Architectural Engineer (SME II)

FWI (FedWriters, Inc.) is seeking an architectural or engineering professional to support NOAA's Office of Atmospheric Research facility and real property team. The role manages facility project portfolios, develops plans and documentation, reviews submittals and drawings, coordinates improvement and repair projects, and supports facility management activities across OAR sites.

Responsibilities:

• Managing project portfolios and providing support to stakeholders
• Developing project plans, schedules, facility drawings/sketches, requirement documents (scope, market research, price/cost estimates), and budgets and tracking project tasks, deliverables, and timelines
• Interpreting and reviewing submittals, existing drawings, and related documents for facility and real property projects
• Assisting the OAR real property team with the implementation of improvement and/or repair projects across multiple OAR sites located OCONUS & CONUS
• Developing facility management procedures and coordinating with stakeholders to establish preventative maintenance best-practices and programs within the OAR Laboratories
• Collecting existing OAR facility and real property documentation and maintaining project records in the DOC & NOAA real property system-of-record (Builder)
• Supporting the OAR/CFO real property team as a member of various committees, working groups, and task forces
• Participating in OAR and NOAA-wide meetings
• Supporting, coordinating, and facilitating development and execution of project briefings, project reports, spreadsheets, and systems to help document, track, analyze, report and resolve project issues
• Providing guidance on current and future facility requirements with evolving technology Coordinating with the NOAA/OCAO/Facility Engineer Office (FEO) to resolve project inquiries and provide support documentation
• Assisting with NOAA-wide facility and real property data calls and requests for information
• Supporting and assisting OAR/CFO with the provision of facility management support services, including creation of requirement templates, facility planning tools, briefings, and development of related training content

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust
• 8+ years of professional and/or academic experience
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, MicroStation, MS Office, and Google Documents
• Bachelor's degree in Architecture/Architectural Engineering
• Public Trust clearance
• 10+ years of professional and/or academic experience
• Advanced AutoCAD experience
• Passed the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards Exam
• Passed the Construction Documents Technologist exam from the Construction Specialist Institute
• Experience/familiarity working on property projects with federal government customers