Salary: $6,708.00 - $9,019.00 Monthly
Location : Pierce County - Lakewood, WA
Job Type: Full Time - Permanent
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number:
Department: Military Department
Division: Army Guard
Opening Date: 08/28/2026
Closing Date: 9/14/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

Description

Facilities Senior Planner

Construction & Facilities Management Office (CFMO)

Camp Murray, WA

Under the direction of the Planning & Programming Brancy (PPB) of the Construction & Facilities Management Office (CFMO), this position directly supports this mission by developing, executing, and maintaining a comprehensive statewide facilities management footprint. Serving as a senior-level technical and strategic planning professional, this position acts as the principal architect for the agency's real property footprint, bridging high-level operation doctrine with physical infrastructure execution.

Duties
Some of the various responsibilities within this role:

• Capital Programming & Funding: Formulates, justifies, and prioritizes capital improvement submissions for the State Capital Asset Budget; conducts construction cash-flow projections and investment analyses.
• Master Planning & Space Allocation: Standardizes and enforces criteria for space utilization, facility design, layout, and allocation across all Washington Army National Guard (WAARNG) and WMD properties.
• Stakeholder Liaison: Integrates the State Office of Financial Management (OFM) Facility Oversight strategy with the WMD Facility Stationing Committee, serving as the primary Point of Contact (POC) to the NGB Installations Branch.
• Contract & Consultant Management: Directs, monitors, and controls professional engineering, architectural, and planning consulting firms retained by the state; manages procurement and delivery of contracted branch services.
• Technical Reporting: Generates and briefs highly technical planning documents, facility impact analyses, and research papers for agency leadership and state/federal oversight authorities.
• Security & Access Compliance: Maintains active credentials to access federal systems and facilities requiring a Common Access Card (CAC).

Qualifications
REQUIRED

Bachelor's Degree involving major study in business or public administration, property or land management, engineering, architecture, planning or closely allied field;

ANDFour years of experience in governmental facilities planning work or in related fields in private industry which would afford familiarity with large scale facilities development and utilization as found at the state level.

Additional qualifying experience may substitute, year for year, for the education requirement.

DESIRED

Knowledge of:

• Planning principles related to facility development and maintenance to make sound recommendations for sustaining, replacing and/or expanding the physical plant resources required of the WMD.
• Principles and practices of construction of structures and grounds.

Experience:

• Effectively research documents, websites, and interview personnel in developing facility plans.
• Understanding, interpreting, communicating and/or applying complex facility planning regulations and policies. Developing budgets, cost estimates and/or funding proposals.
• Conducting technical planning studies.

Skills and Abilities to:

• Utilize Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, or similar programs) to develop documents in support of program objectives.
• Ability to take action to meet the needs of others.
• Ability to take action to learn and grow.

Supplemental Information
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENTBackground Investigation: Must successfully complete the appropriate background checks required for employment and to obtain/maintain a Department of Defense (DoD) Common Access Card (CAC) required to access DoD computer systems. Must be willing to sign releases of information and shall not have access to any investigative materials and files. The processing of background checks can take up to six months post-employment. Failure to successfully pass a background check may be cause for termination.

Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS): Camp Murray uses the Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) for entry to the installation. Must meet access requirements / background check which can be found in the This includes possession of an Enhanced Driver's License, or other REAL ID Compliant Identification.

Union Shop Provision: This position is covered by a union shop provision - Washington Federation of State Employees.

Driver's License:

1. Valid to drive in the State of Washington.
2. Must meet requirements of the REAL ID Act. This is required for base access and will be required upon hire.

Military Facility: Willingness to work on a Military Controlled Access Installation.

Work Hours: A choice between a Tuesday through Friday (4/10 schedule): Monday through Thursday (4/10 schedule): or Monday through Friday (5/8 schedule). Actual hours will start no earlier than 6:00 am and end no later than 6:00 pm, and will include core business hours of 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.

Telework:This position is eligible for some telework. The incumbent will work with their supervisor to identify an appropriate work schedule and balance between remote and in person work based on operational need and employee preference. Reporting to the workstation for work activities or participating in-person meetings will be required.

Emergency Assignment: Upon activation of the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) or Joint Field Office (JFO), incumbent may be required to work in an alternate location with rotating shifts, including weekends and evenings, in a highly stressful and fast-paced environment.

Travel: Occasional travel may be required up to 25%, to include overnight stays.

Application Process

Individuals interested in applying for this position should select the "Apply" button and submit the following:

1. A current state application profile, and
2. Responses to the Supplemental Questions (Note responses to these questions will be reviewed and evaluated by the Hiring Manager), and
3. A list of at least three professional references. Please include at least two past/current supervisors, one peer and subordinate if applicable. For each reference include the following:

• Name
• Professional Title
• Working Relationship
• Daytime Phone Number
• Email Address

** A resume will not substitute for completing the "work experience" section of the application.
The information provided in your application must support your supplemental questionnaire responses. Responses not supported in your application and those referring to "see resume" will disqualify you for consideration of employment from this recruitment.

If you have questions about the application process or this recruitment, please email Geri Harding at

This recruitment may be utilized to fill additional Facilities Senior Planner vacancies for up to 60 days after recruitment closing date.

Sick Leave
Full