Facility Engineer

Role Overview

Facility Engineer position at V2X, physically located in Kuwait in support of WEXMAC.

Company Overview

V2X builds smart solutions designed to integrate physical and digital infrastructure from base to battlefield. The company brings 120 years of successful mission support to improve security, streamline logistics, and enhance readiness. V2X is a $4.5B company with 16,000 people working alongside clients globally to tackle complex challenges with integrity, respect, responsibility, and professionalism.

Role Purpose

Manage engineering, inspection, and surveyor teams while utilizing best practice engineering methods and providing expert technical guidance for engineering initiatives. Run all engineering activities within the organization aligned with established policies and objectives, plan and conduct independent work requiring judgment in the evaluation, selection, application and adaptation of engineering techniques, procedures and criteria, and monitor work for compliance to applicable codes, accepted engineering practices, V2X Safety Procedures, and ASG-KU Standards.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Guidance & Design Review

• Provide technical guidance to engineering, inspectors, and surveyor teams.
• Review detailed designs.
• Provide advice and resolve creatively any emerging problems and deficiencies.
• Devise new approaches to problems.

Inspection & Compliance

• Direct and manage inspections for construction, installation, maintenance, support, documentation, and testing activities to ensure compliance with specifications, codes, operational safety standards, and customer requirements.
• Inspect completed installations and observe operations to ensure conformance to design and equipment specifications and compliance with operational and safety standards.
• Comply with guidelines and regulations including permits and safety, and deliver technical files and other technical documentation as required.
• Perform analysis for the approval or disapproval in writing of submittals and materials, and follow up with the relevant department to reach correction of deficiencies found.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Oversee and mentor staff and liaise with a variety of stakeholders.
• Assist and confer with engineers, customers, and others in developing programs for new projects or planning existing major repair projects.
• Support establishment of organizational objectives by developing goals and strategies.

Engineering Methods & Operations

• Implement best practice engineering methods.
• Monitor work for compliance to applicable codes and accepted engineering practices.
• Direct and participate in job site visits to collect or deliver design and engineering data.

Documentation & Analysis

• Compile data and write reports regarding existing and potential civil studies and projects.
• Generate Statements of Work and review Subcontractor Technical Proposals for accuracy and acceptance.
• Assess the potential risks of specific projects and undertake risk management in specialist roles.

Additional Duties

• Work special projects as assigned.
• Perform other duties and assignments as required.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor of Science or Master of Arts in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of engineering managerial experience.
• Five (5) years specialized experience operating managerial activities.
• Ability to demonstrate and provide leadership and collaboration in diverse experiences to address operational methodologies in project planning and management and customer service.
• PMP Certification.
• Must possess a driver's license from country of origin for the purpose of obtaining a Military or Kuwait driver's license.

Skills & Competencies

• Knowledge of building mechanical codes, local Host Nation Codes, and International Building Code (IBC).
• Research capabilities for UFC, US Army, or other codes and standards as required by projects.
• Technical competence.
• Strong numeracy and IT skills.
• Attention to detail, combined with the ability to oversee small and large projects.
• Excellent communication and team working skills.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation.
• Negotiation and leadership skills.
• High competency and demonstration of engineering skills.
• High level of analytical and research skills translated and clearly expressed in written documents ranging from correspondence, statements of work, white papers, and contribution to policy development.
• Creative approach to problem-solving.
• Proficiency in the use of MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook).
• Professional interpersonal skills and ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
• Strong organizational and planning skills and ability to manage workflow efficiently and accurately.
• Capable of effectively communicating technical information in English, both written and verbal.
• Knowledge of sustainable design practices.

Additional Information

Physical Requirements

• Light work, exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
• Close visual acuity required to perform activities such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, extensive reading, visual inspection involving small defects and small parts, operation of machines including inspection, using measurement devices, and assembly or fabrication of parts at distances close to the eyes.

Working Conditions

• Activities occur both inside and outside.
• Subject to hazards including a variety of physical conditions such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat, and exposure to chemicals.
• Subject to vibration with exposure to oscillating movements of the extremities or whole body.
• Subject to noise sufficient to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above ambient noise level.

Equal Opportunity

V2X is deeply committed to equal employment opportunity, including protection for Veterans and individuals with disabilities, and fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. The company ensures all individuals are treated with fairness, respect, and dignity, recognizing the strength that comes from a workforce rich in diverse experiences, perspectives, and skills.