Senior Civil Engineer - TS/SCI Poly

Leidos Inc; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 116,350 - 210,325; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Income Protection

Paid Leave

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Leidos Inc is seeking an experienced Civil Engineer in Reston, Virginia, to support critical national security missions. You will analyze industrial processes, evaluate underground facilities, and lead technical assessments.

The position requires a bachelor's degree and a minimum of 12 years of relevant experience. The ideal candidate should be a U.S. citizen with an active TS/SCI clearance, emphasizing a multidisciplinary approach and exceptional attention to detail.

Leidos offers competitive compensation, comprehensive health benefits, and retirement plans.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of relevant experience in engineering.
• Proven experience with facility analysis and infrastructure assessments.
• Ability to develop comprehensive technical assessments.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and characterize complex industrial processes.
• Evaluate structural design and survivability of underground facilities.
• Develop engineering assessments and present findings.

Skills

Engineering principles

Vulnerability assessments

3D modeling

Technical reporting

Geotechnical knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Autodesk Revit

BIM software

Job description

Job Description

Leidos is seeking an experienced Civil Engineer to support critical national security missions in Reston, Virginia. This role focuses on the assessment, reverse engineering, and characterization of complex above-ground and subterranean facilities located in denied-access environments.

The successful candidate will apply deep engineering expertise to reconstruct facility layouts, operational workflows, and supporting infrastructure associated with chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) industrial processes. Leveraging a multidisciplinary approach, you will evaluate facility capabilities, identify vulnerabilities, and assess potential threat vectors to support high-priority mission objectives.

This position requires a highly analytical engineer who can develop sound technical assessments in situations where complete information is inherently unavailable. The ideal candidate combines creativity, intellectual curiosity, and engineering rigor with exceptional attention to detail. As a senior member of an interdisciplinary team of government and contractor professionals, you will provide technical leadership and subject matter expertise in a fast-paced, mission-focused environment within a government facility.

Primary Responsibilities

• Reverse Engineering & Characterization: Analyze and characterize complex industrial processes, equipment configurations, and facility designs to determine functional attributes, operational capabilities, and mission relevance.
• Subterranean & Hardened Facility Analysis: Evaluate the structural design, geological overburden, and survivability of underground facilities (UGFs) and deeply buried hardened structures.
• 3D Modeling & Simulation: Utilize advanced CAD and engineering simulation software to develop accurate 3D models of facilities, underground structures, floor plans, utility networks, and supporting infrastructure.
• Vulnerability & Resilience Assessments: Conduct detailed structural and functional assessments to identify systemic weaknesses, single points of failure, and the operational resilience of critical infrastructure against a range of threat vectors.
• Workflow & Infrastructure Analysis: Assess supporting infrastructure, operational workflows, and facility systems, including specialized HVAC, power distribution, utility networks, and structural integrity considerations.
• Technical Reporting & Briefing: Develop comprehensive engineering assessments, reports, and technical products in accordance with Intelligence Community standards. Present findings and recommendations to senior government and Department of Defense stakeholders.
• Technical Leadership: Serve as a recognized subject matter expert within your technical domain, providing engineering insight, mentorship, and guidance to multidisciplinary teams supporting mission requirements.

Required Skills, Education, Experience, and Clearance

• Security Clearance: Must possess an active and in-scope TS/SCI clearance and be able to maintain it. Must be a U.S. Citizen. Additionally, will be expected to successfully pass a polygraph.
• Demonstrated expertise in engineering principles, theories, and concepts, with the ability to apply them across a broad range of complex programs and mission challenges.
• Bachelor's degree with 12+ years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree with 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Relevant experience includes facility analysis, infrastructure vulnerability assessments, and structural engineering within commercial, Department of Defense, or Intelligence Community environments.
• Industrial & Facility Focus: Proven experience analyzing chemical, nuclear, or biological industrial processes and their associated facility footprints, including both above-ground facilities and subterranean environments.
• MEP Systems Knowledge: Strong multidisciplinary understanding of Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) system design, integration, and operational functionality within complex industrial or military facilities, including specialized containment, filtration, and backup power systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Weapons Effects & Survivability: Experience or training in blast mitigation, weapons effects, or structural hardening principles.
• Geotechnical Engineering: Knowledge of rock mechanics, tunneling engineering, or geomechanics as applied to deeply buried underground facilities (UGFs).
• BIM Expertise: Experience with Autodesk Revit or other Building Information Modeling (BIM) platforms for multidisciplinary coordination, MEP integration, and advanced facility visualization.
• Advanced Simulation: Experience utilizing BIM data to support engineering simulations, blast effects analysis, or vulnerability assessment workflows.
• Infrastructure Modeling: Experience with VENTSIM, ETAP, or similar infrastructure modeling and simulation software.
• All-Source Information Evaluation: Demonstrated experience researching, assessing, and synthesizing diverse intelligence and technical sources—including classified intelligence, open-source information, and grey literature such as foreign technical journals, patents, and equipment catalogs—to support facility and infrastructure characterization.
• Professional Engineer (PE) certification.
• Military or defense-related experience.

Pay Range

$116,350.00 - $210,325.00

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.