A successful candidate in this position will serve as a senior General Engineer within the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Sandia Field Office (SFO), Complex Management Team (CMT) in Albuquerque, NM. Serving as a technical authority at the state-of-the-art John A. Gordon Albuquerque Complex (JAGAC), the incumbent does far more than traditional facility management; they operate in a highly visible, hands-on customer-service role.
As a General Engineer Physical Scientist, you will: Serve as technical point of contact, Project Manager, and Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) for facility operations, maintenance, repair, and construction contracts ranging from tens of thousands to multi-million dollars.
Develop SOWs, PWSs, and IGEs; review technical submittals and project documentation; monitor contractor performance, progress, and invoices; and coordinates technical issues with contractors and Contracting Officers. Must hold or obtain Level II COR certification within 18 months of hire.
Serve as engineering liaison to more than 20 tenant organizations, coordinating with leadership, technical staff, and multi-agency stakeholders to assess operational, infrastructure, space, and logistical requirements. Integrate mission, engineering, security, cybersecurity, and contracting requirements to resolve complex customer needs and provide effective facility solutions.
Oversee facility operations, utilities, preventive maintenance, and complex building systems within a 333,324-square-foot facility. Troubleshoot HVAC, electrical, utility, and Building Automation Systems (BAS); evaluate risks and technical alternatives; and coordinates maintenance and modifications to minimize mission disruption.
Serve as BAS system owner and engineering liaison for cybersecurity and physical security, ensuring compliance with ATO and ICD 705 requirements and project budget and schedule.
You must meet the basic education requirements for at least one of the occupational series (0801 or 1301) identified below. You are required to submit unofficial college transcripts as outlined in the Required Documents section of this announcement. Failure to submit transcripts will result in disqualification for this position. To qualify for the 0801 General Engineering series, you must possess: A. Degree: Engineering.
Successful completion of a bachelor's or higher engineering degree from an accredited college or university.
To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e)electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.
Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.-or- B.
Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering.
The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: (I) Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico.
Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration.
For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions; or (II) Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico; or (III) Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A.
The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A; or (IV) Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance.
Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all inclusive.) To qualify for the 1301 Physical Science series, you must possess: A.
Degree: physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics; OR B. Combination of education and experience: education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
You must provide a copy of your unofficial transcript(s). Be sure to include those transcripts directly applicable for meeting the education requirements. Failure to provide proof of education will result in non-consideration for this position. Official transcripts will be required prior to entrance-on-duty for individuals selected. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | U.S. Department of Education.
This position is with National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy.
The posted pay range is $127141 – $194417/yr.
This position requires a Q Access Authorization security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-09-14.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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