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Hazardous Materials Specialist - Environmental Health & Safety - Georgetown University

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Hazardous Materials Specialist - Environmental Health & Safety - Georgetown University

Job Overview

The Hazardous Materials Specialist performs a variety of tasks related to laboratory safety, environmental compliance and hazardous material/waste management, including the collection of hazardous material/waste, universal waste and processing waste with an understand of proper chemical handling and storage techniques.

They conduct lab packing of hazardous and non-hazardous waste according to Federal and Local Regulations; and assist laboratory workers in chemical clean-out, chemical inventories and inspecting Main Accumulation Areas (MAAs) and Satellite Accumulation Areas (SAAs) for hazardous waste.

They also assist in Industrial hygiene duties, such as Indoor Air Quality Assessments, Suspect Microbial Growth Assessments, other Industrial Hygiene surveys and instrument inventory and maintenance.

Work Interactions

Reporting to the Senior Industrial Hygiene and Compliance Manager, the Hazardous Materials Specialist works closely with the EH&S laboratory safety staff and Facilities Management, and regularly interacts with faculty and staff to provide customer services and guidance for hazardous materials related requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in chemistry, industrial hygiene, environmental science or other closely related field
• 2 to 3 years of relevant professional experience - preference for longer experience
• Experience in consolidating waste, lab packing and solid understanding of RCRA, DOT, EPA, and OSHA regulations
• Willingness to wear proper PPE (including air-purifying respirators)
• Ability to use environmental monitoring equipment and office computers and software - including database software, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills - oral and written
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Willingness and availability to perform as an after-hours emergency responder for hazardous materials incidents

Preferred qualification

• 40 hours HAZWOPER certificate
• Experience preparing shipping documents and coordinating transportation of chemicals products and hazardous waste
• Knowledge and experience in basic industrial hygiene principles

Work Mode: On Campus. Please note that work mode designations are regularly reviewed in order to meet the evolving needs of the University. Such review may necessitate a change to a position's mode of work designation. Complete details about Georgetown University's mode of work designations for staff and AAP positions can be found at Mode of Work Designation.

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Submission Guidelines:

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Need some assistance with the application process? Please call 202-687-2500. For more information about the suite of benefits, professional development and community involvement opportunities that make up Georgetown's commitment to its employees, please visit the Georgetown Works website.

EEO Statement:

Georgetown University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer fully dedicated to achieving a diverse faculty and staff. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, and sexual orientation), disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Benefits:

Georgetown University offers a comprehensive and competitive benefit package that includes medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, retirement savings, tuition assistance, work-life balance benefits, employee discounts and an array of voluntary insurance options. You can learn more about benefits and eligibility on the Department of Human Resources website.


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