Location: Oak Ridge, TN
Job Title: Groundwater Environmental Science Specialist
Career Level From: Specialist
Career Level To: Senior Specialist
Job Specialty: Environmental Science
What You'll Do
Interpret federal and state laws, regulations, and DOE orders as they apply to environmental practices under the Y-12 Groundwater Protection Program (GWPP). Follows policies and procedures to ensure that work activities are in compliance with the appropriate statutes and regulations and that reporting requirements are met. Monitor pollution prevention activities, compliance, and auditing efforts. Review and analyzes environmental documentation issued by the federal EPA, state, and local regulatory agencies. Work with the Environmental Compliance Department (ECD) management to assess impacts on company operations and publishes compliance strategies and requirements, assists in EPA, state, and local regulatory audits. Ensure that inspections are conducted, corrective actions are completed on time, and all necessary documentation is maintained. Assist in investigations and resolves compliance issues and problems, questions, or complaints received from within the company, customers, government regulatory agencies, etc. Assists and evaluate current policies, procedures, and documentation for compliance with government laws and regulations.
Provide technical expertise and support for the GWPP and related to groundwater issues. Has direct responsibility for the coordination and implementation of groundwater surveillance monitoring and analytical data quality assurance to comply with DOE Orders. Prepare written and/or provide oral summaries, informal reports, and progress reports for ECD management review. Coordinate field monitoring to meet annual sampling and analysis plans and in accordance with prescribed procedures, field and analytical methods, and requirements. Coordinate with a wide range of Y-12 organizations to meet site access requirements to perform monitoring as directed by the ECD manager. Provide technical expertise on groundwater sampling and oversight of field monitoring activities and ensures that all field personnel meet training and qualification requirements. Creates, maintains, and updates field procedures and applicable Job Hazard Analyses for all groundwater related field work. Manages wastes from GWPP activities, including RCRA Hazardous waste. Provide assistance in the resolution of data problems and incongruities, anomalous results, data quality and data validation issues, trending analysis issues, and general quality assurance issues. Communicate with environmental regulators on groundwater monitoring issues.
Implements the Well Inspection and Maintenance Program for the Y-12 monitoring well network and collection of representative water compliance samples and hydrologic information. Identifies and issues specified well maintenance work packages with specifications to a maintenance service provider (internal or subcontractor), and compiles Well Inspection and Maintenance Reports. Provide technical support and direction to well drilling projects including planning and coordination and hydrogeologic logging support and documentation.
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
Minimum Job Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree plus four or more years of direct experience with geologic/groundwater related programs and regulations
- OR Master's degree plus three or more years of direct experience.
- Candidate should be eligible for a Licensed Professional Geologist certificate in the State of Tennessee.
- In addition, the applicant must meet the requirements of DOE O 426.2A (i.e., Baccalaureate in engineering or related scientific major 2 years job-related, and 1-year nuclear experience; or a DOE O 426.2A alternative).
Preferred Job Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in the Geological/Hydrogeological Sciences plus eight or more years of direct experience with geologic/groundwater related programs and regulations
- OR Master's degree in Geological Sciences plus five or more years of direct experience.
- Possess a Licensed Professional Geologist certificate in the State of Tennessee.
- Experience in regulatory (RCRA, CERCLA, SDWA, PFAS/PFOA) compliance, and be familiar with U.S. EPA sampling and analytical methods.
- Proficient with ESRI ArcGIS software.
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.
