Chief Engineer, Pae For Shore Infrastructure

Summary

This position serves as the Chief Engineer and Senior Technical Authority for the Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Shore Infrastructure (PAE SI) at the Washington Navy Yard. Operating with full technical independence, the incumbent oversees an $11B+ annual portfolio (including $8B MILCON and $3B SRM programs). Established under the FY26 NDAA acquisition reforms, the role provides final engineering authority and strategic counsel to accelerate critical shore capabilities to the Fleet.

• You will serve as a national technical authority on engineering for DON/DoW shore infrastructure.
• You will act as the PAE's primary advisor on all shore infrastructure engineering matters.
• You will develop and recommend technical strategies for the entire Navy infrastructure portfolio.
• You will evaluate trade-offs among cost, schedule, and performance to guide decisions.
• You will inform programmatic and resource choices to accelerate capability delivery to the Fleet.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution. Candidates will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or national origin. To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, your resume must show that you possess the Technical Qualifications (TQ) related to this position - NOT TO EXCEED 2 PAGES.

Resumes over the 2-page limit will be disqualified. Your resume should include examples of experience, education, and accomplishments applicable to the qualification(s). If your resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of these qualifications, you may not receive consideration for the position. TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs):
Your resume should demonstrate accomplishments that would satisfy the technical qualifications: TQ 1. Mastery of advances engineering principles and portfolio management concepts, with nationally/internationally recognized expertise in military construction, facilities engineering, and rapid project delivery. TQ 2. Proven ability to provide authoritative technical counsel on multi-billion-dollar infrastructure programs and make informed risk management recommendations that balance cost, schedule, and performance to meet urgent warfighter needs.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). AND All Professional Engineering series, 0801 Architecture series, 0808 Applicants must meet at least one of the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual:
For 0801 Professional Engineering Series:

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.

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- 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…