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…