Hazardous Waste Coordinator- Greenbelt

Environmental Compliance Meets Space Exploration

Join a team supporting environmental compliance and hazardous waste operations at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). This role plays a critical part in supporting safe operations, environmental stewardship, and mission readiness through hazardous waste management, spill response coordination, regulatory compliance, and environmental protection initiatives.

If you enjoy hands-on environmental work, solving operational challenges, and supporting meaningful federal programs, we’d love to hear from you.

This opportunity is contingent upon contract award. We anticipate award notification soon and are proactively identifying qualified candidates to support this exciting NASA program.

General Description

The Hazardous Waste Coordinator supports environmental compliance operations at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) through the management and oversight of hazardous, regulated, and universal waste activities in accordance with federal, state, local, and NASA environmental requirements. This role supports mission operations by ensuring compliant waste handling, spill preparedness and response coordination, inspections, documentation, and cradle-to-grave waste management activities across the Center.

The position works closely with NASA personnel, operations teams, contractors, and regulatory stakeholders to support environmental stewardship, operational compliance, and risk reduction initiatives.

How You Will Fulfil Your Mission

• Coordinate hazardous, regulated, universal, and special waste management activities.
• Conduct hazardous waste pickups, inspections, labeling, packaging, storage, and transportation activities.
• Maintain compliance with RCRA, DOT, TSCA, EPCRA, and other applicable federal, state, NASA, and Center-specific environmental regulations and procedures.
• Manage waste characterization profiles, manifests, land disposal restriction (LDR) documentation, and cradle-to-grave waste tracking records.
• Perform weekly inspections of Central Accumulation Areas (CAA) and annual inspections of Satellite Accumulation Areas (SAA).
• Support hazardous waste contingency planning, spill preparedness, emergency response coordination, and post-spill waste management activities.
• Coordinate waste transportation and disposal activities with approved Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities (TSDFs).
• Maintain waste records, compliance documentation, and environmental data within government-designated tracking systems and databases.
• Support regulatory inspections, audits, corrective actions, and compliance reporting activities.
• Provide hazardous waste management guidance and on-the-job training to waste generators and site personnel.
• Support waste minimization, sustainability, and environmental stewardship initiatives.
• Support environmental compliance activities in support of NASA mission and facility operations.
• Ensure hazardous waste activities are conducted safely and in accordance with site procedures and environmental requirements.
• Develop, prepare, maintain, and support implementation of hazardous waste contingency plans as part of the Integrated Contingency Plan (ICP) program; provide hazardous waste management guidance and on-the-job training to waste generators and site personnel in support of environmental compliance requirements.
  
  

The duties and responsibilities described in this position description in no way state or imply that these are the only duties performed. This position may require that additional duties and responsibilities be performed

Why We Value You

• You are able to work independently and show a high level of initiative and attention to detail
• You have a consistent character and do not yield to pressure to compromise or cut corners
• You have a strong ability to communicate effectively with superiors, colleagues, and customers by clearly expressing your intent and understanding the focus and purpose of the conversation while allowing each person to get their point across
• You are open to new ideas and innovations and can create modifications or changes in yourself to adapt or suit a new environment/situation
• You have faith in your own ideas and ability to be successful
• You hold yourself to the highest standard and work to inspire your team to produce quality work
  
  

Specific Knowledge/Certification Requirements

Minimum Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Management, or a related field
• Minimum 3 years of hazardous waste management or environmental compliance experience.
• Working knowledge of RCRA, DOT hazardous materials transportation requirements, and EPA regulations.
• Experience performing hazardous waste inspections, manifesting, and waste characterization.
• Ability to read and interpret environmental regulations and technical guidance documents.
• Strong organizational and documentation skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Valid driver’s license
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• 40-hour HAZWOPER certification.
• Experience supporting federal facilities or government contracts.
• Experience with hazardous waste tracking systems or environmental databases.
• DOT Hazardous Materials shipping certification.
• Experience supporting spill response activities.
  
  

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time

Working Conditions

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions

• Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to walk, sit, or stand for extended periods of time; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk or hear; have sufficient manual dexterity to operate a keyboard, calculator, telephone, and other such office equipment as necessary; may occasionally move and/or lift up to 50 pounds or more with assistance Specific visual abilities required by the job include close vision, distant vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust and focus
• Work Environment: Work is primarily performed on-site Monday through Friday during designated operational hours in support of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center operations
• Travel: A low to moderate amount of travel away from office may be required