Laboratory Infrastructure Operations Lead

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 72,000 - 223,000; Full time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is seeking an Infrastructure Operations Manager in Laurel, MD to lead complex laboratory infrastructure projects from planning through closeout. The role partners with engineering, construction, and enterprise services to translate technical needs into practical facilities solutions and to ensure on-time, within-budget delivery that supports top-tier research.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in a related field, 6+ years of relevant

Qualifications

• Possess a Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Facilities Management, Project Management, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Have 6+ years of experience supporting complex laboratory, infrastructure, engineering, research, or capital projects.
• Have experience leading strategic infrastructure initiatives from concept and vision through planning, design, execution, commissioning, and operational transition.
• Demonstrate strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build consensus across technical, operational, and enterprise organizations. Have experience preparing and delivering executive-level briefings and coordinating with senior technical and organizational leadership.
• Have proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite, including Microsoft Project (or equivalent).
• Are able to obtain a Secret level security clearance. If selected, you will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Serve as REDD's primary representative for complex laboratory infrastructure and facility projects throughout planning, design, construction, occupancy, and project closeout, ensuring the successful realization of strategic research capabilities.
• Partner with BCFD Project Managers, architects, engineers, contractors, enterprise service departments, and research teams to support the successful delivery of complex laboratory and infrastructure projects.
• Lead cross-functional teams of researchers, engineers, program staff, and enterprise partners to translate technical requirements into practical facility solutions while supporting long-range planning for sponsor-funded laboratory capabilities and engaging early during proposal development to identify infrastructure requirements.
• Coordinate and communicate across organizations through planning, programming, budgeting, design, procurement, construction, equipment installation, commissioning, occupancy, and closeout.
• Review facility designs, laboratory layouts, equipment installations, and construction documentation to ensure technical, operational, research, safety, and readiness requirements are incorporated.
• Develop strong partnerships across REDD and APL while serving as a trusted advisor on REDD laboratory infrastructure planning and project execution.
• Support program-driven, indirect, and capital infrastructure initiatives.
• Manage multiple concurrent infrastructure projects while balancing competing priorities, stakeholder needs, and operational impacts.
• Coordinate laboratory moves, renovations, and construction activities to minimize operational impacts and enable continued research execution.
• Partner with Department leadership to identify future laboratory and infrastructure needs, and support long-range facility strategies.

Skills

Communication & collaboration

Stakeholder management

Microsoft Office Suite

MS Project

Security clearance eligibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Facilities Management, Project Management, or related field

Master's degree in Systems Engineering or related field

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is seeking an Infrastructure Operations Manager in Laurel, MD to lead complex laboratory infrastructure projects from planning through closeout. The role partners with engineering, construction, and enterprise services to translate technical needs into practical facilities solutions and to ensure on-time, within-budget delivery that supports top-tier research.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in a related field, 6+ years of relevant