Posting Title

Laboratory Protection Administrative Associate

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Location

CO - Golden

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Position Type

Regular

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Hours Per Week

40

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Working at NREL

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), located at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Golden, Colorado is the nation's primary laboratory for research and development of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies.

From day one at NREL, you’ll connect with coworkers driven by the same mission to save the planet. By joining an organization that values a supportive, inclusive, and flexible work environment, you’ll have the opportunity to engage through our ten employee resource groups, numerous employee-driven clubs, and learning and professional development classes.

NREL supports inclusive, diverse, and unbiased hiring practices that promote creativity and innovation. By collaborating with organizations that focus on diverse talent pools, reaching out to underrepresented demographics, and providing an inclusive application and interview process, our Talent Acquisition team aims to hear all voices equally. We strive to attract a highly diverse workforce and create a culture where every employee feels welcomed and respected and they can be their authentic selves.

Our planet needs us! Learn about NREL’s critical objectives, and see how NREL is focused on saving the planet.

We invite all interested candidates to apply for this opportunity. While we recognize that job seekers may hesitate if they don’t meet every requirement, we encourage dedicated individuals who meet all the basic and additional required qualifications of the role to submit an application. We value the opportunity to consider those who believe they have the necessary skills and ambition to succeed at NREL.

Job Description

The Office of Laboratory Protection (LP) is an organization focused on providing a secure, safe, and resilient NREL community. LP supports more than 3,500 staff located at four sites and the associated infrastructure. LP is comprised of a team of highly skilled managers and technical subject matter experts dedicated to personnel security, physical security, access control, information security, foreign national access management, emergency management, and protective force operations.

This position will report to the Director of Laboratory Protection assisting in operational and administrative tasks to ensure the smooth and efficient operation of the department. This role requires strict confidentiality, exceptional organizational skills, proficiency in project management, the ability to prioritize multiple demands, and excellent interpersonal skills.

The LP Business Support Specialist creates, maintains, and distributes a range of correspondence, reports, documentation, and processes with minimum supervision and oversight. This position has frequent interaction with internal and external collaborators, business partners, and colleagues.

Responsibilities include:

• Serve as a resource to staff on institutional processes, procedures, and requirements.

• Provide input and recommendations on organization-specific administrative practices.

• Manage calendars and schedule meetings.

• Participate in meetings and prepare meeting minutes.

• Independently respond to and appropriately route requests.

• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and provide support to colleagues as needed.

• Monitor and oversee departmental deliverables to ensure timely completion, including annual obligations to DOE per the contract, corrective action items, PEMP requirements, etc.

• Prepare and maintain electronic files, as needed.

• Oversee and maintain the department’s schedule in Humanity, including recording unscheduled call-offs.

• Serve as the space coordinator for the department.

• Maintain training records for department, including working closely with the LP Training Coordinator to ensure training metrics an