Facility Planner – Naval Facilities Engineering Command

About the role

The Facility Planner supports NAVFAC EURAFCENT facilities, construction and program requirements, working within a multidisciplinary team on U.S. Navy and Department of Defense projects in Europe. The role covers installation and regional planning for Navy and Marine Corps facilities, including master-planning studies, project documentation, real-estate actions and capital-investment recommendations. It is a full-time, primarily on-site position in Naples, Italy.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and update area development plans, capital improvement plans, facility planning documents, special studies and DD Form 1391 project documentation.
• Prepare site planning analyses and approval packages, coordinating host nation, real estate, environmental, public works, utility, safety and antiterrorism requirements.
• Support space assignments, 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 planning teams and engage installation personnel, commands, facility users, engineers, architects and environmental staff.
• 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 and communicate facility conditions, and prepare technical reports, briefings, presentations, maps and recommendations.

Required profile

• Bachelor's or master's degree in planning, engineering, architecture or an equivalent field.
• At least ten years of professional, code-compliant facility-planning experience (real estate actions, installation or master planning, site planning, capital planning or similar government-facility work).
• Legal right to work in the duty station; U.S. visa or SOFA sponsorship is not available.
• Experience supporting DoD, Navy, another government agency or a comparable public-facilities organization.
• Knowledge of facility-planning principles, building and life-safety codes and host-nation planning requirements.
• CEFR B2 English (C1 preferred); AICP certification, professional engineer registration or registered architect license.
• Experience with NAVFAC tools such as iNFADS, eProjects or SFPS, and with NATO, SOFA or overseas military-installation planning.

Required skills

• Proficiency with GIS and Microsoft Office.
• Planning, design or asset-management software.
• Ability to develop scopes, budgets, schedules, alternatives, cost analyses and executive-level planning recommendations.

What we offer

• Competitive compensation based on qualifications, experience, duty station and local market.
• Payroll, tax withholding and social insurance handled through a third-party employer of record.
• Statutory leave and benefits under local law, and professional development on an awarded NAVFAC EURAFCENT contract.