Fresh Listing

Posted: April 1, 2026 (1 day ago)

This job was posted recently. Fresh listings typically have less competition.

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN

Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command

Department of the Navy

Fresh

Location

Salary

$75,788 - $98,530

per year

Closes

April 7, 2026More Navy jobs →

GS-10 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $56,527 - $73,486

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-9. Advanced degree or significant experience.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves supporting engineering projects for naval facilities, including reviewing construction plans, preparing cost estimates, and ensuring contractors follow regulations to keep projects on track.

You'll communicate with customers about progress and help resolve issues to maintain facilities efficiently.

It's a good fit for someone with hands-on experience in construction oversight and a detail-oriented approach to technical support in a government setting.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-10 level in federal or equivalent private/public sector
  • Providing status updates and addressing customer concerns on projects like completion and maintenance delays
  • Making recommendations to resolve technical or procedural problems
  • Approving or inputting on construction contract invoices and ensuring compliance with environmental and labor regulations
  • Reviewing and monitoring construction plans and specifications
  • Assisting in maintaining facilities and minimizing life cycle costs
  • Experience preparing material/labor estimates, task orders, and contract documents for construction and maintenance

Full Job Description

You will serve as an ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN in the FACILITIES ENGINEERING AND ACQUISITION DIVISON of NAVFAC ENGINEERING CMD MID-ATLANTIC.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-10 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Providing status updates and addressing concerns for customers in the field (e.g.

project completion, maintenance delays, etc.); 2) Making recommendations to resolve problems encountered including technical or procedural changes; 3) Approving or providing input for approval of construction contract invoices for payment, and ensuring contractors are in compliance with state and federal environmental and labor regulations; 4) Reviewing and monitoring construction plans and specifications; and 5) Assisting with maintaining the facility and minimizing life cycle costs.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Major Duties:

  • You will participate in acquisition planning conferences on complex jobs to advise such customers as to scope and conditions under which will have to be performed.
  • You will prepare or assist in preparation of detailed material and labor estimates using estimating handbooks and/or engineering performance standard for CAT 3 / 4 construction and maintenance and modifications.
  • You will prepare or assist in preparation of task orders for CAT 3 / 4 construction and maintenance indefinite quality contracts.
  • You will prepare or assist in preparation of contract documents (drawings, specifications, cost estimates, etc.) for CAT 3 / 4 construction and maintenance.

Check your resume before applying to catch common mistakes

Browse Similar Jobs

Posted on USAJOBS: 4/1/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/2/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12924290-26-WTP