Senior Environmental Scientist

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Job description

Navarro Research and Engineering, Inc. is recruiting for a Senior Environmental Scientist in Las Cruces, NM. This announcement may be used to fill multiple positions related to Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and Clean Air Act (CAA) compliance activities.

Navarro is a premier contractor providing high-quality technical services to DOE, NASA, and DOD. Navarro's success is based on our customer service focus and our well-known responsiveness and innovation. In all we do, either in corporate management or in our services to our clients, we seek for the most effective and efficient approaches to provide best value to our clients.

This position will support our work at the NASA White Sands Test Facility (WSTF), which is regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), New Mexico Environment Department (NMED), Federal Executive Orders, and NASA agency environmental policy and guidelines. The White Sands Test Facility is RCRA regulated facility and operates under various air permits and wastewater discharge permits.

The Sr. Environmental Scientist will be responsible for ensuring compliance with environmental Federal, State and NASA regulations related to the RCRA and/or CAA requirements.

RCRA Responsibilities:

* Ensure RCRA compliance related to hazardous waste, universal waste and used oil.
* Demonstrate knowledge of RCRA permit compliance and requirements.
* Demonstrate a high-level working knowledge of 49 CFR Department of Transportation requirements related to hazardous waste and hazardous material shipments.
* Conduct waste characterization, review and interpret laboratory reports to make waste determinations, and accurately characterize waste.
* Prepare and review onsite waste profiles for RCRA regulated waste streams.
* Determine RCRA Land Disposal Restrictions and coordinate offsite waste profiles through RCRA Transport, Storage, and Disposal Facilities (TSDFs).
* Prepare and review shipping documentation for offsite waste shipments
* Review changes to RCR regulations and provide appropriate regulatory review.
* Record/file associated inspection reports and compliance documentation.
* Support onsite waste management activities related to environmental investigations, restoration projects and corrective actions.
* May perform weekly regulatory inspections for RCRA regulated waste accumulation areas and assist with waste sampling and other field sampling activities as required.
* Participate in cross training and execute work assignments across a diverse range of multi-media regulatory compliance.

CAA Responsibilities:

* Manage WSTF minor source air permit requirements.
* Manage air permit revision efforts.
* Maintain the air permit operating record.
* Perform required opacity observations and manage other required testing of permitted emissions sources.
* Maintain a sitewide air emissions inventory
* Support Risk Management Plan updates and submittals.
* Participate in cross training and execute work assignments across a diverse range of multi-media regulatory compliance.