Architect

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: Serve as Architect for USACE New York District, Engineering Division, Design Branch, Architectural Design Section. USACE New York District will be relocating from 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY to 3 2nd Street, Jersey City, NJ in March 2027.

Perform work relating to the design and construction of buildings and other facilities at military installations, for civil works projects and other facilities in support of IIS (lnteragency, International, Support for Others) missions.

Provide advisory and consultant services on such matters as codes and regulations relating to buildings and other facilities of different types and purposes.

Develop own design plans and specifications or review work of Architecture - Engineering (A-E ) firms to ensure design excellence and compliance with agency regulations and criteria in the construction of buildings and other facilities.

Perform architectural design, both preliminary and final, for structures such to include but not limited to office buildings, military housing, storage warehouses and pump stations

Review the functional adequacy of structures and prepare specific criteria for general design memoranda, as well as feature specific design memoranda, in accordance with USACE regulations.

Serve as a design team/technical lead responsible to schedule appropriate review meetings and compiling engineering design costs obtained from other design sections and coordinate between multiple disciplines within the District and A/E firms.

Review architectural designs and working drawings prepared by architects of equal or lower grade, A/E firms, and personnel from other Districts.

Perform field investigations and inspections of architectural aspects of construction in-progress and completed.