This position supports NAVFAC EURAFCENT facilities, construction, and program requirements. The selected candidate will work as part of a multidisciplinary team supporting U.S. Navy and Department of Defense projects in Europe and will be employed locally through a third-party employer of record.
Position Summary
The Design Architect provides architectural design, technical review, and post-award support for Navy and Marine Corps facilities. The role supports new construction, renovation, modernization, and maintenance projects from programming and concept development through construction completion. This is a full-time, primarily on-site position located in Naples, Italy.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
- Develop architectural and interior plans, specifications, programming studies, space plans, concepts, and code compliance analyses
- Support housing, community, medical, educational, maintenance, industrial, hangar, administrative, and command-and-control facilities
- Prepare and review design submittals at conceptual, 35%, 50%, prefinal, and final stages
- Apply DoD and Navy criteria, Unified Facilities Criteria, Unified Facilities Guide Specifications, the International Building Code, NFPA 101, sustainability requirements, accessibility criteria, and host-nation regulations
- Coordinate with civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, fire protection, environmental, security, utility, real estate, and cost disciplines
- Conduct field investigations and participate in design reviews and coordination meetings
- Review shop drawings, submittals, requests for information, design clarifications, changes, claims, and post-award construction issues
- Develop or review scopes of work, cost estimates, technical reports, schedules, presentations, and project records
- Coordinate with host-nation authorities, designers, installation stakeholders, and government teams
Requirements
Key Qualifications
- Legal Work Authorization: Must already have the legal right to work in
📌 Design Architect (Napoli)
🏢 BB&E
📍 Napoli