Job Description
A full-time appointment for a Biosecurity Coordinator position is available with CEMML and duty-stationed on Guam in compliance with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Mariana Islands Training and Testing Biological Opinion of 2015 and the Navy-funded Project Statement of Work that implements regional biosecurity measures to prevent the introduction of invasive species while promoting the control and managing them. The majority of the work will be conducted on US military bases, but military affiliation is not required to apply for this position.
Guam has a substantial military presence consisting of three major military installations – Naval Base Guam, Andersen Air Force Base, and Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz. Each year, major military training exercises are conducted within the Joint Region Marianas Area of Responsibility (JRM AOR) where large quantities of military equipment and other materials are transported into Guam and the US Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). Due to the sensitive ecological balance of island ecosystems, including the Mariana Islands, CEMML provides support to implement biosecurity measures within the JRM AOR to prevent unintentional biological introductions and to detect, control, and manage non-native species that have already become established.
The Biosecurity Coordinator functions as the primary operational and administrative coordinator for the biosecurity program, with significant responsibility for project communication, inspection scheduling, meeting facilitation, CEMML Team coordination, and logistical planning across multiple military installations, military leased lands, and stakeholder Points of contact (POC)s.
CEMML is a research, education, and service unit within the Warner College of Natural Resources at CSU. To learn more about CEMML’s contributions to land management, our mission, vision, and values, visit http://www.cemml.colostate.edu/.
Full Consideration Date: November 11, 2026, 11:59 PM (MT).
Essential Job Duties:
- Biosecurity Coordination:
- Serve as the primary coordinator for biosecurity operations, communications, and scheduling for biosecurity inspections on Naval Base Guam, Anderson Air Force Base, Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, Army Reserve Center, and associated Joint Region Marianas (JRM) training areas. This involves regular and consistent coordination and communication among CEMML, Department of Defense (DoD) project POCs, training event POCs, installation representatives, and other stakeholders.
- Ability to exercise authority tactfully and professionally while working with military personnel and stakeholders to ensure inspection and cleanliness standards are met prior to allowing the transportation of cargo as evidenced through demonstrated leadership characteristics such as being proactive, poised, and resolute.
- Develop, maintain, and actively manage inspection schedules of current and future training events to ensure efficient execution of biosecurity activities. Flexibility and attentiveness are necessary due to ever evolving inspection needs.
- Work closely with the CEMML Guam Program Manager (PM) and DoD project POCs to create, maintain, and monitor biosecurity project plans to ensure timely development of all deliverables.
- Proactively communicate schedule changes, resource needs, potential delays, and additional biosecurity updates to the CEMML PM, CEMML Team members, and federal POCs.
- Organize, schedule, and facilitate, biosecurity meetings and project reviews including preparing data analyses, agendas, presentations, and briefing materials. This could also include leading discussions when appropriate, taking meeting minutes, and distributing meeting minutes and actions items to CEMML Team members and biosecurity POCs.
- Follow up on important action items and decisions from meetings.
- Ensure the biosecurity project adheres to Standard Operating Procedures and that all documentation is maintained appropriately for the biosecurity project task.
- Coordinate logistics, scheduling, travel planning, and deployment of teams to neighboring islands for biosecurity mission support.
- Monitor a 24-hour duty phone to coordinate support for DoD projects, training events, and installation representative needs, ensuring coverage for all off-hours inspections.
- Provide comprehensive biosecurity inspection training, and certification for new hires and existing members to promote consistency in inspection practices.
- Reporting:
- Assist CEMML GIS Specialist to ensure all CEMML Team members efficiently use ESRI Survey123 to collect and manage biosecurity data.
- Ensure quality control and proper data management of biosecurity data to ensure deliverables are of highest professional quality.
- Assess and communicate biosecurity project risks and issues and provide solutions where applicable while escalating issues to appropriate internal resources when applicable.
- Prepare and distribute biosecurity project reports (INRMP, Annual, Monthly Report, Cost Estimates, and After-Action Reports) and summaries regarding project status and accomplishments.
- Work site access authorizations:
- Coordinate with DoD project POCs and staff to schedule access the project work sites and obtain military base and other jurisdictional access authorizations needed to accomplish project Tasks.
- Update and implement biosecurity SOPs:
- Follow all CSU, CEMML, and installation environmental and safety protocols.
Supervision:
- Position supervises Biosecurity Inspection Tech I, Tech II, and Non-Student Hourly positions.
Conditions of Employment:
- Pre-employment Criminal Background Check (required for new hires).
- Must have a valid driver’s license or the ability to obtain a driver’s license by the employment start date.
- Must be legally eligible to work in the U.S. by the proposed start date, CEMML will not provide visa sponsorship for this position.
- Must be willing and available to work flexible work hours, including evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime, after natural disasters, and extended shifts during military training exercises and large-scale military contracted cargo movements to accommodate increased inspection workloads associated with the influx of military equipment, cargo, and supplies.
- Must be willing and able to travel throughout Guam, CNMI, and neighboring islands, including deployments of up to four (4) weeks in duration, sometimes on short notice.
- Must be in good physical condition, and capable of walking several consecutive miles while carrying gear of up to 35 pounds in a hot tropical environment on uneven terrain.
- Must be able to work in a culturally diverse office and respect all Team members.
Minimum Qualifications:
- B.S./B.A./B.B.A degree in biological science, natural resource management, project management, business administration, military studies, logistics, communications, or a related field; OR three (3) years of progressively responsible professional experience in project coordination, operations management, logistics, natural resource management, environmental programs, military support, or a closely related field.
- Experience planning events, coordinating logistics, managing field operations, or scheduling personnel in a complex operational environment.
- Experience coordinating schedules, activities, personnel, or projects involving multiple stakeholders.
- Experience with project management, task tracking, or scheduling software applications (such as MS Project, Smartsheets, Asana, Basecamp) to develop project timelines, assign tasks, and monitor progress.
- Excellent communication skills, as evidenced by prior experience documenting field activities, writing technical reports, SOPs, and coordination with project stakeholders.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, schedules, deadlines, and competing demands in a dynamic work environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 1+ years of experience with planning events, coordinating logistics, managing field operations, or scheduling personnel in a complex operational environment.
- 1+ years of experience with project management, task tracking, or scheduling software applications (such as MS Project, Smartsheets, Asana, Basecamp) to develop project timelines, assign tasks, and monitor progress.
- Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, organizations, military personnel, and other associated individuals.
- Experience and familiarity working with active-duty military units, military installations, or other highly structured organization.
- Experience coordinating and working with military personnel in implementing biosecurity inspections on military cargo, equipment, and vehicles
- Demonstrate relevant knowledge and experience of invasive species management and/or natural resources management.
- Familiar with DoD/Navy environmental, biosecurity, and safety regulations.
- Experience working in Guam/CNMI, Pacific islands, or other island ecosystems.
Salary Range
Salary Range: $70,000-$85,000
Required Application Documents
To apply, please upload the following applicant documents. Ensure your materials fully address the required and preferred job qualifications of the position. Please note, applicants may redact information from their application materials that identifies their age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.
Cover Letter, Resume/CV
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