This position supports NAVFAC EURAFCENT facilities, construction, and program requirements. The selected candidate will work as part of a multidisciplinary team supporting U.S. Navy and Department of Defense projects in Europe.
Employment Arrangement: Depending on the selected candidate’s location, work authorization, and the requirements of the assignment, the engagement may be structured either through a third-party employer of record or as an independent contractor/freelancer. The final arrangement will be confirmed with the selected candidate and will be subject to client approval and applicable local laws.
Position Summary
The Facility Planner supports installation and regional planning for Navy and Marine Corps facilities. The role develops and coordinates facility-planning products, master-planning studies, project documentation, real-estate actions, and capital-investment recommendations. This is a full-time, primarily on-site position located in Naples, Italy.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
Develop and update area development plans, installation development plans, capital improvement plans, basic facility requirements, facility planning documents, special studies, and DD Form 1391 project documentation
Prepare site planning analyses and site approval packages and coordinate host nation, real estate, environmental, public works, utility, safety, and antiterrorism requirements
Support space assignments, sustainment, restoration and modernization planning, DD Form 1354 actions, energy and economic analyses, parametric estimates, and business case evaluations
Integrate installation requirements into regional and enterprise planning priorities, investment plans, and programming submissions
Lead or coordinate multidisciplinary planning teams and engage installation personnel, commands, facility users, engineers, architects, environmental staff, and other stakeholders
Review master plans, land use plans, encroachment and compatibility analyses, urban development proposals, and infrastructure requirements
Use GIS and Navy planning and asset management systems to analyze, document, and communicate facility conditions and requirements
Prepare technical reports, briefings, presentations, maps, and recommendations
Requirements
Legal Work Authorization: Must already have the legal right to work in the country of the assigned duty station; U.S. visa or SOFA-status sponsorship is not available
Experience supporting DoD, Navy, another government agency, or a comparably complex public-facilities organization
Knowledge of facility-planning principles, multidisciplinary design and construction, applicable building and life-safety codes, and host-nation planning requirements
Proficiency with GIS, Microsoft Office, and relevant planning, design, or asset-management software
Ability to develop scopes, budgets, schedules, alternatives, cost analyses, and executive-level planning recommendations
Professional English proficiency; CEFR B2 or higher is required, with C1 preferred
AICP certification, professional engineer registration, or registered architect license
Experience with NAVFAC planning products and systems such as iNFADS, eProjects, SFPS, or equivalent tools
Experience with NATO, SOFA, host-nation, or overseas military-installation planning
Employment Arrangement: Employment, payroll, tax withholding, social-insurance contributions, and locally required benefits will be administered through a third-party employer of record
Experience & Education
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in planning, engineering, architecture, or an internationally equivalent field.
At least ten years of professional, code-compliant facility-planning experience involving real-estate actions, installation or master planning, site planning, capital planning, or closely related government-facility work.
Physical Requirements
Physical Requirements and Work Environment
The physical demands and work environment may vary based on the position, assigned duties, and work…