Facilities Engineer, Portfolio Optimization

Facilities Engineer, Portfolio Optimization (3 openings)

Location: On-site at Luke Air Force Base, Glendale, Arizona

Type: Full-time, direct hire with VLinc Corporation

Anticipated start: Late September 2026

Status: Contingent upon contract award

Luke AFB is home to the Air Force's largest F-35 pilot training wing, and the 56th Civil Engineer Squadron plans, programs, and sustains the facilities that keep that mission running. VLinc is hiring three engineers to embed full-time with the squadron's Portfolio Optimization element. This is the front end of the facility lifecycle: deciding what gets built and repaired, making the case for the money, and setting projects up so they execute well. Your work products go straight to squadron and wing leadership.

• Prepare and refine project programming documents (DD Form 1391 and AF Form 813 packages) that justify and compete facility requirements for funding

• Develop parametric and detailed construction cost estimates using PACES and RSMeans

• Plan and facilitate planning charrettes with squadron personnel and mission partners

• Support installation planning products, including Installation Development Plan (IDP) and Comprehensive Planning Program (CPP) deliverables

• Tailor Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS) for squadron projects

• Share in the team's Title II construction management workload (roughly a quarter of the aggregate effort): site inspections, quality assurance surveillance, and construction documentation

• Bachelor's degree in civil, mechanical, electrical, or architectural engineering, or a closely related field

• Experience programming, estimating, or planning facility projects, ideally on a military installation

• Working knowledge of construction cost estimating tools such as PACES, RSMeans, or comparable

• Clear, persuasive technical writing; programming packages succeed or fail on the narrative

• Ability to obtain and maintain installation access, including a favorable background check

Nice to have

• Prior support to an Air Force civil engineer squadron or equivalent installation engineering organization

• Hands-on DD 1391 development in PACES and charrette facilitation experience

• PE or EIT registration

• Familiarity with UFC criteria and the Air Force installation planning framework

VLinc is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business headquartered in Chandler, about 25 miles from the Luke AFB gate. You get local corporate leadership that knows facilities work, direct access to company decision-

makers, and a role where your judgment shapes the installation's built environment for years. Competitive salary and benefits.

To apply, or to ask questions before applying, contact VLinc Corporation, Chandler, AZ.