Waste and QA/QC Manager at Arcadis

Concord, California, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

02 Feb, 26

Salary

242107.0

Posted On

04 Nov, 25

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Waste Management, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Regulatory Compliance, ISO 9001, NQA-1, Statistical Sampling, Process Improvement, Lean, Six Sigma, Audits, Inspections, Mentoring, Collaboration, Safety, Continuous Improvement

Industry

Professional Services

Description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together. Role description: Serve as Waste and QA/QC Manager, leading all aspects of waste management and quality assurance/quality control for nuclear, hazardous, and industrial waste projects. Provide strategic and technical guidance to multidisciplinary teams, ensuring regulatory compliance, operational excellence, and continuous improvement across all project phases. Role Accountabilities: Lead all aspects of on-site waste management, including characterization, packaging, transportation, and disposal of nuclear, hazardous, and industrial waste streams. Ensure compliance with site-specific, federal, and international regulations and Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC). Develop, implement, and maintain ISO 9001 and NQA-1 compliant Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) programs. Oversee technical documentation, including QA/QC records, inspection reports, and regulatory submittals. Utilize statistical sampling and analysis tools to support accurate waste characterization and process improvements. Conduct audits, inspections, and readiness assessments to uphold project and regulatory standards. Collaborate with engineering, safety, and procurement teams to ensure integrated project delivery and quality outcomes. Mentor and lead multidisciplinary teams, fostering a culture of safety, compliance, and continuous improvement. Implement Lean, Six Sigma, or similar process improvement methodologies to optimize operations and reduce cycle times. Support project scheduling, budgeting, and resource planning to meet decommissioning or remediation objectives. Qualifications & Experience Required Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, Chemistry, or related field. Minimum 20 years of experience in waste management and QA/QC roles. Preferred Experience with nuclear or hazardous waste projects. Certifications such as ISO 9001 Lead Auditor, Six Sigma, or equivalent. Why Arcadis? We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It's why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together. You'll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you'll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you. Together, we can create a lasting legacy. Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy. Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 20 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $142416 - $242107. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.

Responsibilities

Lead all aspects of waste management and quality assurance for nuclear, hazardous, and industrial waste projects. Provide strategic and technical guidance to multidisciplinary teams to ensure compliance and operational excellence.