ASSE 12080 Program Manager (Key Personnel)
About The Position
The Program Manager is the contractor's designated key person for the VISN 6 Legionella testing and water management contract. This individual is a credentialed Legionella Water Safety and Management Specialist (ASSE/IAPMO/ANSI 12080) — the qualification the Contracting Officer confirmed satisfies the program-manager certification requirement — and holds a bachelor's degree or higher in science or engineering. The Program Manager supervises all sample collection and shipping across seven VA Medical Centers, directs the quarterly Legionella sampling program, oversees culture-based laboratory analysis through a CDC ELITE–certified lab, manages potable-water remediation events on facility request, reviews each facility's Water Safety/Management Plan for regulatory compliance, ensures all reporting and data deliverables, and serves as the technical point of contact to the COR and each facility's Technical Manager.
Requirements
- ASSE/IAPMO/ANSI 12080 — Legionella Water Safety and Management Specialist
- Bachelor's degree or higher in science or engineering
- Valid state driver's license (multi-site field travel across NC/VA)
- Ability to pass a VA background investigation and obtain facility access/badging
- Comply with facility drug-screening and health/immunization requirements
- Five years' experience collecting and reporting Legionella tests in a hospital environment (PWS qualification)
- Demonstrated expertise developing Water Management Programs that address both cost and safety in potable and utility water
- Experience producing HACCP program validation and verification data (the technical volume requires such data from at least 20 current customers, plus two sample testing reports)
- Working knowledge of VHA Directive 1061 and The Joint Commission water-management requirements
Nice To Haves
- Certified HACCP Manager
- Certified Water Technologist (CWT)
- Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) or Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
- ASHRAE Standard 188 / Water Management Program training
- OSHA 30-Hour
Responsibilities
- Supervises all sample collection and shipping across seven VA Medical Centers
- Directs the quarterly Legionella sampling program
- Oversees culture-based laboratory analysis through a CDC ELITE–certified lab
- Manages potable-water remediation events on facility request
- Reviews each facility's Water Safety/Management Plan for regulatory compliance
- Ensures all reporting and data deliverables
- Serves as the technical point of contact to the COR and each facility's Technical Manager
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
