Careers

Career Description

From Biloxi, Mississippi, to Ramstein, Germany, from Level 1 hospitals to simple clinics, the Air Force operates more than 80 health facilities around the world. As a Health Facilities Architect or Engineer, you'll work to ensure our Airmen around the world have access to the healthcare they need. In fact, you'll have a hand in everything from design and construction to developing facility master plans and life cycle management.

Career Tasks

• Represent the Air Force surgeon general in all matters concerning the planning, programming, design and construction of Air Force medical facilities
• Provide architectural and engineering consultative services to Air Force medical facilities worldwide
• Coordinate in medical facility site selection and planning processes
• Develop concept plans and programming documents using Department of Defense space-planning criteria
• Participate in the architectural/engineering (A/E) firm and contractors technical evaluation selection process
• Perform functional and technical reviews of development documents and drawings
• Identify requirements for medical equipment and furnishings
• Direct acceptance inspections and construction surveillance
• Assist in transitional planning, initial outfitting and post-occupancy efforts
• Advise on medical facility master planning and life cycle management
• Conduct facility assessment studies to improve the functional use of existing space
• Perform engineering evaluations of building systems and components
• Provide consultant services for code interpretation and compliance
• Identify facility sustainment, restoration and modernization requirements and advocate for project funding

Becoming a Direct Commission Officer

To ease your transition into the Air Force, you'll enter a five-week training regimen designed to educate you on the ways of both the military and military healthcare. You'll participate in physical conditioning five days a week, leadership training and classroom studies.