Enviromental Specialist IV - Sr. Environmental Specialist I

Position Summary: Responsible for providing senior-level environmental compliance (EC) support to Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Nuclear Operations, specifically the Liquid and Gaseous Waste Operations (LGWO). This includes providing regulatory support for complex environmental issues, trending air emissions and water discharges for LGWO, providing oversight of facility operations, participating in project activity walkdowns, and supporting interactions with DOE and State and Federal regulators. Additionally, provides recommendations for setting overall environmental strategies, policies, procedures, and standards, and ensures that LGWO operations comply with all regulations and permits.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides direct, routine EC support for UCOR’s ORNL Nuclear Operations, specifically LGWO. This includes being the EC representative in manager and work package planning meetings and participating in walkdowns.
• Provides day-to-day EC support to UCOR’s wastewater treatment and stack operations, and waste management, ensuring compliance with environmental policies, requirements, and procedures.
• Conducts surveillance, management assessments, and compliance inspections, as assigned.
• Supports regulatory agency and DOE interactions (e.g., negotiations, inspections, technical assistance).
• Interacts with UT-Battelle environmental compliance personnel.
• Supports preparation and implementation of environmental permits, including the ORNL Title V air permit, pump and haul permit, and NPDES discharge permit for the onsite wastewater treatment facility.
• Provides EC support to ORNL related to National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), and UCOR’s Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan.
• Accesses the database for laboratory results each month to track and report mercury and other data to operations and planning personnel.
• Serves as a technical and policy advisor to management and provides guidance on matters relating to environmental remediation, and storage and transportation of waste.
• Establishes and tracks annual environmental objectives and targets for ORNL Nuclear Operations.
• Completes work assignments with a high level of personal accountability, teamwork, initiative, and quality.
• Maintains knowledge of safety policies and procedures and performs assigned duties in a safe manner.
• Attends EC planning and team meetings, and performs other EC related tasks, as assigned.

Job-Related Qualifications Required:

Grade 24

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering or related science, or demonstrated equivalent combination of education and experience

Experience: 4+ years of relevant experience required

Level Specific Responsibilities: Under limited supervision, is responsible for providing mid-level environmental support. Supports management with environmental issues, provides environmental services and oversight to projects and operations, coordinates projects and operations, environmental regulatory interactions, and assists with setting overall environmental strategies, policies, procedures, and standards. Ensures projects and operations achieve environmental compliance and stewardship.

Grade 25

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering or related science, or demonstrated equivalent combination of education and experience

Experience: 7+ years of relevant experience required

Level Specific Responsibilities: Under minimal supervision, is responsible for providing senior-level environmental support. Supports management with more complex environmental issues, provides environmental services and oversight to projects and operations, coordinates projects and operations environmental regulatory interactions, and makes recommendations for setting overall environmental strategies, policies, procedures, and standards. Act as Subject Matter Expert as needed and appropriate. Ensures projects and operations achieve environmental compliance and stewardship.

Grade 26

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering or related science, or demonstrated equivalent combination of education and experience. Advanced degree desired.

Experience: 10+ years of relevant experience required

Level Specific Responsibilities:

Under general management direction, is responsible for providing complex technical environmental support. Manages environmental programs and issues for a major phase or component of project. Provides environmental services and oversight to projects and operations, coordinates projects and operations environmental regulatory interactions, and sets overall environmental strategies, policies, procedures, and standards. Act as Subject Matter Expert as needed and appropriate. Presents and recommends technical solutions to policy level environmental issues. Ensures projects and operations achieve environmental compliance and stewardship.