Facilities Civil Engineer - Space Base Infrastructure & Design

Cherokee Federal; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Cherokee Strategic Solutions, LLC (CSS) seeks a Civil Engineer to support the 50th Civil Engineer Squadron at Schriever Space Force Base. The engineer will provide planning, design, cost estimating, field investigations, and construction-support services for facilities, infrastructure, utilities, renovations, and new construction.

You will develop design calculations, review submittals, prepare Statements of Work, and assist with budgeting and long-range infrastructure planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
• At least five years of relevant civil engineering experience.
• Familiarity with architectural, electrical, mechanical, and structural disciplines.
• Knowledge of applicable engineering and construction standards, contracting regulations, health and safety requirements, and environmental laws.
• Experience with program planning, budgeting cycles, cost estimating, and financial-control systems.

Responsibilities

• Perform planning and design support for new construction, renovation, improvement, utility, and real-property facility projects.
• Develop, review, and provide technical recommendations on design calculations, cost estimates, schedules, specifications, drawings, and Statements of Work.
• Support substantial and multi-phase projects, including complex facilities, utility systems, and non-standard engineering solutions.
• Conduct technical reviews of project submittals, design packages, Requests for Information, and change-order packages.
• Provide written technical comments and recommendations to support Government technical evaluations and source-selection activities; Government personnel retain all decision authority.
• Develop Government cost estimates using approved cost-estimating tools.
• Support project programming, budgeting, AFCAMP funding advocacy, Fiscal Law compliance, and long-range infrastructure prioritization.
• Conduct field surveys, facility-condition assessments, capability assessments, and constructability reviews.
• Collect, validate, and analyze technical data using CADD, GIS, BIM, and other Government-approved tools.
• Participate in design charrettes and coordinate with engineers, architects, planners, contracting personnel, tenant organizations, and external construction agents.
• Provide timely technical recommendations on project requirements, risks, constructability, scope, and engineering issues.
• Apply federal, state, local, Department of the Air Force, health, safety, and environmental requirements throughout project development and execution.
• Prepare monthly project-status information for the required Project Status Report.

Skills

Analytical skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Stakeholder coordination

Education

ABET-accredited civil engineering degree

Tools

CADD

GIS

BIM

Job description

Cherokee Strategic Solutions, LLC (CSS) seeks a Civil Engineer to support the 50th Civil Engineer Squadron at Schriever Space Force Base. The engineer will provide planning, design, cost estimating, field investigations, and construction-support services for facilities, infrastructure, utilities, renovations, and new construction.

You will develop design calculations, review submittals, prepare Statements of Work, and assist with budgeting and long-range infrastructure planning.