What are the responsibilities and job description for the Engineering Project Manager / Senior Engineer (Secret Clearance) position at The Building People?
The Building People, LLC is seeking an experienced Engineering Project Manager / Senior Engineer to support a mission-critical federal campus operations and facilities management program in Washington, DC. This full-time position combines project management leadership with senior-level facility engineering responsibilities in support of complex federal facility operations, infrastructure assessment, planning, modernization, and operations and maintenance (O&M) initiatives.
The successful candidate will serve as a day-to-day point of contact for Government stakeholders while also providing hands-on senior engineering expertise across campus infrastructure and facility systems. The role requires someone who can effectively manage projects, schedules, stakeholders, and deliverables while independently evaluating technical facility conditions and developing engineering recommendations.
The underlying Project Manager requirement includes coordination, communications, strategic planning and execution, technical design guidance, troubleshooting, and demonstrated campus O&M experience. The Senior Engineer requirement adds hands-on federal facilities engineering, facility condition assessments, technical design, compliance, and multidisciplinary infrastructure expertise.
Key Responsibilities
Project & Program Management
- Serve as a day-to-day point of contact for the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and other project stakeholders.
- Manage and coordinate day-to-day project activities across multiple task areas.
- Develop and maintain project schedules, work plans, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables.
- Coordinate contractor resources and multidisciplinary subject matter experts.
- Facilitate stakeholder meetings and develop agendas, meeting materials, minutes, and action items.
- Track actions, project milestones, risks, issues, and deliverables through completion.
- Provide project status reporting and technical updates to Government stakeholders.
- Support transition-in and transition-out activities and operational transition planning.
- Support strategic planning and development of technical and operational roadmaps.
- Coordinate activities across engineering, facilities management, O&M, planning, and other project disciplines.
Senior Engineering & Technical Responsibilities
- Conduct technical assessments of facility infrastructure, including mechanical, electrical, civil, and structural systems.
- Evaluate existing site and facility conditions and recommend improvements, repairs, modernization, and corrective actions.
- Develop and review engineering designs, plans, specifications, and technical recommendations supporting renovations, modernization, and infrastructure improvements.
- Provide technical design guidance consistent with industry best practices.
- Independently troubleshoot facility and infrastructure issues and recommend appropriate solutions.
- Support Facility Condition Assessments (FCA) and functional testing of critical facility systems.
- Support the integration and assessment of building automation, controls, and energy systems within campus operations.
- Prepare technical reports, engineering recommendations, cost estimates, briefings, and presentations for stakeholders.
- Ensure engineering recommendations and project activities comply with applicable federal, state, and local regulations, codes, and standards, including ADA, fire/life safety, and environmental requirements.
- Collaborate with planners, engineers, facilities professionals, and other team members supporting master planning and space utilization initiatives.
Required Qualifications
- Active Secret clearance. The existing St. E's Project Manager requisition identifies an active Secret clearance as required.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, such as Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, or a related engineering discipline, from an accredited institution.
- Professional Engineer (PE) licensure required.
- Minimum 10 years of experience in federal facility engineering or architectural projects.
- Hands-on experience supporting federal facilities projects, preferably within a campus environment.
- Demonstrated experience supporting facility operations and maintenance (O&M) and daily campus operations.
- Experience managing or supporting multiple concurrent projects.
- Experience performing facility condition assessments and evaluating facility infrastructure.
- Ability to provide technical design guidance and independently troubleshoot technical issues.
- Knowledge of applicable federal regulations, codes, standards, ADA requirements, fire/life safety requirements, and environmental requirements.
- Demonstrated project management experience coordinating schedules, deliverables, resources, stakeholders, risks, and project activities.
- Experience working with integrated teams of technical subject matter experts.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
- Ability to work effectively as a team builder and collaborator across multidisciplinary teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced degree in Engineering, Project Management, Facilities Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
- Experience supporting DHS, GSA, or comparable large federal agencies.
- Experience supporting large federal campuses or complex, mission-critical facilities.
- Experience with campus O&M transitions, particularly transitions of responsibility between federal agencies.
- Experience with building automation systems, energy systems, lifecycle asset management, preventive and predictive maintenance, or CMMS platforms.
- Experience supporting master planning, infrastructure modernization, and real estate/facilities portfolio initiatives.
- Experience developing executive-level technical presentations, briefings, reports, and strategic recommendations.
*Salary offered will be commensurate with the candidate's experience, qualifications, and certifications.
*Our positions may require a background screening and clearance directly from the Government.
*Please note that telework arrangements are subject to change based on customer requirements.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Competitive benefits for eligible employees include:
- Medical & Rx
- Dental
- Vision
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Life Insurance/AD&D
- Long Term Disability and Short-Term Disability
- Paid Time Off
- Holiday Pay
All positions require a background check after acceptance of our offer. The selected candidate will be eligible to begin employment before the background check has been finalized. However, continued employment will be contingent upon the results of your reference/background check from The Building People, LLC. Your position may require special credentialing, clearance, and access as a condition of employment. In the event the government or client does not sponsor or approve your clearance, it may result in termination of your employment.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at reasonableaccomodation@thebuildingpeople.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address.
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