Laboratory Coordinator IV

Job description

Job Title
Laboratory Coordinator IV


Agency
Texas A&M Engineering


Department
Center For Infrastructure Renewal



Proposed Minimum Salary
Commensurate



Job Location
College Station, Texas



Job Type
Staff



Job Description

Why work for Texas A&M Engineering?


Who we are

Texas A&M Engineering is a large employer in the great and growing cities of Bryan/College Station, offering thousands of career opportunities in a wide variety of fields.

We are deeply committed to recruiting and retaining a talented workforce that embraces our core values of respect, excellence, leadership, loyalty, integrity, and service.

Texas A&M Engineering offers competitive salaries, full benefits, an extensive support network, and above all, an enriching and highly collaborative working community that is deeply passionate about our vision for higher education, research, and public service.


Job Description


Purpose:

The Laboratory Coordinator is responsible for administrative and coordination aspects relating to the preparation of equipment and its utilization in assigned laboratories.

Coordinates the laboratory personnel, facility and services with faculty, research assistants and researchers to insure essential resources are available for research projects, experiments and/or tests.

Assesses the safety factors and monitors the performance and functionality of testing apparatuses, machinery and associated equipment.

Administers the scheduling of laboratory workload and supervises technical staff in the performance of assigned duties.

Performs other duties as assigned in relation to the planning, administration, evaluation and implementation of the laboratory's activities.


Responsibilities:

+ Selects, orders, installs, repairs, modifies, and maintains machines and a variety of shop equipment and tools, construction materials, component parts, electronic instruments, measuring devices, and other shop supplies used in the performance of work.

+ Coordinates laboratory personnel, facility and services with faculty, teaching assistants and researchers to ensure essential resources are available for research projects, experiments and/or tests.

Supervises and trains the workload of technical staff in the performance of assigned duties.

+ Operates forklift and overhead crane; sets up and programs data acquisition systems; collects and manages data; sets up, maintains and repairs hydraulic systems; fabricates fixtures in machine shop; instruments test specimens.

+ Modifies, adjusts, and repairs the lab equipment as necessary; troubleshoots and repairs mechanical components and electronic circuits in various instruments.

Locates and replaces defective components and makes necessary adjustments and calibrations.

+ Responsible for administrative and coordination aspects relating to the preparation of equipment in the High Bay Structural and Material Testing Laboratory.

Works from sketches, detailed drawings, or in conference with faculty and graduate students.

Perceives the application of equipment; designs and constructs basic and complex scientific instruments, apparatus, and equipment requiring exercise of skill and imagination, knowledge of physical and chemical properties of materials, and a comprehension of a scientific field.

+ Instructs and assists graduate students and staff in the proper use of tools and equipment and assists them with shop operations in their own construction and operation of research equipment.

Assesses the safety factors and monitors the performance of machinery and associated equipment.

+ Other duties as assigned.


What we need:

+ Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience

+ Four years of experience


What is helpful:

+ Professional engineering license


Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

+ Working knowledge of AutoCAD and SolidWorks.

+ Welding skills desirable.


About the Center for Infrastructure Renewal

The Center for Infrastructure Renewal (CIR), a joint center between the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, will be the leading global source for the development of transformative infrastructure solutions.

Through cross-industry and government agency collaboration, CIR will facilitate the creation of state-of-the-art methods, materials, technologies, and solutions that society needs for civil infrastructure renewal.

CIR with 138,000-square-foot research, testing and training facilities, was the first research facility on the Texas A&M-RELLIS campus.

CIR will house researchers who are developing advanced and sustainable materials and structural systems that will reduce costs and extend infrastructure life, safety, resiliency, and durability.


Texas A&M Engineering provides an outstanding benefits package including but not limited to:

+ Competitive health benefits.



+ Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays.



+ Vision, Dental, Life, and Long-Term Disability insurance options.



+ Teachers Retirement System of Texas (TRS), a defined benefit retirement plan with 8.25% employer contribution.



+ Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Deferred Account 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation Program 457(b).



+ Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses

+ Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional development opportunities.



+ Tuition assistance https://engineering.tamu.edu/information/esac/staff-development-opportunities.html

+ Wellness program release time offered to employees to promote work/life balance.




Helpful Applicant Information

Required Materials for Application:

+ Resume/CV

+ Three work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor/former supervisor.



+ Letter of interest


Compensation Philosophy:

+ Recruit and retain high-performing workforce through competitive compensation and career development including career pathing, coaching and skills development.



+ Offer total rewards, flexible benefits, professional development, performance recognition and work-life balance.



+ Ensure resources are readily available and utilized to attract and retain the highest quality researchers, faculty, and staff.




Employment Eligibility Verification

+ If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.

You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.

Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment.

Failure to do so will result in delay of start date.




All positions are security-sensitive.

Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.


Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.

Required Skill Profession

Other General