ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

POSITION OVERVIEW

This position advertised has been exempted from the federal civilian hiring freeze.

Current FBI employees are ineligible to apply if serving under the same conditions as that for which is advertised, including:

• Appointing organization (FBI)
• Type of position (full-time, part-time, etc.)
• Same or higher grade
• Duty location (city or state)
• Type of appointment (permanent, temporary, etc.)

Job Opening: 65480
Opening Date: July 7, 2026
Closing Date: July 21, 2026 at 11:59 pm (ET)

Job Title Electrical Engineer

Full Performance Level GS-14

Division Finance & Facilities Division

Unit Real Property Management Section

Location Washington, DC; Quantico, VA; or Huntsville, AL

Working Hours 8:00 am - 4:30 pm (Flexible)

Job Type Full Time/Permanent

Who May Apply All U.S. Citizens

Number of Positions Available 1

Questions Email HRS Mary Arbelo at marbelo@fbi.gov

Salary
GS-13: $90,925.00 - $118,204.00

GS-14: $107,446.00 - $139,684.00

The salary shown is the BASE SALARY for the grade level. The appropriate locality pay will be applied according to the location of the official duty station.

Additional selections may be made from this announcement to fill positions within the same division when the position includes substantially the same duties, responsibilities, and qualifications.

JOB SUMMARY

The Facilities Branch of the Finance and Facilities Division provides a wide range of facilities support and management services across multiple sections. These sections and responsibilities include:

• The National Capital Region Section: Provides timely, suitable, modern, safe and secure working environments/facilities and provides quality facility support services for the HQ Divisions in the Washington, DC area.
• The Real Property Management Section: Administers professional and responsive facilities management, including engineering and design research; construction and spatial modification solutions; maintenance and energy monitoring; and logistical services for the tenant organizations at the FBI Academy in Quantico, VA.
• The Redstone Facilities Services Section: Responsible for all planning, construction, occupancy, facilities, and services located across the FBI Redstone campus, Huntsville, AL.
• The Field Operations Support Section: Provides real estate and facility support services for the FBI's 56 Field Office property portfolios and international Legat locations. This section also supports the FBI's fleet inventory and firearms range program.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Must be able to obtain a Top Secret clearance
• ALL applicants must verify completion of the basic education requirement by submitting a copy of college transcripts by the closing date of the vacancy announcement.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The work is primarily sedentary although there may be some walking, bending and climbing associated with on-site inspections.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Majority of work is performed in an office setting, with some travel to attend meetings or review field operations.

MAJOR DUTIES:

GS-13:

• Design and oversee construction of commercial buildings, government buildings and critical facilities (hospitals, data centers, etc.).
• Performs electrical engineering duties associated with designs, layout and construction of electrical systems such as lighting system, lighting control system, power system, power distribution, grounding, lighting protection system, generator, and UPS systems for commercial, government and data center facilities. Prepares electrical load demand calculations and generator load calculations.
• Review designs including plans, specifications, and design analyses prepared by architects and engineers for technical adequacy, compliance with local and federal regulations and confirmation with existing industry standards and FBI needs. Provides technical engineering expertise and guidance to consultants when necessary. Review electrical equipment, shop drawings and other data submitted by contractors for conformance to established specifications.
• Formulate long-range plans resolving engineering problems associated with the implementation of new programs affecting utilities systems and updates or replace systems to meet future needs of building occupants. Organizes and conducts site visits for the purpose of data collection and evaluation of electrical systems, equipment, components, and materials for projects.
• Provides technical engineering expertise and guidance to consultants, facilities personnel and other engineering personnel for activities concerning full range of electrical utilities systems.
• Authors Statements of Work (SOWs), cost estimates, and designs to provide engineered solutions for electrical tasks. Prepares technical reports on complex electrical engineering matters, participates in quality control/assurance, and performs construction admin duties, including RFI reviews, submittals, field reports, and site inspections for compliance with drawings and POR requirements.

GS-14 (in addition to above):

• Serves as senior technical authority for electrical engineering aspects of the planning, design, construction and alteration of all FBI facilities throughout the U. S. and its territories. In this capacity, provides electrical engineering guidance and oversight for the planning, budgetary and operational aspects of FBI facilities. Responsibilities range from establishing preventive maintenance requirements for a small piece of electrical equipment to design and management of major construction projects.
• Provides authoritative technical engineering expertise to consultants, facilities personnel and other engineering personnel for activities concerning full range of electrical utilities systems. Authors Statements of Work (SOWs), and cost estimates and develop designs to provide engineered solutions to a myriad of electrical engineering tasks such as electrical load demand calculations and prepares or oversees preparation of in-depth technical reports/papers concerning complex electrical engineering matters.
• Participate in quality control and quality assurance during the construction project. Perform construction administration duties, such as reviewing and answering Request for Information (RFI), reviewing submittals, reviewing, and producing field reports, walking sites and verifying accuracy and compliance of construction with drawings and POR requirements.
• Provides guidance, direction, training and oversight to lower-level electrical engineers within the unit. Provides written or oral input concerning their performance on specific projects to unit management.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EVALUATIONS

Please ensure that your specialized experience and requirements are clearly identifiable in your resume. Your application will be evaluated using the FBI's Candidate Rating Procedures. Your resume and supporting documents will be reviewed to verify that you meet the job qualifications listed in this announcement. Applicants must meet the qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

If you are found minimally qualified, your application will move forward to additional phases of the review process.

The competencies will be used in a Structured Resume Review to objectively evaluate applicant resumes. Do not provide a separate narrative written statement. Rather you must describe in your resume how your past work experience demonstrates that you possess the competencies identified below. Your resume should demonstrate that you possess the following competencies.

Competencies:

• Problem Solving/Judgment
• Building and Construction
• Project Management
• Communication
• Flexibility/Adaptability

Positive Education Requirement
This position has a specific education requirement; all applicants must verify completion of this basic educational requirement by submitting a copy of their college transcripts by the closing date of the vacancy announcement.

Basic Requirements:

A. Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; 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.

OR

B. Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:

1. Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1, or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions.

2. Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico.

3. Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A.

4. Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.)

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements provided you can show foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States.

Specialized Experience (SE)

GS-13: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of SE equivalent to the GS-12 grade level. SE is defined as follows:

• Experience in designing and overseeing design and construction of commercial buildings, government buildings and data centers.
• Knowledge and experience in electrical equipment selection, system sizing, load calculations, product specifications, and design layouts for electrical systems.
• Knowledge of the National Electrical Code, International Building Code, International Electrical Code, ASHRAE Energy Conservation Code, and Federal, State, and local regulations governing electrical systems as well as skill in inspection of construction projects to ensure conformance with these codes and regulations.

GS-14: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of SE equivalent to the GS-13 grade level. SE (in addition to above) is defined as follows:

• Working knowledge of other engineering disciplines such as structural, architectural and mechanical sufficient to permit initial judgments or critical evaluations of findings and recommendations of other expert sources consulted.
• Advanced knowledge of the National Electrical Code, International Building Code, International Electrical Code, ASHRAE Energy Conservation Code, and Federal, State, and local regulations governing electrical systems as well as skill in inspection of construction projects to ensure conformance with these codes and regulations.

HOW TO APPLY

For detailed instructions related to applying, uploading documents, withdrawing an application or updating your application, please review instructions on . If applying online is a hardship, please use the contact information listed in the vacancy announcement prior to the closing date for assistance.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

To apply to this position, interested applicants must provide a complete application package by the closing date which includes:

Utilizing the Resume Builder, outline your relevant work experience and associated start and end dates. Uploaded resumes will not be reviewed or used for qualification purposes.

Other supporting documents (if applicable):

• College transcripts, if qualifying based on education or if there is a positive education requirement
• Former civilian Federal employees must submit a copy of your MOST RECENT SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) showing your tenure, grade and step, salary, and type of position occupied (i.e., Excepted or Competitive); or similar Notification of Personnel Action documentation, i.e., Transcript of Service, Form 1150, etc. This is a requirement to verify your Time in Grade (TIG). Actions such as promotion, within grade increase, or reassignment actions must be submitted as your most recent SF 50.
• Most recent Performance Appraisal; not applicable to current FBI employees
  Veterans: DD 214; Disabled Veterans: DD 214, SF-15, and VA letter dated 1991 or later
• Memorandum for Record (MFR): Work performed outside assigned duties (that would not normally be documented on an SF-50, i. e., back-up duties), has to be documented in detail by an immediate supervisor in order to receive full credit for amount of time worked in that position. If no documentation is furnished no credit will be given for time worked in that position. The following notations must be specified in the documentation:
  • Percent of time worked in the particular position (cannot conflict with main duties.
  • The month/year work began
    Frequency worked (i.e., daily, monthly, etc.)
  • Specific duties performed

Attach the Memorandum for Record to your application in the "Cover Letters and Attachments" section of My Career Tools on the Careers Home page. Please upload the attachment as type "Other."

While applicants might see these documents in their profile, HR Specialists may be unable to access them. Therefore, all applicants MUST upload another copy to ensure that staffing units can review the complete application.

Please note: Failure to provide the necessary and relevant information required by this vacancy announcement may disqualify you from consideration. Incomplete applications will not be supplemented with additional requests for information; your application will be evaluated solely on the information you submit. You must complete the application process and submit all required documents by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on the announcement's closing date.

WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT

Once your complete application is received, we will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications and determine your ranking. The Most Competitive candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interview. You will be notified of your status throughout the process.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• The FBI is in the Executive Branch of the federal government. It is one of the components of the Department of Justice (DOJ). The FBI is the principle investigative arm of the DOJ. All FBI positions are in the excepted service.
• Applicants must be U.S. citizens and consent to a complete background investigation, urinalysis, and polygraph. You must be suitable for Federal employment; as determined by a background investigation.
• Positions with fitness for duty requirements or those that require international travel may require proof of certain vaccinations.
• Management may select any grade for which this position has been announced.
• Identification of promotion potential in this announcement does not constitute a commitment or an obligation on the part of management to promote the employee selected at some future date. Promotion will depend upon administrative approval and the continuing need for an actual assignment and performance of higher-level duties.
• If you are selected, you will be required to serve a two-year probationary period. Probationary employees are precluded from being considered for all job opportunities until 12-months of their 24-month probationary period has concluded. Probationary Employees may be considered for competitive vacancies that are advertised within their respective division or field office after serving 90 days within the FBI.

Veterans' Preference

If you are entitled to veterans' preference, you should indicate the type of veterans' preference you are claiming on your resume and application. Your veterans' preference entitlement will be verified by the employing agency.

Nepotism

Nepotism is the act of favoring relatives in the hiring process and is prohibited by law. Public officials are prohibited from hiring or promoting relatives or relatives of officials in their chain of command, as well as actively or indirectly endorse a relative's appointment or promotion. During the hiring process, all selected candidates and FBI hiring managers will be required to certify they are not related to anyone involved in the hiring process.

Reasonable Accommodation

The FBI provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application and/or hiring process, please contact the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity Affairs (OEEOA) Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Program by email at REASONABLE_ACCOMMODA@fbi.gov, phone at 202-324-2158, or fax at 202-324-3976. This email address is for reasonable accommodation requests only. Do not send applications or unrelated inquiries to this address, as they will not be considered.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The FBI is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for this vacancy. Unless explicitly authorized by law, selection will be made without regard to, and there will be no discrimination because of, color, race, religion, national origin, marital status, parental status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, age (40 or over), sex, pregnancy and related conditions, or on the basis of personal favoritism, or any other non-merit factors.

Benefits

The Bureau matches your dedication with a commitment to professional growth, a supportive work environment, and a robust benefits package that prioritizes you. As a member of our team, you'll enjoy comprehensive health and life insurance benefits, paid vacation, sick leave, and federal holidays. For more details about benefits available to all federal employees, visit the Office of Personnel Management's .