Project Coordinator/Designer, National Security Data & Policy Institute - Environmental Security Technology Certification Program

UVA Health•Charlottesville, VA

28d•$70,000 - $90,000•Onsite

About The Position

The National Security Data & Policy Institute (NSDPI) at the University of Virginia seeks candidates for multiple project coordinator positions for a multi-year project with the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP), USACE Engineering With Nature scientists and engineers, and the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Viginia Security Corridor Sentinel Landscape team (regulatory and research) to develop adaptive infrastructure for natural hazards and threats that impact the training and readiness of Department of Defense in the Mid-Atlantic region. This is anticipated to be a 5-year research and development effort working toward implementation of significant keystone infrastructure projects that can mitigate natural hazard impacts to the operations and readiness of DoD installations in the mid-Atlantic region. The initial phase (20-months) will focus on design research for hazard adaptation technologies in support of military installations impacted by erosion, storms, and flooding. Upon successful completion of the first phase, two additional stages will refine the concepts and work with private sector partners identified in stage one to prepare for implementation, including permitting, refined costing, and analysis of implications at scale. The Project Coordinator will design and conduct labs experiments to develop a coastal testbed for natural infrastructure to address natural hazards to the training and readiness of Department of Defense facilities in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Requirements

Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA)
2+ years relevant professional experience

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated strong skills in drafting, graphic production, and mapping and analysis
Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication skills
The ability to collaboratively work with faculty, staff, students, and external stakeholders

Responsibilities

Perform design studies, as guided by project leadership
Implement lab experiments
Collect and analyze existing datasets
Identify, develop and test concepts at the “bench scale” and represent them for discussion with stakeholders
Document the concepts for additional analysis and development
Explore and examine data from multiple disparate sources to identify, provide reporting on, and analyze trends in the data
Collaborate with internal researchers (UVA) and external stakeholders
Engage with subcontractors, industry experts, and Subject Matter Experts
Assist in the support of student researchers
Other duties may be assigned