Lab Manager

ASRC Federal; Town of Southold (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

ASRC Federal Field Services seeks a Lab 101 Manager for the Plum Island Animal Disease Research Center, Plum Island, NY. The role oversees 24/7 operations, maintenance teams, and building systems to ensure safe, compliant laboratory operations.

Responsibilities include scheduling, upgrades, regulatory coordination, and cost control, with emphasis on biohazard procedures and inspection readiness. The ideal candidate has strong leadership and maintenance management experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 7–9 years of relevant maintenance management experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage 24/7 O&M for the decommissioning laboratory facility.
• Schedule daily maintenance activities and preventive tasks.
• Direct facility upgrades and equipment movements.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and biohazard laboratory procedures.
• Oversee budgeting and personnel planning.
• Monitor CMMS and Building Management Systems.
• Coordinate with inspectors and Government PMs.
• Ensure safety and OSHA compliance.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Maintenance management

Regulatory compliance

Safety management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

CMMS

BMS/BAS

Siemens or equal

Job description

ASRC Federal Field Services, a Subsidiary of ASRC Federal Holding Company, is currently seeking a Lab 101 Manager 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:

• Manages 24/7 O&M functions at a decommissioning research laboratory facility, including electrical and mechanical services, laboratory support services, building control systems, equipment installations and movements, and delivery service for mail, packages, and equipment items.
• Schedules and directs daily work activities of maintenance teams and trades people to ensure the efficient and safe operation of laboratory and associated equipment and supporting systems as well as planning of preventive maintenance and repairs of equipment.
• Directs all provided maintenance and utility services and supports all facility upgrades and/or modifications.

• Plans, organizes, and manages the work of subordinate staff to ensure the work is accomplished in a manner consistent with project goals and requirements.
• Ensures work is performed in compliance with facility specific processes and practices, including in accordance with facility requirements for biohazard laboratory operations.
• Ensures maintenance of bio-integrity of laboratory structures and operations.
• Oversee and ensure laboratory operational procedures as well as OSHA compliance/reporting related to laboratory operations.
• Participates in applicable regulatory and oversight entity activities; prepares for inspections and provides assistance throughout the inspection process; assists Government PMs, including validation activities of specific processes and equipment and permit renewals.
• Develop and implement equipment preventive maintenance programs.
• Monitors operations to ensure staff members comply with administrative policies and procedures, safety rules, union contracts, and Government regulations.
• Forecasts and evaluates Laboratory O&M needs; equipment replacement requirements; staffing requirements; and cost-effectiveness of programs, equipment, and procedures.
• Oversee the review and evaluation of status reports to determine problem areas and plans improvements in the allocation and utilization of personnel, materials, time, and equipment.
• Budgets and plans departmental expenditures as well as reviews and recommends vendors and new technologies.
• Ensure adequate and cost-effective supplies and equipment are available to meet the operational needs of the facility.
• Utilizes the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) for planning, scheduling and recording work completed
• Monitors Building Management Systems for facility status and reports to on-site management teams.
• Ensure maintenance, repair, and modification work follows approved work plans, Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), risk assessments, and established project control and configuration management processes.
• Monitor labor, material costs, work order backlogs, schedules, and resource utilization to ensure work is completed within approved funding and timelines.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; 7-9 years’ experience.

Supplemental and preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with the use of building automation / management systems (BMS/BAS), Siemens or equal
• Experience with implementing a reliability centered maintenance (RCM) program
• Experience with central utilities and distribution, including high pressure steam, condensate, chilled water, medium and low voltage electricity. Serve as backup to the Central Utilities Manager
• OSHA 10 Hour General Industry Certification
• OSHA 30 Hour General Industry Certification

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.
• Work within the containment laboratory requires decontamination showers.
• 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.