Capital Property Specialist

Requisition Number: 53190 Location: Boulder, Colorado City Boulder State Colorado Employment Type: Research Faculty Schedule: Full-Time Date Posted: 27-Nov-2023 Close All Job Summary The Capital Property Specialist I operates under moderate supervision, primarily focusing on the daily management of Capital Property and equipment with a value exceeding $5,000, which are entrusted to LASP. Due to the complexity of LASP's sponsored projects, the Capital Property Specialist assumes some of the duties that would normally fall to campus property units in order to maintain a high level of project management efficiency. This position interacts frequently with the various Campus Property offices (OCG, Property Accounting, and FACMAN Property Services) to ensure all parties are cognizant of LASP property activities and compliant with all requirements.

The University of Colorado Boulder is committed to building a culturally diverse community of faculty, staff, and students dedicated to contributing to an inclusive campus environment. We are an Equal Opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Who We Are LASP at the University of Colorado Boulder is one of the largest research institutes at the University of Colorado Boulder.

With a focus on solar, stellar, space plasma, atmospheric and planetary sciences, LASP employs both experimental and theoretical approaches to answer key science questions. Since its inception in 1948, LASP has developed, operated, and analyzed the data from scientific instrumentation for solar science, Earth atmospheric, planetary, deep-space, and Earth-orbiting spacecraft missions investigating the Sun, all eight planets, Pluto, and beyond. The progressive development of research capabilities and the use of innovative technologies in pursuit of emerging research initiatives ensures a continued leadership role for LASP in today's growing "new space" era.

What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be Actively manages government-owned and non-government owned Capital Property at LASP, from Procurement to Disposal, to include: Maintain LASP processes and procedures per guidance, directives, and policies required by CU, the sponsor, or projects/programs in accordance with FAR, NASA FAR, Uniform Guidance, or other authority. Strive to become a subject matter expert with regard to the receiving and processing of Capital Property. This entails acquiring a solid understanding of the LASP/CU procurement process, staying informed about contract or grant stipulations provided by the Property Administrator, and adhering to agency oversight regulations.

Process the movement of property by coordinating, preparing applicable forms to accomplish accountability and/or define the location of property in accordance with CU/LASP and/or sponsor contracts policy, conferring with LASP Contracts and/or Financial Analysts as appropriate. Employ constant awareness of location of Capital Property, resulting in the ability to ensure audit compliance with minimal warning. Coordinate the physical inventory of property and reconciling results to ensure compliance with CU/LASP and/or contractual requirements.

Keep abreast of capital equipment and property movements within and outside the lab and ensuring the appropriate safeguards are in place. Use exemplary detective skills when Capital Property is moved without notice. Perform disposition (transfers, disposals, abandon in place, close-outs) of property identified by CU/LASP and/or contractual requirements in accordance with procedures.

Understand when and how this position interacts with project principal investigators, LASP Financial Analysts and contracts personnel, and/or agency personnel directly to enable and support LASP's responsibility for project accounting systems: Property is managed in accordance with sponsored project requirements and that adequate financial resources are available. What You Should Know Due to ITAR requirements, only US citizens and permanent residents may apply. What We Can Offer The salary range for this full-time position is $50,944 - $66,264.

We offer a generous retirement plan that includes 200% matching for the first 5% contributed with immediate vesting. Benefits The University of Colorado offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO Pass. The University of Colorado Boulder is one of the largest employers in Boulder County and offers an inspiring higher education environment.

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Be Boulder. What We Require Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience One-to-three years of experience managing sponsored project/government-owned or funded property to include: Procurement Inventory/tracking Close-Out Disposition Knowledge of FAR/NASA FAR a plus Working knowledge of Excel and internet-based applications and the ability to: Establish priorities in a fast pace and ever changing environment Work independently as well as within a team environment Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with internal and external constituents. Deal effectively with employees throughout LASP and the University as well as those outside the CU environment.

Exercise tact and diplomacy in a variety of situations. Possess ability to discern appropriate action in unusual and infrequent circumstances as well as day-to-day operations. Become proficient or have proficiency with LASP/CU systems: LAPIS, Metastorm, IBM COGNOS (financial reporting system), Marketplace (procurement system), Asset Panda.

Position requires on-site availability 5-days a week. Special Instructions To apply, please submit the following materials: Curriculum vitae Cover letter If you are selected as the finalist, your degree will be verified by the CU Boulder Campus Human Resources department using an approved online vendor. If your degree was obtained outside of the United States, please submit a translated version as an optional attachment.

Review of applications will begin immediately and remain open until filled. Note: Application materials will not be accepted via email. For consideration, applications must be submitted through CU Boulder Jobs.