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Job Description:

Are you an engineer or architect who prefers working with people, wants to lean into your soft skills with an interest or background in urban or community planning, and value diversity? Do you prefer leaders that encourage independent thinking and prioritize the well-being of their team?

I hope you will consider joining the Naval Facilities Engineering System Command Northwest (NAVFAC NW) team, we are looking for individuals with following experience/skills:

  • Passion for solving complex problems with stakeholder engagement.
  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture, or a related field
  • Education or experience in engineering, architecture, and project planning (scoping), site- development, leading multi-disciplinary teams, developing innovative approaches for facility investment, cost estimation, master facilities planning (long-range).

As a Project Planner, you will be responsible for delivering planning products within scope, on schedule and budget. You will provide independent, timely and professional project development and project management services for the planning of assigned projects for the Navy and other Supported Commands, including site approvals, large and complex operation and maintenance funded projects, new construction projects, and associated studies to define project scope.

Responsibilities Include:

  • Execute difficult and highly complex projects with far reaching scope and effect. May involve development of products and services including, but are not limited to Special Studies, Military Construction (MCON) Project Documentation (DD1391), Site Approvals, Sustainment Restoration and Modernization (SRM) Project documentation, Energy Project documentation, Economic Analyses, Parametric Cost estimates, and Business Case Analyses.
  • Projects may include housing, community support facilities (dining facilities, clubs, fitness centers, child development centers), medical facilities, education/training facilities, maintenance shops, industrial facilities, hangars, administration buildings, operations buildings (command and control centers), waterfront structures (e.g., piers, quay walls, dry docks), ammunition, explosives, and warehouse storage, mechanical/ electrical power plants, utility distribution systems, hazardous waste systems, fire protection systems, and other shore installation facilities.
  • Integration of a diverse group of stakeholders at various levels throughout the organization and be able to develop recommended scopes for execution.
  • Serves as focal point to Supported Commanders, higher echelon, and field offices, on information for project development assigned regarding status of individual projects, and reviews and acts on correspondence concerning assigned projects.
  • Produces written correspondence regarding project-related topics including status updates, informational briefings, etc. and makes oral presentations to groups of various size, rank, and expertise.

The ideal candidate will be a detail-oriented team player with strong communication skills, an understanding of community planning, engineering and/or architectural principles and practices. We will help you hone your soft skills and grow your organizational knowledge as you lead and execute products and services toward success. If interested, please submit your resume to Braden Kopp at braden.p.kopp.civ@us.navy.mil.