Environmental Compliance Specialist - RCRA & Hazardous Waste

Lead RCRA and hazardous waste compliance for industrial, commercial, and government clients across the USVI and mainland U.S. You'll own waste determinations, sampling, profiling, and disposal, and direct the field teams and subcontractors who carry it out. Relocation assistance available for qualified candidates.

Job Summary

The role owns the waste management lifecycle for our clients, from identification and characterization through sampling, profiling, transportation, disposal, and final documentation. It operates with limited supervision and directs junior staff, technicians, subcontractors, and field personnel on waste handling. The position is based in our St.

Croix office with a regular on-site presence at client facilities, and supports projects throughout the US Virgin Islands and the United States.

Key Responsibilities

Serve as the company’s RCRA subject matter expert for clients, internal teams, and field personnel. Evaluate client operations to identify points of waste generation and document generator status and obligations for Very Small Quantity, Small Quantity, and Large Quantity Generators. Direct compliance across hazardous waste, non-hazardous industrial waste, universal waste, used oil, recyclable materials, electronic waste, and other regulated or special waste streams.

Own waste determinations, waste codes, accumulation limits and storage timeframes, container management, record keeping, employee training, emergency preparedness, and contingency planning, including satellite and central accumulation areas. Conduct facility inspections and document findings, deficiencies, and corrective actions through closure.

Plan and direct waste sampling. Develop sampling plans, select analytical parameters, and coordinate lab requirements with field personnel, subcontractors, waste brokers, transporters, and disposal facilities. Perform internal compliance audits, gap assessments, and regulatory readiness reviews, and support clients during regulatory inspections.

Monitor regulatory developments and translate requirements into instructions for clients and field teams.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, biology, chemistry, environmental engineering, or a related field. 5+ years of hands-on hazardous waste or RCRA compliance experience Working knowledge of RCRA and related federal, state, and territorial hazardous and non-hazardous waste requirements. Experience with waste characterization, profiling, facility inspections, and compliance recordkeeping.

Strong organizational, documentation, and communication skills for internal and external engagements. Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) preferred. Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation required. Travel: Up to 25% Compensation & Benefits: Salary commensurate with experience.

Benefits

include medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and an annual incentive program About Tysam Tech, LLC Tysam Tech provides the Caribbean with engineering and environmental services built for the needs of island-based businesses, government agencies, and industrial facilities. We deliver through customer-focused performance and a commitment to engineering ethics and responsibility.