Utilities Engineer

💼What You'll Do

• Conduct on-site assessments of utility infrastructure at DoD installations.
• Evaluate electrical distribution, prime power, water, wastewater, HVAC, mechanical, and emergency power systems.
• Identify system vulnerabilities, reliability concerns, redundancy gaps, and mission risks.
• Develop recommendations to improve infrastructure resilience and operational availability.
• Assess preventive and predictive maintenance programs and lifecycle replacement needs.
• Review engineering drawings, specifications, facility documentation, and construction plans.
• Support facility sustainment, modernization, recapitalization, and capital improvement initiatives.
• Evaluate compliance with UFC, OSHA, NFPA, environmental regulations, DoD standards, and other applicable requirements.
• Coordinate with engineers, architects, contractors, security teams, installation leadership, and government stakeholders.
• Prepare technical reports and present findings and recommendations to government leadership.

🧠What You Bring to the Table

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Nuclear, Marine Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of utility engineering, facility infrastructure, system operations, preventive maintenance, or prime power experience in military, government, industrial, or large commercial environments.
• Operational experience with the U.S. Navy Nuclear Power Program, U.S. Army Prime Power Program, or similar utility engineering environment highly preferred.
• Active Top Secret clearance with ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI eligibility.
• Experience conducting utility infrastructure assessments or facility engineering evaluations.
• Knowledge of electrical distribution, prime power, water/wastewater systems, HVAC, critical infrastructure protection, utility lifecycle planning, engineering standards, safety, and environmental compliance.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and construction documents.
• Experience supporting facility modernization, sustainment, and capital improvement programs.
• Strong analytical, technical writing, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a mission-focused environment.

⭐Bonus Points

• Master’s degree in a related engineering discipline.
• DTRA or other DoD mission-assurance experience.
• Experience with Facility Condition Assessments, Critical Infrastructure Protection, or utility resilience planning.
• Professional Engineer (PE), OSHA 30, Certified Energy Manager (CEM), or related facility/engineering credentials.
• Experience supporting military installations, strategic facilities, or national-security infrastructure.