Environmental Engineer/Physical Scientist

Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 122,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Washington is seeking an Environmental Engineer/Physical Scientist to support the Environmental Division at Washington Navy Yard, DC. The role focuses on coordinating between installation environmental staff and NAVFAC organizational units, ensuring alignment with Navy environmental programs.

Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree in physical science or engineering with ABET qualification criteria.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in physical science, engineering, or mathematics with 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science
• ABET-accredited engineering program or coursework in core engineering topics such as statics, dynamics, strength of materials, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, electrical fields, materials science

Responsibilities

• Provide liaison and coordination between NDW environmental staff and NAVFAC components.

Skills

Liaison

Coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in physical science / engineering / mathematics

ABET-accredited program or equivalent

Job description

Environmental Engineer/Physical Scientist

• Department: Department of the Navy
• Location: Washington Navy Yard, District of Columbia

You will serve as a Environmental Engineer/Physical Scientist in the ???????Environmental Division of NAVAL FAC ENGINEERING CMD WASH.

Key Responsibilities

You will Provide liaison and coordination efforts between NDW installation environmental staff and various organizational components within NAVFAC.

Requirements & Education

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess a bachelor's degree or higher in physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics. or a bachelor's degree (or higher) in engineering.

To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (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.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Department of the Navy.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $121785 – $158322/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Secret security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-13.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.