region on occasion.
• Possess excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.
• The ability to use (or learn to use) computer software for logins, program specs, invoicing, and other required tasks.
• The ability to work independently, work under pressure, and manage several projects simultaneously.
• Willingness and ability to wear company provided personal protection equipment including eye protection, steel toed shoes, and hard hat
• Willingness to work in a dirty, dusty work environment
• Able to communicate clearly with staff, management, and clients.
• The ability to read and interpret reports.
• The ability to operate laboratory equipment.
• Must be able to lift and carry weight of up to 30 lbs.
• The ability to deal politely and professionally with customers and/or coworkers

Physical and Mental Demands:

• Ability to deal politely and professionally with customers and/or coworkers
• Ability to sit and/or stand for 100% of an 8-hour day
• Dexterity in hands and fingers to operate computer and other equipment and conduct field sampling
• Ability to read reports and job-related documents
• Must be dependable and conscientious
• Ability to pay close attention to detail
• Ability to follow direction or instruction

Clean Earth offers competitive benefits including health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance plans starting on the first day of employment; paid time off, wellness benefits, employee discount program, tuition assistance, and a 401k with company matching.

We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity, or genetics. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

If you have a difficulty applying for any job posted on Enviri Clean Earth’s website because a disability prevents you from using the online system, Clean Earth offers the following alternate application procedure: Call toll free (833) 209-2659 and leave your name, phone number, city and state of residence.  Clean Earth will arrange for an alternate method of applying and will consider your application together with all other applications received for the job.  This line is dedicated to disability applications only.  No other inquiries will receive a response. 

Military veterans encouraged to apply.