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VeoliaEnvironmental Services

Environmental Specialist I

Location

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Work type

Onsite

Employment

Full Time

Experience

0-2 years

Compensation

$22 - $26 per hour

Posted

1h ago

Summary and responsibilities

Role overview

Summary

This position provides specialized transportation and disposal services, including manifesting, packaging, spill response, labeling, loading/unloading, and coordinating transportation, while adhering to environmental, health, and safety regulations. The role involves sampling waste streams, maintaining client relationships, and operating equipment efficiently.

Position Purpose:

This position provides specialized transportation and disposal services to our clients. Responsibilities include manifesting, packaging, spill response, labeling, loading/unloading, coordinating transportation, and sampling/profiling material while adhering to state and federal environmental, health, and safety regulations.

Primary Duties /Responsibilities:

  • Sample waste streams according to prescribed policies and procedures.

  • Manifesting, packaging, spill clean-up response and remedial activities, labeling, loading, off loading, and coordinating transportation.

  • Maintain a professional image to clients by answering inquiries and suggesting solutions to existing/potential problems.

  • Comply and enforce all compliance, health, safety, and procedures in accordance with VES-TS policies.

  • Become familiar with all U. S. Department of Transportation (DOT)/Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and VES-TS regulations required in submitting paperwork to expedite disposal of hazardous waste.

  • Operate and maintain all equipment in a professional manner to ensure optimum efficiency and effectiveness.

  • Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education / Experience / Background:

  • High School diploma or General Educational Development (GED) required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or a related science discipline preferred

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:

  • Strong team player

  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

  • Time management: the ability to organize and manage multiple deadlines

  • Strong customer service orientation

  • Computer proficiency

  • Ability to follow through on assignments.

Required Certification / Licenses / Training:

  • 40-hour HAZWOPER Certification

  • Valid Driver's License

  • Ability to obtain a Class A or B Commercial Drivers License (CDL) with Hazardous (H) endorsement

Additional Information

Benefits: Veolia’s comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental, vision, life insurance, savings accounts, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteering and more. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement.

Updated 1h ago

Candidate fit

Skills and qualifications

Additional skills

Sampling waste streams • 1+ yrs
Manifesting • 1+ yrs
Spill clean-up response • 1+ yrs
DOT/EPA regulations • 1+ yrs
Equipment operation and maintenance • 1+ yrs
Computer proficiency • 1+ yrs
Communication skills • 1+ yrs
Time management • 1+ yrs

Experience

0-2 years

How this role is positioned

Role classification

Job domains

Operations
Teaching & Academics

Industries

Wildlife & Conservation

Employment

Full Time

Contract duration

Permanent

Hiring type

Direct

Global hiring

Location specific

Offer details

Compensation and benefits

Compensation

$22 - $26 per hour

VisibilityShared on listing
CurrencyUSD
PeriodHourly

Benefits and perks

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance

Location, schedule, and role shape

Work setup

Work conditions

Primary locationCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Work typeOnsite
Global hiringNo

Bandwidth profile

peopleMedium6/10
physicalHigh8/10
cognitiveMedium7/10
executionHigh8/10
creativityLow3/10
uncertaintyMedium6/10
communicationMedium7/10

Context on the employer

Company snapshot

Company

Veolia

Team size

Growing team

Location

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Veolia in North America is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country’s largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. Veolia helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Veolia has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across North America.

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Environmental Specialist I

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesFull Time