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Summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This National Guard position is for a ARCHITECT/ENGINEER, Position Description Number D1551000 and is part of the ME 101st Civil Engineering Squadron, National Guard.

Overview

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Accepting applications
Open & closing dates
03/26/2026 to 04/10/2026
Salary
$89,508 to - $116,362 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 12
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Bangor, ME
1 vacancy
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
Not required
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
12
Job family (Series)
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Not Required
Drug test
No
Financial disclosure
No
Bargaining unit status
No
Announcement number
ME-12920609-AF-T32-26-030
Control number
862783400

This job is open to

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Clarification from the agency

Area I: All Current On-Board Permanent (O4 & Below) Technicians Area II: Current members (O4 & Below) of the Maine Air National Guard Area III: Those eligible to join the Maine Air National Guard

Duties

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This is an interdisciplinary architect or engineer position located in the ANG Base Engineering Division, with duties common to several engineering disciplines (General, Civil, Environmental, Mechanical, Electrical) and Architecture. The incumbent may assume the duties of the Base Architect/Engineer in their absence and provides supervisory and technical assistance to engineering shops. This position requires military membership and is designated for National Guard officer incumbency only.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

The incumbent is responsible for the acquisition, construction, maintenance, repair, and operation of real property facilities, providing comprehensive management and engineering support. This includes the acquisition and disposal of real estate, total requirements planning for facility projects, provision of utilities, and management of services such as snow removal, pest control, and fire prevention.

Core Functions:

  • Supervision and Planning: Plans, schedules, and assigns work to subordinates, setting priorities and balancing workloads to effectively utilize staff abilities. Coordinates plans with other managers and customers, identifies changes in priorities, and implements necessary actions. Structures assignments to create efficient and economical positions and provides advice on a wide range of policy, investigative, and administrative issues.

  • Program Management: Exercises authority in planning, directing, and coordinating all architectural and engineering activities. Utilizes program documents to determine facility requirements, accomplishes long and short-range planning for facility replacement, and oversees the development and time-phasing of construction programs. Implements the "total programming" concept for facility maintenance and repair.

  • Resource and Technical Oversight: Identifies resource requirements (personnel, equipment, supplies) and initiates requests to meet organizational goals. Establishes metrics to ensure timely actions, performs self-assessments, and revises policies to improve quality and efficiency. Provides technical instruction on architectural and engineering requirements, assigning project phases to subordinate staff and reviewing work for technical accuracy and adequacy.

  • Representation and Coordination: Represents the Base Architect/Engineer at meetings with HQ ANG, tenant organizations, Corps of Engineers, FAA, and other federal, state, and local agencies. Coordinates on plans, exchanges information, and makes decisions regarding construction priorities, facility disposal, and real estate actions.

  • Personnel and Staff Development: Through subordinate supervisors, directs civilian and military employees engaged in readiness, design, and operational facility maintenance. Exercises personnel management responsibilities, including identifying training needs and developing effective staff relationships with base and tenant organizations. Is responsible for providing training and facilities for the OJT and proficiency training of drill status officers and airmen.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a National Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position.
  • This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard, required prior to the effective date of placement.
  • Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform.
  • Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.
  • Applicants who are not currently a member of the National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership and employment in the National Guard in the military grade listed in this announcement.
  • Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
  • Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
  • May be required to successfully complete a trial period.
  • Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.

Qualifications

Military Grades: O4 & Below

Compatible Military Assignments: AFSC 32EX


SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:

Must have at least 36 months experience, education or training in preparing technical and engineering drawings. Experience searching out and developing new or greatly modified methods and approaches to accomplish the Civil Engineering function. Experience in coordinating and negotiating with contractors and other personnel regarding engineering and administrative matters. Experience supervising and leading others within the Engineering Occupational Series'.

Education

Degree: professional engineering. To be acceptable, the curriculum must: (1) be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.

Combination of Education and Experience: The quality of the combination of education and experience must be sufficient to demonstrate that the applicant possesses the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform work in the occupation, and is comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of a full 4-year course of study with a major in the appropriate field. In addition to courses in the major and related fields, a typical college degree would have included courses that involved analysis, writing, critical thinking, research, etc. These courses would have provided an applicant with skills and abilities sufficient to perform progressively more responsible work in the occupation. Therefore, creditable experience should have demonstrated similarly appropriate skills or abilities needed to perform the work of the occupation.

If you are using Education to qualify for this position,
You must provide transcripts or other documentation to support your Educational claims. To receive credit for Education, you must provide documentation of proof that you meet the Education requirements for this position.

Additional information

If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency (Register | Selective Service System : Selective Service System (sss.gov)).

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):

1. Knowledge of acquisition, construction, maintenance, repair, and operating of real property facilities.

2. Ability to provide guidance on standard and code requirements.

3. Ability to develop engineered solutions to technical problems, which are incapable of being resolved by subordinates.

4. Ability to perform planning development necessary to accomplish architecture and engineering functions for programs essential to state Air National Guard daily operations.

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THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

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Agency contact information

Kacy Hikel
Phone
207-430-6028
Email
kacy.hikel@us.af.mil
Address
ME 101st Civil Engineering Squadron
105 Maineiac Ave
Bangor, ME 04401
US

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