Principal Engineer Architect

Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS) manages and operates the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) for the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).  Our MISSION is to help ensure the security of the United States and its allies by providing high-hazard experimentation and incident response capabilities through operations, engineering, education, field, and integration services and by acting as environmental stewards to the Site’s Cold War legacy.  Our VISION is to be the user site of choice for large-scale, high-hazard, national security experimentation, with premier facilities and capabilities below ground, on the ground, and in the air. (See NNSS.gov for our unique capabilities.) Our 2,750+ professional, craft, and support employees are called upon to innovate, collaborate, and deliver on some of the more difficult nuclear security challenges facing the world today.   

• MSTS offers our full-time employees highly competitive salaries and benefits packages including medical, dental, and vision; both a pension and a 401k; paid time off and 96 hours of paid holidays; relocation (if located more than 75 miles from work location); tuition assistance and reimbursement; and more.  
• MSTS is a limited liability company consisting of Honeywell International Inc. (Honeywell), Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Jacobs), and HII Nuclear Inc.

The Principal Architect position will support the Design Engineering Department in North Las Vegas, with periodic site visits required for project support. The Design Engineering department provides designs for the Infrastructure Directorate which includes NNSS facilities, site planning, reconfiguration of facilities, and supporting corrective action dispositions. The Principal Architect will be a subject matter expert in their field and provide support to Design Engineering.

Key Responsibilities

• Ability to work on multiple projects, maintain a high level of detail, work well with technical people, adapt to project demands, and be capable of completing their workload with little oversight.
• Generate, oversee and/or coordinate plans, and overall designs for facilities and area planning. 
• Ensure that specifications and proposed designs meet applicable federal, state and International Building Code requirements. 
• Ensure team processes and deliverables comply with laws, codes, orders, and MSTS policies and procedures.
• Serve as subject matter expert for questions and issues related to facility code compliance. Resolve conflicting customer expectations and design requirements, utilize unconventional technology and materials, and cross-discipline integration. Interpret and adapt guidelines for specific cases.
• Assists in developing design/construction concepts with the Project Manager, Project Engineer, Facility Management, Construction and support organizations.  
• Meet with customers and facility personnel to determine and document objectives and functional requirements for new and modified facilities. Define customer needs and develop technical proposals.
• Participates in planning phases of projects to determine customer requirements during initial planning discussions.  
• Works with cost estimating in the definition of construction practices and procedures.  
• Assists cost estimating with the incorporation of construction activities into the cost estimate, work breakdown structure and organizational breakdown structure.  
• Prepare and review procurement and construction specifications, including requests for proposals for new and modified facilities. Prepare work statements for complex subcontracts and procurements, evaluate bids, and make recommendation for awards.
• Follow and manage project budget, work plans, costs, consultants and schedule. Develop design ideas, diagrams, digital models, presentation materials, and production work for a multitude of project types.
• Use Autodesk AutoCAD/Revit.
• Coordinate technical drawings, specifications and other contract deliverables with consultants and subcontractors. Develop solutions to technical problems including identifying proper subject matter experts. 
• Review submittals, requests for information and other project documentation. 
• Coordinate team efforts to complete a project promptly and successfully.
• Perform other duties assigned by Management. 

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) required for Civil, Mechanical and Electrical engineering degrees;
  • Or, Calculus-based STEM bachelor’s degree in engineering;
  • Or, for Architects, Certification from the National Council or Architectural Registration Board (NCARB)
  • Or Professional Engineer license
• Plus at least 9 years’ relevant experience.