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Candidates must be local to the Arlington area, as this position is onsite in a federal office setting 5 days/week.\nCandidates must be eligible for a U.S. Secret Security Clearance to be considered.\nSalary: $120,000\nRequirements:\nServes as the facility project manager for centrally managed activities, performing the full range of program/project management functions.\nOversees project budgets and reviewing funding proposals to meet the requirements for new facilities and/or renovation or expansion of existing facilities.\nEvaluates and resolves problems or issues with widespread impact on the organization's large procurements, some of which have new or unusual requirements.\nServes as the facilities services to the Domestic Field offices on various repairs and upgrades to the existing office location.\nTravels on market surveys with the GSA, government Security Officer and the local government office representatives to survey office sites for future office relocations.\nTravels to various field offices for inspection of new construction and renovations of ongoing projects.\nPrepares space utilization and layout design plans using the Computer Aided Design (CAD) to develop and prepare detailed drawings and specifications for telecommunications, furniture, electrical and other equipment.\nReviews facilities design criteria, guidelines, and procedures to assure optimal effectiveness in meeting specialized organization needs.\nPrepares space layouts and basic building plans from landlords awarded leases and reviews closely for deviations from requirements.\nDiscusses plans with lessors, contractors, GSA representatives, government headquarters entities and Domestic Field management.\nDevelops project milestones and reviews cost estimates and project schedules.\nDetermines technical project requirements and design specifications and concepts.\nApplies the rules and regulations governing the acquisition, construction and/or alterations of leased or owned spaced.\nAnalyzes proposals considering numerous factors related to ability to meet requirements, utility access, cost, employee conveniences, etc.\nAcquires space based on the development of program requirements, preparing design, reviewing technical drawings, specifications and cost estimates, and working with occupancy agreements and tenant improvements.\nConducts pre-construction meetings to assure complete understanding of space designs and technical specifications.\nAdvises all parties of requirements and modifications (exterior and interior) in more detail, such as specifications for technical operations, security, acoustics, wall specifications and coverings, color coordination, etc.\nOversees construction and renovations, assuring all requirements and expectations are met.\nDiscusses plans with lessors, general contractors, architects, and management.\nConsiders the General Services Administration’s (GSA) offers of buildings and sites proposed for buildings built to specifications.\nPrepares furniture packages and procure funding to outfit the space and manages the delivery and installation schedules.\nDevelops life cycle office relocation/renovation schedules and attendant funding plans and proposals to assure facilities meet specialized requirements with maximum cost effectiveness.\nEEO Statement\nXLA is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and is an equal opportunity employer committed to supporting equality and integrity in the workplace, professional development and education, and an entrepreneurial atmosphere. \nWe encourage qualified individuals with disabilities to apply. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process or to perform essential job functions, please contact our HR team by phone at 703-584-8317 or via email at . For persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, or deaf-disabled, XLA will provide an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter where needed as a reasonable accommodation for the hiring processes.\nWe are proud to be an EEO/VETERAN EMPLOYER.\nAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their protected veteran or disabled status and will not be discriminated against for self-identifying with either category","description_format":"text","description_chars":4376,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":true,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Professional development"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":true,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-13T22:11:34Z"}],"liveness":{"score":11,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.395,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":85,"expected_fill_days":33,"reasons":["conf:0","win:tail","crowd:"],"computed_at":"2026-09-26T05:45:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":120000,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/xla-project-design-specialist","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/xla-project-design-specialist.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-27T03:47:32Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":3535,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":1465,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-09-28T00:00:00Z"}}}