Florida PFI Positions

Location: Jacksonville, FL
Agency: Corps of Engineers Activity: USACE - Jacksonville District (SAC)
Service: Army Desired Grade: O3:O4:O5:W4:W5

Tour Description: 25-6289, Length 1 Year: Cost Estimation Expertise: Leads the development of construction cost estimates and methods for complex Civil Works and Military projects, including navigation, shore protection, flood control, and ecosystem restoration. Projects involve diverse infrastructure such as dams, levees, pump stations, and deep wells. Analyzes and explains cost engineering principles, project challenges, and constructibility issues. Project Cost Analysis & Dispute Resolution: Develops cost estimates throughout project phases, ensuring compliance with USACE policies and regulations. Evaluates technical data, addresses cost-related challenges, and defends government estimates in protests, claims, and contract negotiations. May serve as an expert witness in legal proceedings. Project & Program Management: Oversees project execution, ensuring cost-effective and high-quality results. Serves as the prime estimator on large-scale projects, integrating inputs from multiple disciplines. Monitors progress, resource needs, and potential risks while ensuring adherence to schedules and budgets. Qualifications: PE License may be required.

To apply, contact: MSgt Leanna Rudibaugh - 317-361-7738

Location: Jacksonville, FL
Agency: Corps of Engineers Activity: USACE - Jacksonville District (SAC)
Service: Army Desired Grade: O3:O4:O5:W4:W5

Tour Description: 25-6288, Length 1 Year: Structural Engineer & Design Lead: Responsible for developing structural designs for Civil Works Water Resource projects. Uses advanced civil and structural engineering knowledge to create preliminary and final designs. Reviews designs prepared by in-house teams and contracted architect-engineer firms. Technical Reporting & Documentation: Independently authors engineering reports detailing design rationale, structural characteristics, and alternative plans for proposed projects. Prepares General and Feature Design Memorandums for higher authority review. Project Coordination & Management: Acts as a technical manager, identifying project tasks, coordinating with design teams, and monitoring schedules and budgets to ensure execution. Construction Support & Engineering Oversight: Provides Engineering During Construction (EDC) services, including shop drawing reviews, site observations, response to RFIs, resolution of contractor issues, and evaluation of value engineering proposals. Participates in coordination meetings to support successful project completion. Qualifications: PE License may be required based on grade determination.

To apply, contact: MSgt Leanna Rudibaugh - 317-361-7738

Location: Jacksonville, FL
Agency: Corps of Engineers Activity: USACE - Jacksonville District (SAC)
Service: Army Desired Grade: O3:O4:O5:W4:W5

Tour Description: 25-6286, Length 1 Year: Management: Manages and directs multi-disciplinary engineering teams, establishing schedules, budgets, and performance criteria. Coordinates planning, design, construction, and environmental considerations for projects of significant scope and complexity. Leads technical oversight during construction and ensures adherence to quality, cost, and schedule objectives. Reviews progress and provides expert guidance to resolve design challenges. Quality Control & Program Coordination: Implements corporate policies, regulations, and quality management processes throughout the design lifecycle. Monitors contract compliance, evaluates technical performance, and ensures constructability and adaptability of designs. Works closely with internal and external stakeholders, including HQUSACE and other agencies, to enforce quality standards and conduct design reviews. Subject Matter Expertise & Advisory Role: Acts as a technical expert, consulting with other USACE districts on design criteria, standard operating procedures, and engineering best practices. Reviews and refines standard designs, provides technical recommendations, and ensures compliance with evolving standards. Serves as a key liaison for technical inquiries and promotes the district’s engineering capabilities to external organizations. Qualifications: PE License Required.

To apply, contact: MSgt Leanna Rudibaugh - 317-361-7738

Location: Jacksonville, FL
Agency: Corps of Engineers Activity: USACE - Jacksonville District (SAC)
Service: Army Desired Grade: O4:O5:W5

Tour Description: 25-6285, Length 1 Year: Incumbent will provide engineering technical guidance for all aspects of geotechnical design, construction, and operations for earth and rockfill dams, levees, outlet works, spillway structures, pumping stations, bulkheads, cutoff walls. Serve as a technical expert responsible for the evaluation of embankments and subsurface conditions involving complex soil conditions for earth and rockfill dams, levees, outlet works, spillway structures, pumping stations, bulkheads, cutoff walls. Serve as an Embankment and Seepage Analysis specialist responsible for the evaluation of embankment stability and seepage flow in both soil and foundation rock masses as well as the investigation, determination, and application. May lead a team of geotechnical engineers with responsibility for planning, leading, coordinating, reviewing, and providing engineering technical guidance for all aspects for Civil Works Water Resource, Military, and Support-for-Others projects. Qualifications: P.E. License require

To apply, contact: MSgt Leanna Rudibaugh - 317-361-7738

Location: Miramar, FL
Agency: Corps of Engineers Activity: USACE - Jacksonville District (SAC)
Service: Army Desired Grade: O3:O4

Tour Description: 25-6272, Length 1 Year: Project Engineer / Project Manager for large Civil Works projects constructing the Broward County Water Preserve Area C-11 Impoundment that consists of levees, cutoff walls, water control structures, and massive amounts of earthwork. Project Manager duties will consist of coordinating with local stakeholders such as the city, county, adjacent property owners and SFWMD. Project Engineer duties will involve performing quality assurance and contract administration, including but not limited to, performing inspections, reviewing submittals, responding to requests for information and executing contract modifications, etc. Applicants must interview and be selected by District Command - Jacksonville. Qualifications: The candidate should have experience in construction and/or design, with a degree in engineering or construction management preferred.

To apply, contact: MSgt Leanna Rudibaugh - 317-361-7738

Location: Panama City, FL
Agency: Naval Surface Warfare Center Activity: NSWC-Panama City
Service: Air Force Desired Grade: E6:E7:E8:E9:O1:O2:O3

Tour Description: 25-6260, Length 1 year: This position serves as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), acting as a crucial link between NSWC PCD - S Department and its contractors to ensure the successful execution of projects. Key responsibilities include:

• Contract Management: Overseeing all aspects of contract administration, ensuring strict adherence to policies, and diligently monitoring technical task execution.
• Performance Monitoring: Continuously tracking contract progress, analyzing reports, and verifying that deliverables meet the required standards.
• Financial Oversight: Providing expert advice on funding limitations, budget considerations, and compliance guidelines to optimize resource allocation.
• Program Analysis: Utilizing strong analytical skills to evaluate program effectiveness, conduct financial assessments, and recommend improvements.
• Problem Solver: Proactively identifying and resolving contractual, funding, or performance roadblocks, promptly escalating issues as needed.
• Communication & Collaboration: Fostering strong working relationships with internal teams, contractors, and management through excellent written and oral communication. This includes delivering impactful presentations that clearly articulate program challenges and offer well-defined solutions.
• Technical Proficiency: Demonstrating mastery of data management tools like Excel and Access, along with web-based applications, to effectively manage and analyze contract data.

This role demands a highly organized and skilled individual with a deep understanding of both defense contracting and financial management. You must possess strong analytical abilities, a proven track record of successfully navigating the complexities of government contracting, and the leadership skills to guide contractor teams. Your mission: ensure projects stay on track, within budget, and compliant with all regulations. 

Qualifications: Candidate must have a DoD Contracting Professional Certification Applicant must have significant experience in DoD Contracting If enlisted, applicant must possess AFSC skill level 6C051 to qualify If officer, applicant must be a AFSC 64PX"

To apply, contact: MSgt Dennis Tallent - 317-695-1372

Location: Eglin AFB, FL
Agency: Air Combat Command Activity: ACC - WAQ - F15JSI PO
Service: Air Force Desired Grade: E8

Tour Description: 25-6179, Length 1 Year: 4th Gen Fighter Integrated Avionic personnel is required during the F-15JSI test planning phase to support test plan development, to advise on maintenance related systems during the system design, and advise on programmatic and logistics issues relating to aircraft operations. The personnel will be required to liaison with base maintenance support functions to establish required support for aircraft operations prior to the test execution phase. The personnel will assist the Lead Development Test Organization F-15JSI Test Manager in development of the maintenance team construct. The personnel will be the USG maintenance team lead and the primary Production Superintendent for all test mission sortie generation. It is highly desired that the personnel has USAF flight test experience. Qualifications: The personnel should maintain a Collateral Secret security clearance and eligibility for Special Access Programs. Optional AFSC to fill position: 2A375, 2A373, 2A377A, 2A377B. Both primary and optional personnel should have Special Experience Identifiers (SEI) 84.

To apply, contact: SMSgt Tania 'TC' Cousineau - 317-270-2066

Location: Panama City, FL
Agency: Naval Surface Warfare Center Activity: NSWC-Panama City
Service: Army or Air Force Desired Grade: E4:E5:E6:E7

Tour Description: 25-6160, length 1 year: Use video cameras and editing equipment in a variety of environments to support information operations, operational imagery, development, test and evaluation. Perform video equipment inspections, preventative maintenance, visual and statistical quality control, captioning, archive accessioning, and video dubbing. Operate equipment such as broadcast, collection, television production, and distribution equipment. Create visual information products in support of NSWC PCD. Take photographs using all types of cameras and accessories in a variety of environments - studio, field, at sea, etc. QUALIFICATIONS: Candidate must have prior experience as a full producer/editor being able to take projects from conception to completion with little or no oversight. Must hold and maintain a SECRET clearance.

To apply, contact: MSgt Dennis Tallent - 317-695-1372

Location: Panama City, FL
Agency: Naval Surface Warfare Center Activity: NSWC-Panama City
Service: Army or Air Force Desired Grade: E5:E6:E7

Tour Description: 24-6469, Length 1 Year: This individual will be performing software testing on the tactical decision aid for mine warfare, MEDAL. They will be conducting test procedures, updating test procedures and test data, documenting results, working with subject matter experts and completing test observation reports. They will assist the software team in providing relevant test steps and test data to re-create any issues found during testing, as well as performing regression tests. Instructions, guidance and test procedures will be provided by the testing lead and system test engineer. Additional tasking may be assigned by manager as mission requires. Qualifications: Experience in information technology field. Basic understanding of software development concepts and the software development life cycle (SDLC). Strong attention to detail and a methodical approach to problem-solving. Good communication skills, both written and verbal. Ability to work effectively in a team environment. Eagerness to learn and adapt to new technologies and testing methodologies.

To apply, contact: MSgt Dennis Tallent - 317-695-1372

Length: 1 Year; Location: Panama City, Florida
Agency: Naval Surface Warfare Center Activity: NSWC-Panama City
Service: Air Force or Army Desired Grade: E-5, E-6, E-7

Tour Description: Waterfront Operations team member that supports R&D test programs by diving as part of a certified dive team to evaluate underwater systems. The position calls for the ability to solve problems; provide effective verbal and written communication; work productively in a team and individually; and to make valid technical judgments and to present these judgments persuasively to team members, customers, and sponsors. Candidates must be adaptable and willing to perform various collateral duties and qualify in operationally supportive roles such as small boat coxswain, rigger, forklift driver, jib crane operator, and dive life support operator demonstrating versatility and a willingness to contribute in multiple capacities.
Qualifications:

• Formally Trained Military Diver: Received formal training as a military diver and are graduates of the Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center with a minimum qualification level of SCUBA.
• SCUBA and Rebreather Experience: Vast experience in using SCUBA equipment required and closed/semi-closed circuit rebreathers preferred.
• Physical Fitness: Must have a current dive physical IAW OPNAVINST 6110.1J and NAVMED P-117.

To apply, contact: MSgt Dennis Tallent - 317-695-1372

Length: 1 Years; Location: Panama City, Florida
Agency: Naval Surface Warfare Center Activity: NSWC-Panama City
Service: Air Force or Army Desired Grade: E-6, E-7, E-8, E-9, O-1, O-2, O-3

Tour Description: The MCM USV is an unmanned surface vehicle (USV) capable of carrying a variety of payloads in support of the US Navy’s needs. The first set of payloads being developed provide mine countermeasure (MCM) capabilities to the vehicle. The MCM USV Software Support Activity (SSA) Lead manages tasking for maintenance and support of software systems and information assurance of those systems. This position is accountable to the Project Manager and Senior Software Engineer for the technical execution of all SSA tasking. The SSA Lead is a core member of the Program Manager’s cross-functional team working closely with other members and directly interfacing with higher level stakeholders such as the program office, PMS 420. The SSA lead is responsible for ensuring the system remains in compliance with information assurance policies, software configuration management of the vehicles, and quality assurance of the software products.

Qualifications: Knowledge and proficiency in these areas:​

• Project Management: Applies principles, methods, tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, monitoring, evaluating, and managing projects and resources, including technical performance.
• Performance Management: Apply performance management concepts, principles practices, and regulations, regarding planning, monitoring, advising on the rating and rewarding of employee performance.
• Problem Solving: Identifies and analyzes problems; weighs relevance and accuracy of information.

To apply, contact: MSgt Dennis Tallent - 317-695-1372