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The Facilities Watch Officer (FWO) will serve as a key member of team of highly qualified and motivated individuals in a 24/7 mission-critical Facility Control Center (FCC). FCC is used to initiate responses and system manipulations to all system alarms and urgent emergency conditions in a manner that ensures that mission customers have services necessary to maintain an uninterrupted Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) and Information Assurance (IA) systems.

Responsibilities

+ The FWO will be physically in the FCC at all times.

+ The FWO shall monitor and control major critical facilities infrastructures ranging from the Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration (HVAC/R) systems to fire systems, to critical electrical infrastructure.

+ The FWO shall monitor facility and equipment conditions through the Industrial Control System (ICS) consisting of two major subsystems “Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition” (SCADA) for electrical power and “Energy Management and Control Systems” (EMCS) for mechanical controls and Fire Alarm Systems and initiate response needed.

+ The FWO shall be required to prevent malfunctions or disruptions, make adjustments to systems, optimize equipment utilization, mitigate problems, prepare records, dispatch personnel, make notifications and report to the COR as directed.

+ Facilities Watch Officer shall supervise all activities during shift and is responsible for assuring a detailed watch log is maintained. The log shall be accurate and detailed and used to elevate facilities events that have mission impact or the potential to impact mission.

+ Facilities Watch Officer shall be responsible for all plant configurations, substation configurations, and alarm conditions and shall respond immediately to investigate and report.

+ Facilities Watch Officer shall provide formal reports for events that impact mission and ensures follow-up actions and issues are resolved.

+ Facilities Watch Officer shall report and notify to the agency workforce during shutdowns or degraded building conditions. These notifications shall be made through Agency All messages, PA announcements and communications back to the NSAW Installations and Logistics Operations Center (ILOC) Senior Installations and Logistics Officer (SILO).

+ Facilities Watch Officer shall manage complex scheduled outages and coordinate impacts with mission elements.

+ Facilities Watch Officer shall routinely brief mission partners and management on all facilities issues, world events and weather systems that affect mission or have the potential to affect mission.

+ This shall include formal briefings as well as impromptu briefings during facilities events or prior to major planned events.

+ The position supports Government staff.

Qualifications

+ Ten (10) combined experience operating mechanical and electrical systems.

+ Two (2) years of experience in monitoring and controlling major critical facilities infrastructures ranging from the Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration (HVAC/R) systems, fire systems, to critical electrical infrastructure.

+ Ability to understand and communicate electrical, mechanical and HVAC/R drawings and diagrams.

+ Experience with Building Automation Systems.

+ Experience in Maximo CMMS, MS Word.

+ Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

+ Exemplary attention to detail.

+ Maintains sensitivity to, and report on, instances of fraud, waste, and abuse.

+ Proficient at the suite of MS Office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint).

+ High School Degree.

Job ID

2026-20946

Work Type

On-Site

Company Description

Work Where it Matters

Akima Facilities Operations (AFO), an Akima company, is not just another federal facilities contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.

At AFO, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.

**For our shareholders** , AFO provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.

**For our government customers** , AFO sustains mission readiness and ensures quality of life by maintaining high value assets and operations at peak performance and successfully manages these operations through accurately forecasting, managing, and aggressively controlling costs.

**As an AFO employee** , you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.

We are an equal opportunity employer and comply with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, gender or gender-identity, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, pregnancy or parental status, or any other basis prohibited by law. If you are an individual with a disability, or have known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us at [email protected] or 571-353-7053 (information about job applications status is not available at this contact information).