Project Enhancement Corporation (PEC), and its team, focus on providing Project Management and specialized technical services in the areas of emergency operations, nuclear incident response, nuclear safety, worker safety and health, quality assurance, environment as well as materials and facilities disposition within the DOE, DOL and commercial power industry. This career position is open to all applicants, and internal PEC employees, who are encouraged to apply. Successful applicants will be redirected Centaur, our subcontractor, which offers unique and competitive compensation and benefits packages.
Located in Clarksburg, MD Centaur Consulting Group LCC is a technical services business focused on providing project management and specialized consulting services in the areas of worker safety and health, quality assurance, environmental programs, and materials /facilities disposition across government agencies such as U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the commercial power industry.
For more information, visit our website at https://centaurllc.org/
Employment Position: Environmental & Sustainability Support Specialist (On-Call)
Location: Remote with Periodic travel to Federal Regional Offices throughout the United
States.
Employment Type: Part-Time / On-Call, up to 650 hours per year
Hourly Rate: $40.00 an hour for part-time W-2 employment. Independent contractor (1099) rate available upon request.
The Environmental & Sustainability Support Specialist will provide environmental consulting services and subject matter expertise in support of environmental compliance, hazardous materials management, facility environmental auditing, regulatory compliance, and environmental program management activities. The successful candidate will serve as a subject matter expert and provide technical guidance, research, analysis, documentation, training, and program support to help ensure federal facilities and operations comply with applicable federal environmental requirements and agency policies.
The position requires participation in recurring monthly meetings and project reviews, with workload varying from week to week based on agency priorities. The individual must be able to respond to ad hoc work requirements within 1-2 hours during established support
periods.
Responsibilities may include:
Environmental Compliance:
- Provide subject matter expertise regarding federal environmental laws, regulations, policies, and agency requirements.
- Support implementation and management of organizational environmental compliance programs.
- Provide technical guidance regarding requirements under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), EPA’s Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) reporting requirements, and other applicable environmental regulations.
- Research environmental regulatory requirements and evaluate their applicability to federal facilities, activities, and operations.
- Develop technical guidance, recommendations, reports, and other documentation to support environmental compliance.
- Identify potential compliance issues and assist federal personnel in developing appropriate corrective actions and solutions.
- Participate in environmental program meetings, technical reviews, and other agency environmental initiatives.
Hazardous Materials & Universal Waste Management:
- Provide technical support for hazardous materials and waste management activities.
- Support the development, implementation, and maintenance of the FPS Materials Stewardship Program Manual.
- Develop guidance for identifying, handling, storing, managing, and disposing of hazardous materials and universal waste.
- Develop and deliver training on Universal Waste regulations and customer-specific environmental requirements.
- Assist facilities in identifying materials subject to applicable environmental requirements.
- Provide technical recommendations to promote safe and compliant hazardous material handling and disposal practices.
- Evaluate existing processes and recommend improvements to strengthen environmental compliance and materials stewardship.
Facility Environmental Auditing:
- Plan, conduct, and document environmental compliance audits of federal facilities and operations.
- Develop and maintain facility environmental audit questionnaires, checklists, assessment tools, and supporting documentation.
- Review facility practices and documentation to determine compliance with applicable environmental regulations and requirements.
- Document audit observations, findings, recommendations, and corrective actions.
- Assist federal personnel with tracking and resolving environmental audit findings.
- Conduct internal Environmental Compliance Office reviews and related environmental assessment activities.
- Develop and update Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for facility environmental audits in accordance with organizational requirements.
- Support continuous improvement of environmental audit processes and procedures.
Environmental Data Management & Reporting:
- Collect, review, analyze, and maintain environmental compliance and facility audit data.
- Utilize environmental data management and tracking systems to document audit activities, findings, corrective actions, and compliance information.
- Support use of the Environmental Assets Review & Tracking Hub (EARTH) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers compliance tracking systems, including CP-Track/TEAMS Guide, as applicable.
- Analyze environmental program information and develop summary reports, status updates, briefing materials, and management presentations.
- Maintain accurate and organized environmental program documentation and records.
- Monitor open items, findings, and corrective actions and provide status updates to federal stakeholders.
Program & Technical Support:
- Participate in monthly standing meetings, project reviews, technical discussions, and environmental program activities.
- Provide timely technical responses and recommendations to federal personnel as environmental questions and requirements arise.
- Review technical documents, policies, procedures, guidance, and other environmental program materials.
- Prepare technical memoranda, reports, presentations, training materials, SOPs, and other program documentation.
- Coordinate with organization headquarters, regional personnel, facility representatives, contractors, and other stakeholders.
- Manage multiple assignments with priorities and workload that may change based on agency requirements.
- Provide on-call environmental subject matter expertise and respond to ad hoc work requirements within required response periods.
- Perform other environmental and sustainability support activities as required by the program.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Science, Engineering, Information Technology Systems, Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Management, or related technical discipline, or equivalent qualifications.
- Minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience and training in environmental, energy, engineering, IT systems, or another applicable technical discipline.
- Demonstrated knowledge of federal environmental laws and regulations, including RCRA, EPCRA, and EPA’s TRI reporting requirements.
- Experience supporting environmental compliance programs and interpreting regulatory requirements.
- Experience with hazardous material and waste management requirements.
- Experience conducting or supporting facility environmental compliance audits.
- Ability to develop audit questionnaires, checklists, SOPs, technical guidance, and other environmental compliance documentation.
- Experience collecting, managing, analyzing, and reporting environmental compliance data.
- Strong technical writing, research, analytical, and documentation skills.
- Ability to communicate technical and regulatory information clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple assignments and changing priorities.
- Ability to work independently and provide recommendations with limited supervision.
- Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and related collaboration tools.
- Ability to respond to time-sensitive and ad hoc requests within required response periods.
- Ability and willingness to travel periodically to Regional Offices and facilities throughout the United States.
- Ability to meet applicable federal security, suitability, background investigation, and facility access requirements.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Previous experience supporting a federal agency.
- Experience with environmental audit and compliance tracking systems.
- Experience coordinating environmental compliance activities across multiple facilities or geographic regions.
- Experience working directly with federal clients and providing environmental subject matter expertise.
Security Requirements:
- U.S. Citizenship required.
- Employment contingent upon successful background screening and continued compliance with federal security standards.
Travel & Work Requirements:
This position requires periodic travel to Federal Regional Offices and facilities throughout the United States. The frequency of assignments may vary from week to week based on agency priorities and project requirements.
To Apply:
Interested candidates should email their resumes to: [email protected]
