{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"b816a0254adee9214558995c","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/b816a0254adee9214558995c","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/b816a0254adee9214558995c","title":"Certification Program Coordinator","description":"Overview:\nElement has an opportunity for a Certification Program Coordinator, who independently manages the coordination of certification projects through the full lifecycle including application intake, project setup, client communication, certificate issuance, registry updates, and surveillance logistics. This role serves as a primary client contact for assigned projects and handles standard regulator and accreditation-body submissions with minimal oversight, escalating complex, contentious, or precedent-setting matters to the Certification Manager. Fully accountable for day-to-day execution on assigned projects, while developing toward program-level process ownership.\n\nElement Portland is a specialized EMC, EMI, and wireless compliance laboratory delivering Product Qualification Testing services across the Pacific Northwest. With fully accredited MIL-STD-461 and RTCA DO-160 capabilities, the laboratory supports the validation of products against performance, reliability, and regulatory requirements.\n\nResponsibilities:\nIndependently manage application intake and screening for assigned projects: verify completeness, confirm routing to the correct certification scheme, and process per documented procedures to maintain a defensible audit trail\nSet up certification projects in internal systems, confirm scope details, and formally notify clients of project initiation\nFlag out-of-scope or ambiguous applications to the Certification Manager before formal acceptance\nAct as the primary point of contact for clients and laboratories on assigned projects, managing timeline expectations while maintaining strict separation from technical review content and certification decisions\nTrack technical review progress against schedule, proactively resolve routine delays, and escalate at-risk projects with a recommended course of action\nCommunicate certification decisions to clients and keep client-facing process documentation current\nUpload applications and required documentation to regulatory websites, ensuring timeliness and completeness\nServe as operational point of contact for complaints on assigned projects: acknowledge, gather facts, coordinate the response, and manage ongoing client communication while QA/Compliance ensures impartial handling\nManage customer outreach for market surveillance samples and establish subcontractor laboratory arrangements when applicable\nAttend internal and external ISO17065 audits in support of the TCB; assist with documentation for the annual management review and oversight committee communications\nMonitor training records, CB status on regulatory websites, and supporting laboratory recognition status; report gaps or changes to the Certification Manager with recommended actions\nTake on stretch assignments from the Certification Manager (e.g., leading preparation for a specific audit cycle) as development toward a senior role\nSkills / Qualifications:\nBachelor's degree in business administration, quality management, engineering technology, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience\n2–5 years of experience in project coordination, certification body operations, testing laboratory administration, or regulatory compliance\nWorking familiarity with accredited conformity assessment operations (e.g., ISO/IEC 17065 environments) and regulator or accreditation body interfaces\nDemonstrated ability to independently manage multiple concurrent projects with strong documentation discipline\nProfessional, service-oriented written and verbal communication with clients and external bodies\nProficiency with project tracking tools, document management systems, and Microsoft Office\n\nPreferred:\nExperience in radio/EMC, telecom, or product certification, or supporting a Telecommunication Certification Body (TCB)\nDirect experience preparing materials for accreditation assessments or regulatory audits\nFamiliarity with market surveillance and corrective-action tracking processes\n#LI-TF1\nCompany Overview:\nElement is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.\n\nWhen failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.\n\nWhile we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.\n\nIndustries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.\nDiversity Statement:\nAt Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.\n\nAll suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.\n\nThe contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)\n\n“If you need an accommodation filling out an application, or applying to a job, please email Recruitment@element.com”","company":"Element Materials Technology","rawCompany":"element materials technology","city":"Remote","state":"OR","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-04T21:57:05.707Z","occupations":[{"code":"11-3051.01","title":"Quality Control Systems Managers","slug":"quality-control-systems-managers"},{"code":"13-1082.00","title":"Project Management Specialists","slug":"project-management-specialists"},{"code":"19-4099.01","title":"Quality Control Analysts","slug":"quality-control-analysts"}],"industries":[{"code":"541380","title":"Testing Laboratories and Services","slug":"testing-laboratories-and-services"},{"code":"541690","title":"Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services","slug":"other-scientific-and-technical-consulting-services"},{"code":"541618","title":"Other Management Consulting Services","slug":"other-management-consulting-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Certification Program Coordinator","description":"Overview:\nElement has an opportunity for a Certification Program Coordinator, who independently manages the coordination of certification projects through the full lifecycle including application intake, project setup, client communication, certificate issuance, registry updates, and surveillance logistics. This role serves as a primary client contact for assigned projects and handles standard regulator and accreditation-body submissions with minimal oversight, escalating complex, contentious, or precedent-setting matters to the Certification Manager. Fully accountable for day-to-day execution on assigned projects, while developing toward program-level process ownership.\n\nElement Portland is a specialized EMC, EMI, and wireless compliance laboratory delivering Product Qualification Testing services across the Pacific Northwest. With fully accredited MIL-STD-461 and RTCA DO-160 capabilities, the laboratory supports the validation of products against performance, reliability, and regulatory requirements.\n\nResponsibilities:\nIndependently manage application intake and screening for assigned projects: verify completeness, confirm routing to the correct certification scheme, and process per documented procedures to maintain a defensible audit trail\nSet up certification projects in internal systems, confirm scope details, and formally notify clients of project initiation\nFlag out-of-scope or ambiguous applications to the Certification Manager before formal acceptance\nAct as the primary point of contact for clients and laboratories on assigned projects, managing timeline expectations while maintaining strict separation from technical review content and certification decisions\nTrack technical review progress against schedule, proactively resolve routine delays, and escalate at-risk projects with a recommended course of action\nCommunicate certification decisions to clients and keep client-facing process documentation current\nUpload applications and required documentation to regulatory websites, ensuring timeliness and completeness\nServe as operational point of contact for complaints on assigned projects: acknowledge, gather facts, coordinate the response, and manage ongoing client communication while QA/Compliance ensures impartial handling\nManage customer outreach for market surveillance samples and establish subcontractor laboratory arrangements when applicable\nAttend internal and external ISO17065 audits in support of the TCB; assist with documentation for the annual management review and oversight committee communications\nMonitor training records, CB status on regulatory websites, and supporting laboratory recognition status; report gaps or changes to the Certification Manager with recommended actions\nTake on stretch assignments from the Certification Manager (e.g., leading preparation for a specific audit cycle) as development toward a senior role\nSkills / Qualifications:\nBachelor's degree in business administration, quality management, engineering technology, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience\n2–5 years of experience in project coordination, certification body operations, testing laboratory administration, or regulatory compliance\nWorking familiarity with accredited conformity assessment operations (e.g., ISO/IEC 17065 environments) and regulator or accreditation body interfaces\nDemonstrated ability to independently manage multiple concurrent projects with strong documentation discipline\nProfessional, service-oriented written and verbal communication with clients and external bodies\nProficiency with project tracking tools, document management systems, and Microsoft Office\n\nPreferred:\nExperience in radio/EMC, telecom, or product certification, or supporting a Telecommunication Certification Body (TCB)\nDirect experience preparing materials for accreditation assessments or regulatory audits\nFamiliarity with market surveillance and corrective-action tracking processes\n#LI-TF1\nCompany Overview:\nElement is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. 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The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.\nDiversity Statement:\nAt Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.\n\nAll suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.\n\nThe contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. 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