Project Coordinator

ASRC Federal Field Services, a Subsidiary of ASRC Federal Holding Company, is currently seeking a Project Coordinator at the Plum Island Animal Disease Research Center, located on Plum Island, NY. (1.5 nautical miles off North Fork of Long Island & 6 nautical miles off coast of Old Saybrook, CT).  Marine transportation furnished by Government provided ferry.

Key Role Responsibilities:

• The Project Coordinator is responsible for helping to design and execute projects in support of the Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC) mission.
• This covers a wide variety of disciplines including building maintenance and repair, maintenance and improvements to utilities infrastructure which includes steam, chilled water, electrical, wastewater, and domestic water systems, harbor maintenance and improvements, and the specialized services to attend to aging infrastructure.
• Communicating with various departments to gain input and support of project design and implementation tasks including dig permits, employee notifications, safety assessments, and briefings.
• Administrative support developing documentation required for safe, effective, and end-to-end management of various projects and organizing meetings to obtain approvals to proceed.
• Oversight of project execution including actions to ensure overall project objectives are met while anticipating issues, making recommendations, and taking action to correct deficiencies.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical major, or equivalent experience, and five years in the field, particularly in an Operations and Management role, two of which should be in plant or industrial engineering.

Additional Requirements:

• 2 years’ experience with CAD operation & configuration management practices.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred/ or obtained within 12 months of hire.

Physical Requirements:

• Perform physical activities that require considerable use of your whole body.
• Utilization of appropriate PPE (personal protective equipment) such as safety shoes, hard hats, hearing, and eye protection is required. Ability to climb ladders, reach overhead and lift to 50lbs. Industrial work environment that may include loud noise, heat stress, work indoors and outdoors.
• Ability to carry out housekeeping duties with minimal direction, following prescribed methods & directives.
• Assignments may require entry into biocontainment facilities, utility plants, a variety of storage buildings and constructions sites. Work within the containment laboratory requires decontamination showers.
• You must be physically able to move freely in environments that are restricted in space, unsteady or otherwise not easily accessible. Ability to climb ladders, and lift to 50 lbs.
• As a condition for employment, all personnel entering the BSL-3 biocontainment facilities at Plum Island shall not be in contact with specific susceptible animals and their premises off Plum Island for a period of five (5) days after leaving biocontainment. Currently, restricted species are cattle, sheep, goats, deer, other ruminants, and swine. Contact with horses, birds (agricultural and pet birds) and rabbits are normally permitted, but restrictions may be placed on staff working with or near-contagious agents affecting these species. Restricted livestock or other restricted animals may not be housed on the premises where the employee lives and where the quarantine cannot be enforced.

We invest in the lives of our employees, both in and out of the workplace, by providing competitive pay and benefits packages. Benefits offered may include health care, dental, vision, life insurance; 401(k); education assistance; paid time off including PTO, holidays, and any other paid leave required by law. The salary offered will depend on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, skills, education, geographic location, internal equity, business needs, and other factors permitted by law. Posted pay ranges are a general guideline only and are not a guarantee of compensation or salary.

EEO Statement

ASRC Federal and its Subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, gender, color, age, sexual orientation, gender identification, national origin, religion, marital status, ancestry, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other factor prohibited by applicable law.