Senior QA Specialist – High-Containment Facility Systems

Goldbelt Apex LLC; Frederick (MD); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldbelt Apex LLC is seeking a Quality Assurance Support Specialist to provide onsite QA support for procurement, installation, maintenance, and construction at USAMRIID, Fort Detrick, MD, including BSL-4 environments. The role focuses on UMCS, BAS, ESS, and related facility systems with emphasis on compliance and documentation.

Responsibilities include coordinating with facility and government personnel, reviewing schedules, performing QA/QC inspections, and delivering weekly status updates.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of high-containment medical research facilities and biosafety laboratory environments.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical controls, building automation, and facility control systems.
• Knowledge of commissioning, validation, troubleshooting, and quality assurance/quality control practices.
• Knowledge of high-containment facility requirements, including BSL-3 and BSL-4 environments.
• Ability to review technical documentation, project schedules, facility systems, and construction activities.
• Knowledge of applicable CDC biosafety, biosecurity, auditing, accreditation, and certification requirements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to coordinate effectively with engineering, facilities, laboratory, safety, and Government personnel.

Responsibilities

• Provides onsite quality assurance support for major repair, replacement, maintenance, and construction projects.
• Supports procurement and installation activities for UMCS, BAS, ESS, and related facility systems.
• Evaluates project schedules and reviews technical and project documentation.
• Coordinates daily with Facility Managers, Project Managers, facilities staff, laboratory personnel, and other Government personnel.
• Attends meetings supporting operations, repair, maintenance, and construction activities.
• Provides weekly project status updates to Government officials.
• Conducts field surveys to investigate existing facility layouts and conditions.
• Reviews, commissions, troubleshoots, and performs quality control inspections of high-containment facility systems and projects.
• Coordinates with laboratory personnel regarding project reviews and planned utility outages.
• Coordinates with infection control and safety personnel to ensure compliance with applicable requirements.
• Ensures conformance with applicable NFPA codes, BMBL guidance, AAALAC standards, CDC biosafety and biosecurity requirements, safety standards, and other agency criteria.
• Identifies and reports compliance issues to appropriate Government officials.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

BSL-4 knowledge

BAS knowledge

Commissioning QC

CDC biosafety standards

Technical docs review

Excellent communication

Interdepartmental coordination

Education

Associate's degree in electrical/mechanical engineering

Job description

Goldbelt Apex LLC is seeking a Quality Assurance Support Specialist to provide onsite QA support for procurement, installation, maintenance, and construction at USAMRIID, Fort Detrick, MD, including BSL-4 environments. The role focuses on UMCS, BAS, ESS, and related facility systems with emphasis on compliance and documentation.

Responsibilities include coordinating with facility and government personnel, reviewing schedules, performing QA/QC inspections, and delivering weekly status updates.