Operations Technician

Axiom Consultants; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

401(k) with matching

Job summary

Axiom Consultants, Inc. seeks an experienced Operations Technician to support the planning, coordination, and execution of field season operations and regulatory compliance.

This role focuses on ensuring timely permits, consultations, and documentation for expeditions and field projects. Responsibilities include developing operations models, coordinating with partners on environmental compliance, and providing technical services for expedition planning and implementation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent education/experience.
• 4–6+ years of operations/field planning experience.
• Strong oral and written communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate field season planning and compliance to meet permits and consultations (e.g., EFH, MMPA, ESA).
• Develop and refine operations models and procedures for field operations and NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer-related activities.
• Coordinate with partners to plan explorations and expand environmental compliance programs; prepare documentation.
• Provide technical services for expedition planning and implementation, documenting field operations models and procedures.
• Organize field activities to ensure alignment with science, education, outreach, and data management goals.
• Coordinate field season documentation and equipment management for project expeditions.

Skills

Communication

Problem solving

Team player

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

This is a future/ general interest posting.

Axiom Consultants, Inc, is seeking an experienced Operations Technician to provide technical and administrative services for the planning, coordination, and execution of field season operations and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities Include

• Field Season Planning and Compliance: Coordinating, organizing, and managing the OER field season timeline of events to coordinate the completion of required permits and consultations; documenting projects and expeditions to ensure adherence to compliance requirements (Essential Fish Habitats, MMPA, ESA, etc).
• Operational Models and Procedures: Developing and refining operations models and procedures for OER field operations and the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer specifically relating to compliance, permitting processes, analyses and action assessments.
• Environmental Compliance and Portfolio Expansion: Coordinating with internal and external partners to plan explorations and expand the program portfolio regarding environmental compliance; providing technical inputs for programmatic documentation (i.e. consultation packages) and refining related procedures and processes.
• Expedition Program and Planning Services: Executing technical services for the planning, coordination, and implementation of expeditions and projects, including documenting and implementing field operations models and procedures.
• Project Goal Alignment: Organizing field activities to ensure project-specific science, education, outreach, and data management goals are met, and policies and procedures complete.
• Field Season Documentation and Equipment Management: Coordinating and developing field season documentation; organizing and managing equipment utilized for the documentation of projects and expeditions.

Minimum Requirements

• U.S. Citizen
• Be able to pass background screening prior to employment.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant area or equivalent years of education and experience.
• 4-6+ years of experience.
• Must have strong oral and written communication, problem-solving skills, and be a team player.

Axiom offers competitive compensation packages including comprehensive medical/dental/life insurance and matching 401(k) contribution.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)