Senior Architect – Federal Facilities & Navy Projects

Bristol Bay Native Corporation; Jacksonville (FL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

PTO (sick and vacation)

Medical insurance

Dental and vision insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Disability insurance

Company paid life insurance

401(k) with company match

Discretionary profit sharing

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

SpecPro Sustainment and Environmental, LLC seeks a Senior Architect to support NAVFAC SE at NAS Jacksonville, FL. The role covers planning, design, construction, and maintenance of federal facilities for Navy and related commands, including MILCON, renovations, and space utilization.

The candidate will lead architectural programming, sustainable design, and code compliance efforts on diverse facilities. Required are 5+ years of relevant design experience, DoD/Navy guidelines knowledge, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional, code‑compliant architectural facilities design experience for new construction and renovations.

Responsibilities

• Provide architectural support for planning, design, construction, and maintenance of Federal facilities.
• Support programming, space planning, concept development, sustainable design, and code compliance.
• Review third‑party designs, drawings, specifications, and cost estimates; provide technical recommendations.
• Coordinate with project stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams.
• Support housing, medical, training, industrial, hangar, administrative, and command facilities.
• Prepare analyses and present proposed designs and study results.

Skills

Architectural design

Space planning

Code compliance

DoD/Navy specifications

Autodesk software

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree (NCARB‑accredited)

NAAB‑accredited degree desired

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Microsoft Office

Job description

SpecPro Sustainment and Environmental (SSE) is seeking a Senior Architect to support the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Southeast (NAVFAC SE), Production Design Construction Division (PDC4) at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, FL.

The Senior Architect will provide professional architectural support for the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of facilities for the Navy, Marine Corps, and other supported commands. Projects may include MILCON, new construction, renovations, demolition, maintenance, space utilization, and facilities development.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Provide architectural support and consultation for the planning, design, construction, renovation, and maintenance of Federal facilities.
• Support architectural programming, space planning, concept development, sustainable design, and code compliance.
• Review third-party designs, drawings, specifications, and cost estimates and provide technical recommendations.
• Coordinate with project stakeholders and multidisciplinary architectural and engineering teams.
• Support a variety of shore facilities, including housing, medical, training, industrial, hangar, administrative, and command-and-control facilities.
• Prepare written analyses and recommendations and present proposed designs and study results.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Minimum of five (5) years of professional, code-compliant architectural facilities design experience for new construction, including renovation design experience.
• At least one (1) year of experience working on facilities projects for a Federal agency.
• Comprehensive knowledge of architectural programming, space planning, concept design, sustainable design, drawings, specifications, cost estimates, and code compliance.
• Knowledge of DoD and Navy guide specifications, criteria and policy; International Building Code (IBC); Life Safety Code; and applicable industry standards.
• Experience with Autodesk software, Microsoft Office products, and architectural design and analysis software.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Registered Architect (RA).
• Knowledge of budgeting, planning, and project management techniques, including the ability to coordinate work and lead teams.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in an NCARB-accredited architectural program or approved equivalent experience.
• Minimum of five (5) years of architectural design experience, including at least one (1) year working on facilities projects for a Federal agency.
• Completion of a NAAB-accredited bachelor's or master's degree program in Architecture, supplemented by considerable hands-on facilities design experience, is desired.

SpecPro Sustainment and Environmental, LLC is an environmental and facility services firm headquartered in San Antonio, TX. We are a subsidiary of Bristol Bay Native Corporation (BBNC). If you are interested in joining our team, please submit your resume, qualifications, and salary requirements.

All offers are contingent upon a thorough background check conducted on all final candidates, as deemed necessary and per State and Federal laws.

SSE offers a competitive benefits package to include: paid holidays, paid time off including sick and vacation leave, medical, dental and vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, short and long term disability, company paid life insurance, 401(k) with a company match and discretionary profit sharing and tuition reimbursement.

SSE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to any protected category. Hiring preference will be given to BBNC shareholders, their spouses and descendants and Alaska Natives in accordance with Public Law 93-638.