Site Operations Associate with Security Clearance

New Site Operations Associate Arlington, VA Apply ABOUT NOOKS Nooks is pioneering Classified-Infrastructure-as-a-Service (CIaaS) — designing, building, and operating Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs) and other secured, classified environments for the defense and national security community. We work with the agencies, contractors, and mission-driven organizations that keep the nation safe, delivering the physical infrastructure that makes classified work possible. We’re growing fast, operating across multiple markets, and building a company that takes both the mission and the business seriously.

About the Role You are the person a Nooks site runs through — the one every employee and customer associates with what it's like to be there. How someone is welcomed, and how quickly and professionally they get into their authorized space to do the work they came to do, is the standard you hold for the site, not something that depends on who's watching.

It's also intentionally an entry point: a high-visibility seat where you learn how the Nooks business runs from the ground up, with a real track to grow into sales, operations, security, or another function as your interests and our needs come together. While this role has defined ownership areas, priorities can shift quickly in a growing company, and you'll often be the one who spots a gap before anyone tells you it's there.

We're looking for someone who can take a general sense of what the site needs and run with it — solving what's within your authority, flagging clearly what isn't, and doing both without waiting to be asked.

Key Responsibilities Customer & Site Experience
* Own the front-of-house experience for every customer, member, and visitor — greet them personally, understand what they came in for, and make Nooks the easiest part of their day.
* Serve as the customer's first point of contact for routine administrative and logistical support, resolving straightforward requests independently and escalating security, IT account-level or commercial matters to the respective functional teams.  
* Build real relationships with regular customers and members, learn their patterns well enough to anticipate needs, and plan and run site engagement moments — from small daily touches to full events — adjusting based on turnout and feedback.  Office & Facility Management
* Own day-to-day office operations: keep supplies, badges, keycards, and conference rooms stocked and ready, and hold the space to a standard that's always ready for a customer walkthrough.
* Run opening and/or closing procedures as assigned, and manage mail, deliveries, and other daily logistics per site protocol, including handling procedures for items entering controlled areas.
* Spot and report facility issues — broken items, maintenance needs, anything out of standard — and track work orders through to completion rather than just flagging them and moving on. Vendor & Contract Management
* Own the day-to-day relationship with the site's cleaning and maintenance vendors, confirming delivered work matches the contract and holding vendors to the standard the site needs.
* Monitor vendor performance over time, flag service gaps or recurring issues to the vendor and the Site Lead before they affect the customer experience, and provide input during contract renewals.
* Coordinate vendor scheduling and access so their work doesn't disrupt customer visits or classified activity happening on-site. Site Security Support
* Support visitor control procedures: verifying approved Visitor Authorization Requests (VARs), issuing and tracking badges, and coordinating escorts for uncleared visitors per site protocol.
* Conduct routine walk-throughs of common areas and entry points, flagging anything out of standard — propped doors, unbadged individuals, unattended materials — to the security team.
* Recognize and escalate potential security concerns promptly, documenting per Nooks procedure, and leave investigation and resolution to the security team. What Success Looks Like in This Role Twelve months in, customers and members know you by name, and the front-of-house experience is…