Principal/Sr. Principal Facilities Engineer - Level 3 or 4

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Clearfield (UT); On-site; USD 89,000 - 168,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Health insurance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal/Senior Principal Facilities Engineer to design and oversee facility projects at the Clearfield, Utah location. The role involves planning, reconfiguration, maintenance, and alteration of facilities, with collaboration across architecture/engineering teams and external firms to develop design criteria and detailed drawings.

The candidate will prepare bid sheets, review design costs, and inspect construction progress, coordinating with spaces planning and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM or Architecture with 5 years’ experience in facility engineering, or 3 years’ experience and MS Degree in architecture.
• Must have a background in Architecture specifically in industrial environments
• Must have the ability to obtain a US Government Secret Security Clearance
• Must have the ability to obtain required Program Accesses
• Preferred: Current Architectural License or Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture
• Active US Government Secret Security Clearance would be a plus

Responsibilities

• Apply extensive technical expertise across related disciplines.
• Communicate effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings.
• Develop technical solutions to complex problems requiring ingenuity and creativity.
• Work with latitude and determine technical objectives of assignment.
• Coordinate the creation of federated Revit/BIM models including architectural, mechanical, structural, and electrical disciplines.
• Assist/teach coworkers in understanding Revit methods/best practices.
• Create diagrams and presentations to support design decisions during reviews for upper management.
• Oversee equipment installation and commissioning to ensure all specifications are met.

Skills

Facilities engineering

Architectural design

Revit

AutoCAD

Security clearance

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM or Architecture

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman is currently seeking either a Principal Facilities Engineer or a Senior Principal Facilities Engineer to develop site and architectural drawings for facility projects that support both sustaining infrastructure and new program facility requirements on site at our Clearfield, Utah location.

In this position the Principal Facilities Engineer or Senior Principal Facilities Engineer will plan, design and oversee the reconfiguration, maintenance, and alteration of equipment, machinery, buildings, structures, and other facilities. The selected candidate will gather and review data concerning facility or equipment specifications, company or government restrictions, required completion date, and construction feasibility. The selected candidate will create architectural designs as well as coordinate with architecture/engineering firms in developing design criteria and preparing layout and detail drawings. The selected candidate will prepare bid sheets and contracts for construction and facilities acquisition. The selected candidate will review and provide estimates for design costs including equipment, installation, labor, materials, preparation, and other related costs. The selected candidate will Inspect or direct the inspection of construction and installation progress to ensure conformance to established drawings, specifications, and schedules.

Job Summary including Duties and Responsibilities:

• Applying extensive technical expertise, and has full knowledge of other related disciplines.
• Communicate effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings.
• Develop technical solutions to complex problems which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity.
• Work is performed without appreciable direction. Exercises considerable latitude in determining technical objectives of assignment.
• Guides the successful completion of major programs and may function in a project leadership role.
• Represents the organization as the prime technical contact on drawing reviews.
• Interacts with senior external personnel on significant technical matters often requiring coordination between organizations.
• Coordinate the creation of federated Revit/BIM models that include architectural, mechanical, structural and electrical discipline models.
• Assist/teach coworkers in understanding Revit methods/best practices.
• Create diagrams and presentations to support design decisions during reviews for upper management.
• Assist the space planning department in updating Archibus space management software.
• Work with production customers to understand needs and document requirements.
• Provide technical support to project managers during every phase of the project.
• Coordinate with other engineering disciplines to capture all technical requirements for the equipment.
• Check design deliverables in accordance with industry codes and standards, contract requirements, and company standards.
• Consult with space planning on options for placement of equipment in the facility.
• Be a technical resource for maintenance when troubleshooting equipment issues.
• Oversee the equipment installation and commissioning to ensure all specification requirements are met.
• Travel to equipment suppliers, as required, to validate progress and perform checkout testing.

Additional Job Responsibilities:

• Team with other engineering disciplines, management, internal customers, and suppliers to ensure projects are cost effective, within budget, meet the design criteria, meet schedule, and coordinate release and buy off with customers.
• Inspect or direct the inspection of construction and installation progress to ensure conformance to established drawings, specifications, building codes, and schedules.
• Reviews and estimates design costs, including equipment, installation, labor, materials, preparation, and other related costs.
• Consult on the design of new facility layouts or alterations to existing structures or construction of new structures, this will include navigating building codes and permits.
• Maintain existing condition architectural Revit models to ensure good starting data for projects that will meet evolving business needs.

This position may be filled as either a Principal or Senior Principal level, dependent on qualifications.

Basic for Principal Facilities Engineer Level Qualifications (Level 3):

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM or Architecture with 5 years’ experience with facility engineering experience, or 3 years’ experience and MS Degree in architecture.
• Must have a background in Architecture specifically in industrial environments
• Must have the ability to obtain a US Government Secret Security Clearance
• Must have the ability to obtain required Program Accesses

Basic for Senior Principal Facilities Engineer Level Qualifications (Level 4):

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM or Architecture with 8 years’ experience with facility engineering experience, or 6 years experience and MS Degree architecture or 4 years experience and PhD in architecture.
• Must have a background in Architecture specifically in industrial environments
• Must have the ability to obtain a US Government Secret Security Clearance
• Must have the ability to obtain required Program Accesses

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current Architectural License
• Bachelors Degree in Architecture
• Active US Government Secret Security Clearance
• Process equipment knowledge including application, implementation and interaction with other process equipment.
• Understanding and experience with ICD705 is preferred.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong Revit and AutoCAD drafting experience.
• Experience supporting a Manufacturing Facility
• Strong organizational skills in managing time, projects and resources.
• Have applied knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Project).

Primary Level Salary Range: $89,400.00 - $134,200.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $111,700.00 - $167,500.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.