Facilities Engineer, Portfolio Optimization

VLinc Corporation; Glendale (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

VLinc Corporation is seeking three Facilities Engineers to embed full-time with Luke AFB's Portfolio Optimization element in Glendale, Arizona. This on-site role supports the facilities lifecycle by deciding what gets built and repaired and by building the case for funding with clear, professional analyses.

As part of a small team, you will prepare program documents, develop cost estimates, and facilitate planning charrettes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil, mechanical, electrical, or architectural engineering.
• Experience programming, estimating, or planning facility projects, ideally on a military installation.
• Working knowledge of PACES, RSMeans, or comparable cost-estimating tools.
• Clear, persuasive technical writing.
• Ability to obtain and maintain installation access.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and refine project programming documents (DD Form 1391 and AF Form 813 packages) that justify and compete facility requirements for funding.
• Develop parametric and detailed construction cost estimates using PACES and RSMeans.
• Plan and facilitate planning charrettes with squadron personnel and mission partners.
• Support installation planning products, including IDP and CPP deliverables.
• Tailor UFGS for squadron projects.
• Share in the team's Title II construction management workload: site inspections, quality assurance surveillance, and construction documentation.

Skills

Technical writing

Cost estimation

Charrette facilitation

Project programming

Construction knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil, mechanical, electrical, or architectural engineering

Tools

PACES

RSMeans

UFGS

Job description

Facilities Engineer, Portfolio Optimization (3 openings)

Location: On-site at Luke Air Force Base, Glendale, Arizona

Type: Full-time, direct hire with VLinc Corporation

Anticipated start: Late September 2026

Status: Contingent upon contract award

About The Work

Luke AFB is home to the Air Force's largest F-35 pilot training wing, and the 56th Civil Engineer Squadron plans, programs, and sustains the facilities that keep that mission running. VLinc is hiring three engineers to embed full-time with the squadron's Portfolio Optimization element. This is the front end of the facility lifecycle: deciding what gets built and repaired, making the case for the money, and setting projects up so they execute well. Your work products go straight to squadron and wing leadership.

What You'll Do

• Prepare and refine project programming documents (DD Form 1391 and AF Form 813 packages) that justify and compete facility requirements for funding
• Develop parametric and detailed construction cost estimates using PACES and RSMeans
• Plan and facilitate planning charrettes with squadron personnel and mission partners
• Support installation planning products, including Installation Development Plan (IDP) and Comprehensive Planning Program (CPP) deliverables
• Tailor Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS) for squadron projects
• Share in the team's Title II construction management workload (roughly a quarter of the aggregate effort): site inspections, quality assurance surveillance, and construction documentation

What You'll Need

• Bachelor's degree in civil, mechanical, electrical, or architectural engineering, or a closely related field
• Experience programming, estimating, or planning facility projects, ideally on a military installation
• Working knowledge of construction cost estimating tools such as PACES, RSMeans, or comparable
• Clear, persuasive technical writing; programming packages succeed or fail on the narrative
• Ability to obtain and maintain installation access, including a favorable background check

Nice to have

• Prior support to an Air Force civil engineer squadron or equivalent installation engineering organization
• Hands-on DD 1391 development in PACES and charrette facilitation experience
• PE or EIT registration
• Familiarity with UFC criteria and the Air Force installation planning framework

Why VLinc

VLinc is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business headquartered in Chandler, about 25 miles from the Luke AFB gate. You get local corporate leadership that knows facilities work, direct access to company decision-makers, and a role where your judgment shapes the installation's built environment for years. Competitive salary and benefits.