O&M SENIOR TECHNICAL ADVISOR

NIKA is hiring for a Senior Technical Advisor to support the Defense Health Agency's (DHA) FOB Division in San Antonio, TX. This role will sit out of our San Antonio, TX office in a hybrid schedule. Named a Top Workplace by the Washington Post, NIKA is a well-established company that is focused on growth within an entrepreneurial environment. We work with governments to operate and manage their real property. Our operations management, engineering, and project management services provide our customers with value and expertise to ensure operational readiness for complex and mission-critical facilities. NIKA benefits include PTO, holidays, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401k matching, and an understanding of work/life balance. Job Duties and Responsibilities: Serves as an O&M Technical Advisor to DHA Leadership in Performance Work Statement and requirement development to ensure contractual support to DHA MTFs. Leads integration of DHA Operations and Maintenance (O&M) programs and initiatives. Identifies and manages regionalization and consolidation efforts to ensure standardization of facility support and processes across the DHA enterprise and manages transition of DHA MTFs onto centralized maintenance contracts. Reviews existing contracts (between all 3 services) to ensure new contracts are issued in standardized DHA language. Plans, schedules, and carries out site investigations and consultations for MTFs as it pertains to the needs and structure of the Operations and Maintenance program and support. Supports MTF facility management efforts related to ensuring compliance with Defense goals, reducing commodity cost risk, seeking and prioritizing Service's contract agents and their contract initiatives for operations, maintenance, planning and prioritizing Building Management and Controls Systems modernization for standardization, managing $1.0B annually in Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization activities through the DHA FE Work Induction Board, and analyzing MTF operational trends and targets opportunities to standardize across the MHS. Applies extensive knowledge of facility management concepts, principles and practices as well as general knowledge of the methods, practices, and processes of technical disciplines. Supports the facility management activities of the MTFs and research facilities, conduct coordination with the Market subordinate geographical staff, DoD, Joint Chief, Combatant Commands, Direct Reporting Units and DoD staff proponents and other agencies ensuring staff actions and tasking requirements are met in a timely manner and with high quality. The incumbent will review the submission of orders and plans to ensure timely dissemination of information within and outside the DoD and DHA. Performs other duties as assigned. Required 10-25% travel. Required Qualifications: Minimum five (5) years' demonstrated experience managing healthcare facility maintenance and repair of real property and real property installed equipment. Minimum three (3) years' demonstrated experience in scoping Medical O&M contracts. Demonstrated skills in oral and written communications to management and other government agencies. Must be a U.S. citizen Ability to obtain security clearance is required Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree General knowledge of the Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP), as well as knowledge of the Joint Operations Planning and Execution System (JOPES) Certified Healthcare Facility Management from AHA, Certified Professional Maintenance Manager (CPMM), Facility Manager Certificate (FMC) from BOMA or other certification highly desirable Experience supervising, managing, leading teams. Experience working with the US Army Corps of Engineers, General Service Administration and/or other Federal Contract agencies. Ability to apply Joint Commission, Facilities, Engineering, US DoD military medical design and/or construction codes and standards (Unified Facilities Criteria, DoD Design Guide) NIKA provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. Further, NIKA takes affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and employees are treated during employment without regard to any of these characteristics. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

Created: 2026-03-10