Senior Energetics Facilities Engineer

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Energetics Facilities Engineer based in United States.

This role provides senior engineering leadership for complex U.S. Navy and Department of Defense energetics facility projects.
You will oversee design, renovation, construction, and commissioning activities supporting manufacturing, processing, testing, storage, and explosives ordnance operations.
The position requires deep expertise in the specialized safety, facility, and engineering considerations of energetics environments.
You will coordinate multidisciplinary teams across mechanical, HVAC, electrical, structural, fire protection, civil, and process engineering disciplines.
The role combines technical oversight, project leadership, client engagement, design review, and practical problem-solving across active facility portfolios.
You will help ensure projects meet stringent DoD and U.S. Navy requirements while supporting safety, constructability, maintainability, quality, schedule, and cost objectives.
This is a high-impact opportunity to contribute to critical defense infrastructure in a collaborative and technically demanding environment.

• Oversee engineering teams supporting the design, construction, renovation, and commissioning of facilities used for energetics manufacturing, processing, testing, storage, and explosives ordnance operations.
• Provide technical oversight of facility designs, including process equipment, utilities, production areas, material flow, facility interfaces, and infrastructure supporting energetics operations.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams across HVAC, mechanical, electrical, structural, fire protection, civil, plumbing, and process-related requirements.
• Ensure facility designs appropriately address hazards and specialized requirements associated with energetics and explosives operations, including hazardous materials, fire and explosion risks, ventilation, containment, equipment layout, facility separation, and siting.
• Support the development and review of design packages for new construction, renovations, facility modifications, process improvements, and equipment installations in energetics manufacturing environments.
• Ensure engineering designs align with applicable DoD Unified Facilities Criteria, NAVSEA requirements, building codes, regulations, standards, and explosives safety criteria.
• Review technical submittals in accordance with applicable DoD, U.S. Navy, and quality-control requirements, while assessing designs for constructability, maintainability, safety, and compatibility with existing operations.
• Coordinate with clients, process engineers, manufacturing personnel, safety professionals, construction teams, and other stakeholders to resolve design, construction, and commissioning challenges.
• Conduct technical assessments of existing facilities and develop practical engineering recommendations addressing deficiencies, modernization needs, equipment replacement, process changes, and production capability improvements.
• Manage an active portfolio of projects while maintaining client expectations for quality, schedule, cost, and technical performance.
• Support site visits, facility assessments, design reviews, and technical meetings at DoD and U.S. Navy facilities as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical discipline.
• 20+ years of relevant professional experience, including extensive work supporting DoD/U.S. Navy facilities associated with energetics manufacturing, processing, testing, storage, handling, or explosives ordnance operations.
• Strong subject-matter expertise in engineering for energetics and explosives facilities, including new construction, renovation, facility modifications, and infrastructure improvements.
• Deep understanding of the safety and engineering requirements associated with energetics operations, including fire and explosion hazards, hazardous material handling, process safety, facility separation, siting, containment, ventilation, and safe material flow.
• Experience integrating facilities, equipment, utilities, and infrastructure required for energetics manufacturing and processing operations.
• Strong familiarity with DoD and U.S. Navy criteria and standards applicable to energetics and explosives facilities, including NAVSEA requirements and relevant explosives safety criteria.
• Experience with design-bid-build construction projects, building codes, and permitting processes.
• Expertise in at least one relevant engineering discipline, with preference for broad knowledge across HVAC, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, structural, fire protection, and civil engineering.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams and integrate manufacturing and process requirements with facility design.
• Strong project and portfolio management capabilities, with excellent analytical, problem-solving, conflict-resolution, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with clients, technical teams, manufacturing personnel, safety professionals, contractors, and other stakeholders.
• Must currently hold or be able to obtain a Department of Defense Secret-level security clearance.
• Must be a U.S. citizen, as the position is not eligible for Limited Access Authorizations.

Benefits

• $150,000–$200,000 annual salary, depending on years and type of experience.
• Remote position with a requirement to be located in or willing to relocate to the Washington, DC metropolitan area for frequent, at least weekly, onsite client and team meetings.
• Health and dental insurance.
• Life insurance and long-term disability coverage.
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs).
• Generous 401(k) plan and profit sharing.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• 11–20 paid vacation days per year.
• 10 paid holidays per year.
• 56 hours or more of sick leave annually, depending on the state of employment and prorated for part-time employees.
• Educational benefits.
• Opportunity to work on technically challenging DoD and U.S. Navy infrastructure projects with multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Flexible and collaborative work environment with meaningful client-facing responsibilities and opportunities to contribute to critical defense infrastructure.

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