Operations / Full-time
Facilities & Security Coordinator
Coordinate access, visitor movement, safety compliance, and maintenance logistics across the private Calder Ridge tract.
Calder Ridge works because visitors, contractors, staff, instruments, and weather do not collide. The role is practical, discreet, and visible to nearly everyone on site.
Resume or CV
Facilities, site-security, emergency, or logistics experience summary
Short note on visitor control and quiet operational judgment
Candidate exercise
A scenario interview covering contractor movement, weather disruption, and continuous-recording constraints.
Operations recruiting desk / FAL-OPS-26-008
Full-time exempt staff appointment
Continuing employee benefit tier
REC-OPS-26-008-OPE
FAL-OPS-26-008-public-notice-08
July 9, 2026
Search committee
- 01Marcus Adeyemi
- 02Operations recruiting desk
- 03Station Access and Facilities delegate
Recruiting active file plus finalist review record
How this packet is evaluated
Station operations
Finalist review covers site access, visitor control, emergency routing, contractor movement, and quiet-zone practice.
Complete packets are logged under REC-OPS-26-008-OPE, separated from public correspondence, and assigned to the Operations recruiting desk for first read.
Any exercise is bounded, redacted, and evaluated only for hiring. It is not added to the catalog, public systems, grant files, or laboratory work product.
| Criterion | Weight | Evidence reviewed |
|---|---|---|
| Site judgment | 30% | Handles visitor movement, contractor access, and weather without disrupting recording. |
| Continuity planning | 25% | Understands how ordinary facilities work supports unusual research continuity. |
| Documentation | 20% | Keeps incident, escort, and maintenance records clear enough for review. |
| Calm authority | 25% | Enforces access rules without drama or improvisation. |
- 01Reference check after candidate notice
- 02Station access and site-duty acknowledgement
- 03Records-handling and confidentiality review
- 04Program-office recommendation before offer
Candidate review docket REC-OPS-26-008-OPE; public posting version FAL-OPS-26-008-public-notice-08.
Responsibilities
- Maintain visitor pre-clearance, escort, badge, and access logs
- Coordinate facilities work without interrupting continuous recording
- Support safety drills, environmental controls, and restricted-area signage
- Serve as liaison between field engineering, security vendors, and station administration
Qualifications
- Experience in facilities coordination, site security, field operations, or lab administration
- Strong judgment around access control and confidential operational details
- Comfort working in a rural site with irregular hours during field campaigns
- Calm written and verbal communication
Preferred experience
- OSHA, first-aid, incident-command, or emergency-management training
- Experience at a laboratory, observatory, utility, or field station
What good work looks like
- Visitor and contractor movement is documented without slowing essential work
- Maintenance windows protect the continuous recording record
- Safety procedures are followed because they are clear, not because they are loud
Continuing staff appointment
Full-time Calder Ridge duty with occasional off-hours response
Local vendor, county, and remote-station coordination
Station access review, background check, and emergency-contact clearance required
Hiring process
- 1Operations screen
- 2Scenario interview
- 3Background/reference review
- 4Station walk
Recruiting acknowledges complete packets within five business days and routes them to the program office named on the requisition.
Access, relocation, and accommodations
Full-time Calder Ridge duty with occasional off-hours response
Relocation support is reviewed after finalist stage for continuing Calder Ridge appointments.
Candidates may request accommodation support through recruiting before any timed exercise or station visit.
Operations recruiting desk, FAL-OPS-26-008
- Recruiting will not request references until the candidate is notified.
- Finalist access checks are started only after a program panel recommends continued review.
- Candidate materials are retained under the recruiting records schedule and are not used as public work product.
Candidate materials remain in the recruiting record and are not used as laboratory work product, public samples, or source material for the catalog.
Candidates may request accommodations before any timed exercise, station visit, or access-review step by contacting the recruiting desk listed on the requisition.
FAL evaluates candidates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, or any other protected status.
Apply for this position
Applications are read by the relevant program. Include links to your CV, publications, or portfolio where relevant. For station roles, use the message field to note any field, access-controlled, archive, or remote-site experience that would help the review panel.