This posting leads the Requirements and Optimization Section within the 36th Civil Engineer Squadron at Andersen Air Base, an Air Force facilities-engineering role focused on the administrative and planning side of base civil engineering rather than hands-on design or construction. The section chief directs supervisory personnel, represents the section to installation leadership and outside agencies, coordinates issues with higher headquarters and regulatory agencies, and directs development and execution of the section's budget and work classification system — the framework that determines how facilities work gets categorized, funded, and staffed across the squadron. Air Force civil engineer squadrons organize this way because base infrastructure work spans multiple specialties (utilities, pavements, structures, environmental) that all funnel through a central requirements and budgeting function before work actually gets executed, and this role owns that funneling function rather than any single technical discipline. A Professional Engineer license is less central to this position than program and personnel management experience, since the work is about organizing and budgeting engineering requirements rather than stamping technical drawings; DoD-specific acquisition and engineering management certifications, along with a track record of supervisory experience within Air Force civil engineer organizations, tend to matter more for advancement into section-chief and higher roles. Andersen Air Base, on Guam, is a strategically significant and heavily funded Pacific Air Forces installation, and its civil engineering program has been expanding steadily alongside broader U.S. military posture investment in the Indo-Pacific region, which keeps sustained demand for facilities engineering leadership roles like this one, distinct from the flatter hiring patterns seen at smaller domestic Air Force bases with less active construction and infrastructure investment.
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SUPERVISORY GENERAL ENGINEER- INTERDISCIPLINARY at Pacific Air Forces — Andersen Air Base
General & Interdisciplinary Engineering
- Salary: $92,057–$118,911 / year
- Employment type: Full-time
- Experience level: Lead / supervisory
- License required: None specified
- Posted: 2026-08-04
- Discipline: General & Interdisciplinary Engineering
This full-time supervisory engineering role leads the Requirements and Optimization Section within the 36th Civil Engineer Squadron at Andersen Air Base. The section chief directs staff, represents the section to installation leadership and outside agencies, and manages the section's budget and work classification system. Pay ranges from $92,057 to $118,911.
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