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SUPERVISORY GENERAL ENGINEER/ARCHITECT

Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command

Department of the Navy

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$139,967 - $181,956

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GS-13 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $88,520 - $115,079

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-12. Expert-level knowledge in field.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading a team as a senior project manager for large-scale military construction projects at a naval facility in Washington, focusing on planning, design, and execution of nuclear deterrence-related infrastructure.

It requires overseeing budgets, solving complex engineering challenges, and ensuring high-quality results while managing staff and handling disputes.

Ideal candidates are experienced engineers or architects with strong leadership skills and a background in federal or large public projects.

Key Requirements

  • Current registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) or Registered Architect (RA) from any state, DC, Guam, or Puerto Rico
  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-13 level or equivalent in project management for engineering/architecture
  • Mastery in applying advanced engineering and architecture principles to complex projects
  • Experience providing consultative services on facilities construction and project management
  • Proven ability to lead, supervise, and manage teams in professional engineering or architectural services
  • Expertise in construction engineering for unusual or complex projects, including quality approval
  • Skills in workload planning, office management, employee grievance handling, and acting as a technical witness in claims

Full Job Description

You will serve as a Supervisory Mega-Project Project Manager for the Planning, Design and Construction Directorate, NAVFAC NORTHWEST.

You will be responsible for executing the NAVFAC Northwest Navy Nuclear Deterrence Mission Capital projects program (MILCONs and SRM).

This position has a Selective Placement Factor (SPF) that will be used to screen out ineligible candidates.

The SPF is current registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) or Architect (RA) from any state, the District of Columbia, Guam or Puerto Rico.

If you meet this requirement, you must provide a copy of your current registration with your application for verification purposes.

A copy of a wall certificate that does not show current registration status will not serve to verify you meet this requirement.

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 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) Exhibiting mastery and expertise in applying advanced concepts, principles, and practices in project management to provide innovative recommendations and identify, coordinate, and integrate various engineering, architecture, and other related disciplines necessary to deliver expert advisory services and to accomplish cost-effective, high-quality design and construction activities; 2) Utilizing a wide range of advanced concepts, principles, and practices of engineering and architecture to resolve highly challenging and complicated issues and problems; 3) Providing consultative services on project management issues and the entire range of architectural and engineering activities for facilities construction; and 4) Leading, supervising, and/or managing others in providing professional facilities engineering or architectural services.

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 https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/general-engineering-series- 0801/https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/architecture-series-0808/ 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 provide construction engineering expertise in major engineering disciplines on projects of an unusual or complex nature.
  • You will be responsible for technical acceptability and quality approval of all construction managed by the office.
  • You will be responsible for workload planning, task assignment, organization, overall office management and supervision of all personnel assigned to the office.
  • You will be responsible for hearing employee complaints and grievances and either resolving the issues or initiating proper recommendations for dispositions at a higher level.
  • You will act as a government witness at claims hearings requiring engineering and construction expertise.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/19/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/19/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12910934-26-CRN