APTIM is currently seeking a Waste Transportation and Disposal (T&D) Manager to support our deactivation, decommissioning, and removal projects at Los Alamos National Laboratory and nationwide. This position will be responsible for supervising project activities associated with the transportation and disposal of radioactive, hazardous, mixed, and clean wastes and other materials transported off-site for recycling, reuse, or disposal. Strong interpersonal skills are required, including the ability to communicate clearly and confidently, both written and verbally, to all project team members including client representatives, regulators, and APTIM colleagues alike.
Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities:
- Responsible for preparing waste characterization and classification paperwork; generating profile and shipping manifest documents.
- Ensuring all waste is packaged, labeled, and shipped in accordance with USEPA, USDOT (49 CFR 173-178), USNRC (10 CFR Part 71), and applicable site requirements.
- Responsible for overseeing and tracking inspections, weights, and radiological survey of incoming and outgoing waste trucks and containers.
- Works with the client and other stakeholders to resolve any and all issues before a waste shipment departs the site.
- Manage on-site inspections and inventories of waste collection and storage areas.
- Ensures that work is executed in accordance with approved work processes using standard tools which have been adopted by the Company.
- Responsible for executing field tasks in a safe and efficient manner; ensures that any safety incidents are communicated and managed in accord with company and client procedures.
- Establish strategic relationships with packaging, transportation, and disposal vendors for multiple project sites.
Basic Qualifications:
- Demonstrated experience and educational training for the role (e.g., 40-hour USDOT Radioactive Materials Shipping; training in USNRC packaging regulations).
- Possesses a minimum 15 years of relevant and appropriate experience in planning, coordination, and execution of all Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities as noted above.
- Interprets customer needs, assesses requirements and identifies solutions to non-standard requests.
- Explains difficult issues and works to establish consensus.
- Promotes teamwork; coaches and guides others.
- A bachelor's degree is preferred; however, candidates with an associate degree and equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience will also be considered.
ABOUT APTIM
APTIM is committed to accelerating the transition toward a clean and efficient energy economy, building a sustainable future for our communities and natural world, and creating a more inclusive and equitable environment that celebrates the diversity of our communities. We specialize in environmental, resilience, and sustainability and energy solutions, as well as technical and data solutions, program management, and critical infrastructure. For every challenge our clients face, there is an opportunity for APTIM to innovate a fit-for-purpose solution that will raise your organization or community to a new standard of excellence.
What you can expect from APTIM:
- Work that is worthy of your time and talent
- Respect and flexibility to live a full life at work and at home
- Dogged determination to deliver for our clients and communities
- A voice in making our company better
- Investment into your personal and professional development
Employee Benefits
Aptim Federal Services, LLC is committed to providing an extensive range of benefits that protect and promote the health and financial well-being of our employees and their families through the APTIM Benefits Marketplace https://aptim.makeityoursource.com/.
- Medical, vision, and dental insurance: Through the marketplace, our employees can choose benefits from five metallic levels and 10+ carriers to find the right benefits that work for them in their location.
- Life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave (eligibility based on company policy and applicable law)
- 401(k) APTIM offers three 401k plans through the Aon Pooled Employer Plan (PEP). The specific plan you are eligible for depends on the business unit you are in. The details of the largest plan are found here:
- APTIM 2025 401(k) Plan Features (makeityoursource.com)
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