Junior Asset, Equipment Specialist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois.

📋 Description

• Assist the Asset Manager, primary Hand Receipt Holders, and the USMEPCOM Property Book Office in managing equipment accountability activities.

• Ensure the maintenance of comprehensive and precise asset records, including serial numbers, asset identifiers, equipment descriptions, locations, assigned custodians, condition, and disposition status.

• Record and monitor activities related to equipment receipt, assignment, deployment, transfer, refresh, repair, return, and disposition.

• Update Government-designated property, inventory, configuration, or asset-management repositories as necessary.

• Aid in conducting physical asset inventories and audits by verifying equipment identifiers, locations, custodians, operational status, and condition.

• Document any inventory discrepancies and coordinate corrective measures with asset owners, site personnel, and program leadership.

• Reconcile asset records against shipping, receiving, maintenance, configuration, and disposition documentation.

• Gather supporting documentation and prepare data tables, findings, and status information for Asset Audit Reports.

• Track equipment maintenance agreements, warranties, licenses, and support coverage, including renewal and expiration dates.

• Assist in preparing equipment disposition packages and maintain relevant approvals, transfer records, shipping documentation, and evidence of disposal.

• Adhere to Property Book Office guidance for obsolete, excess, surplus, or otherwise disposable Government-Furnished Property.

• Ensure asset repositories are updated following equipment transfers, returns, replacements, and approved dispositions.

• Compile and consolidate asset-management metrics, achievements, risks, issues, and corrective-action status for Monthly Status Report submissions.

• Collaborate with logistics, procurement, configuration management, technical support, and site personnel to address asset-record discrepancies.

• Maintain asset-management logs, trackers, checklists, standard operating procedures, templates, and supporting records.

• Support equipment refreshes, site relocations, lifecycle-management activities, and modernization efforts.

• Safeguard sensitive equipment records and manage Government information in compliance with relevant security and records-management standards.

• Travel to Government or contractor locations as required to assist with physical inventories or equipment-accountability efforts.

⛳️ Requirements

• Active Secret clearance or higher is required.

• An Associate’s degree or relevant professional experience is preferred.

• At least three years of pertinent experience in IT asset management, equipment accountability, inventory control, logistics, property administration, or management analysis.

• Capability to maintain accurate asset records and reconcile equipment information across logs, reports, and supporting documentation.

• Ability to assist in physical inventories, asset audits, and resolving equipment discrepancies.

• Proficiency in coordinating effectively with asset custodians, technical teams, and Government stakeholders.

• Strong skills in Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and other standard Microsoft Office applications.

• Excellent attention to detail, organizational skills, and written communication abilities.

• Willingness to travel or provide on-site support when necessary for physical inventories or asset-accountability tasks.

• Experience in supporting federal or Department of Defense property-accountability programs is preferred.

• Familiarity with Government-Furnished Property is advantageous.

• Knowledge of Hand Receipt Holder and Property Book Office processes is preferred.

• Understanding of federal or DoD equipment-accountability, transfer, inventory, and disposition requirements is preferred.

• Experience in conducting physical asset inventories or assisting with Asset Audit Reports is preferred.

• Familiarity with ServiceNow Hardware Asset Management, Software Asset Management, CMDB, or a similar asset-management platform is preferred.

• Experience using barcode scanners, RFID tools, or other automated inventory technologies is preferred.

• Background in tracking warranties, maintenance agreements, equipment repairs, and lifecycle status is preferred.

• Experience developing asset metrics and contributing to Monthly Status Reports or similar contract reporting is preferred.

• Familiarity with Microsoft SharePoint, Teams, Power BI, or related collaboration and reporting tools is preferred.

• ITIL Foundation, Certified Hardware Asset Management Professional, Certified IT Asset Manager, or any other relevant asset-management certification is preferred.

• Strong recordkeeping and data-quality skills are essential.

• Excellent organizational and time-management abilities.

• Ability to reconcile detailed information from various systems and source documents.

• Capacity to follow established asset-management procedures and escalation paths.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to coordinate effectively across remote and geographically dispersed teams.

• Sound judgment in handling Government property records and sensitive information.

• Capability to manage multiple assignments, deadlines, and follow-up actions.

• Commitment to accuracy, accountability, and consistent process execution.

🏝️ Benefits

• Regular full-time employment.

• Periodic travel or on-site support for physical inventories, equipment reconciliation, or other program activities.

• Opportunity to contribute to a USMEPCOM ENLIST government contract program.