ASSE 12080 Program Manager (Key Personnel)

About the Role

The Program Manager is the contractor's designated key person for the VISN 6 Legionella testing and water management contract. This individual 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 (requires a 24-hour training course and a 100-question examination; valid three years with recertification).
• 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.

Qualifications

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified HACCP Manager (removes evaluator doubt when held alongside ASSE 12080).
• Certified Water Technologist (CWT).
• Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) or Certified Safety Professional (CSP).
• ASHRAE Standard 188 / Water Management Program training.
• OSHA 30-Hour.