Engineering Technician
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections if posting has real specific content. We need to parse the posting.
The posting includes: Summary (definition of utility systems). Qualifications (time-in-grade, series definition, certification, specialized experience, preferred experience, competencies, etc). Duties (Chief Engineer responsibilities, delegated responsibilities). There's no explicit Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we should not include those sections.
We need headings: maybe "About the role" could correspond to Summary? The instruction: use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can map content to these headings. "About the role" could be the summary. "Responsibilities" could be duties. "Requirements" could be qualifications (including time-in-grade, series definition, certification, specialized experience, competencies). "Skills" maybe could be extracted from competencies? But we already have qualifications covering skills. Might combine.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc.
We must preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include the detailed text.
We need to use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose.
We need to decide how to structure lists. The posting has many bullet-like sentences but not explicit bullet markers. We need to identify lists. For duties: there is a list enumerated with numbers (1Assistant Chief Engineer..., 2Chief - Projects..., etc). Also there are subitems like aFire safety..., etc. We should convert those to
- . For qualifications: there are enumerated items like "Time-In-Grade Requirement:", "Individual Occupational Requirements Series Definition:", "Certification:", "Specialized Experience:", "Preferred Experience:", "You will be rated on the following Competencies". Those could be sections within qualifications.
We need to preserve all substantive info. So we need to include the text as is, but format with HTML.
We must not include boilerplate like cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. The posting seems not to have that.
We need to output only HTML fragment.
Let's craft:
About the role
Per The Joint Commission - utility systems are defined as building systems that provide support to the environment of care - including electrical distribution and emergency power; vertical and horizontal transport; heating - ventilating - and air conditioning (HVAC); plumbing - boiler - and steam; piped gases; vacuum systems; and communications systems - including data exchange systems. This encompasses the scope of building systems included in the scope of this Committee.
Responsibilities
- The Chief Engineer is ultimately responsible for assuring reliable utilities are generated and/or distributed to the point of use - providing expert technical guidance to utility users and promoting the safe - effective - and efficient use of utilities at VA-owned buildings.
- For the purpose of this committee - responsibilities are delegated as follows:
- Assistant Chief Engineer: Management of utility outage requests and disruptions
- This includes managing a process to request - assess - approve - and compile after-action reports for planned and unplanned utility disruptions
- After-action reports shall be prepared and presented to this Committee
- Evaluate and prepare recommendations for improvements in the Utility Management Plan and this Committee's end of year report to the CEO
- Chief - Projects and Development Section: Designing and installing utility systems in accordance with National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) codes to meet patient care and operational needs
- Also to design utility systems for interim measures that reduce risks and maintain utility continuity to areas outside of the construction area - during construction activities
- Chief - Maintenance Operations Repair and Readiness (MORR): Manage the inventory - including a library of manuals - procedures provided by manufacturers - technical bulletins - and other information
- Also - manage maintenance and risk assessments of operating components of utility systems for which there is risk of serious harm or death to a patient or staff member should the component fail including an annual review
- Ensure applicable medical center policies and procedures and user standards regarding operation and maintenance are followed
- Identify and correct problems with utility systems/components for compliance with regulatory agencies
- Ensure that all the utility systems/components maintenance procedures meet manufacturer recommendations or request an Alternative Equipment Maintenance procedure
- Report problems and corrective solutions
- Maintain documentation of operator and technician competencies - training records and certification
- Provide reports for required testing of utility systems and annual review of risk assessments
- Annual risk assessments of the following systems will be conducted/documented to prioritize based on risk to operations and resilience (e.g. - American Society of Healthcare Engineers template or equivalent):
- Fire safety equipment and systems
- Life safety features of the building
- Heating - ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems
- Electrical systems
- Potable and critical water and sewer systems
- Medical gas systems
- Steam - heating hot water and chilled water
- Vertical Transport
- Energy Manager: To report utility efficiencies gained/lost - recommend improvement to systems and identify general areas of improvement
- Space Administration Section Chief: To provide pertinent updates on lease buildings regarding utility-specific information
- To report preventative maintenance and/or corrective maintenance in lease buildings
- Utilize the Committee as a resource library when needed
- The Chief - Office of Strategic Planning and Analysis - is ultimately responsible for assuring reliable utilities are generated and/or distributed to the point of use - providing expert technical guidance to utility users - and promoting the safe - effective - and efficient use of utilities at VA leased buildings
- Committee Members:
- Attend and participate in the Committee meetings
- Identify significant issues for their services/areas
- Assist the committee with developing workable solutions to utility issues
- Prepare for and su
But note the last item "Prepare for and su" is truncated due to cutoff in source. We must preserve as is? The source ends with "Prepare for and su". Likely truncated; we should keep exactly as given. It's part of the posting. We'll include that text.
Now Qualifications section.
We need to include all qualification details.
We'll have Qualifications
and then sub-sections maybe as or
. Since there are many enumerated items, we can use for each major bullet.
Let's extract:
- To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 10/05/2026.
- Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. The grade may have been in any occupation - but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year - it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade - as required by the announcement. In this instance - you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.
- Individual Occupational Requirements Series Definition: This series covers technical positions supervising - leading - or performing work involving applying a practical knowledge of the: methods and techniques of engineering or architecture; and construction - application - properties - operations - and limitations of engineering systems - processes - structures - machinery - devices - and materials.
- Certification: Engineering technicians may be certified by the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies - an organization sponsored by the National Society of Professional Engineers. Certification by the Institute will be helpful as a measure of the technician's quality of experience
- In addition to meeting the Individual Occupational Requirements you must also meet the Specialized Experience listed below.
- You may qualify based on your experience as described below:
- Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.
- Use of computer-aided design (CAD) software to prepare - update - and maintain architectural - engineering - and as-built drawings and documentation for existing buildings and building systems (such as architectural - structural - civil - HVAC - electrical - or plumbing) - including drawing review and coordination.
- Experience interpreting and creating detailed floor plans - sections - elevations - and system layouts for facilities (not component parts).
- Application of knowledge of building codes - construction practices - and design standards in the development and maintenance of facility as-built documents.
- Experience in updating and managing drawing databases and file structures for multi-discipline building projects.
- Familiarity with plan reading and working with various engineering and architectural teams to ensure as-built documentation accurately reflects field conditions and construction changes.
- Preferred Experience: (same list as Specialized Experience) Actually the posting repeats same list under Preferred Experience. We'll include as separate bullet.
- Use of computer-aided design (CAD) software to prepare - update - and maintain architectural - engineering - and as-built drawings and documentation for existing buildings and building systems (such as architectural - structural - civil - HVAC - electrical - or plumbing) - including drawing review and coordination.
- Experience interpreting and creating detailed floor plans - sections - elevations - and system layouts for facilities (not component parts).
- Application of knowledge of building codes - construction practices - and design standards in the development and maintenance of facility as-built documents.
- Experience in updating and managing drawing databases and file structures for multi-discipline building projects.
- Familiarity with plan reading and working with various engineering and architectural teams to ensure as-built documentation accurately reflects field conditions and construction changes.
- Note: CAD experience limited to parts - components - or machinist-level work will not be accepted unless it specifically involved drafting for buildings - facilities - or architectural/engineering design projects.
- You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
- Computer Skills
- Design
- Electric Drawings
- General Engineering
- Project Management
- Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience - including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. - Peace Corps - AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. - professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies - knowledge - and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience - including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.
- You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:
- Aligned with the PD and Job Analysis for GS-11 - and reflecting on the tasks and competencies given:
- Comprehensive knowledge of technical engineering methods - techniques - and principles across civil - mechanical - electrical - fire protection - and environmental disciplines
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. We need to decide how to structure lists. The posting has many bullet-like sentences but not explicit bullet markers. We need to identify lists. For duties: there is a list enumerated with numbers (1Assistant Chief Engineer..., 2Chief - Projects..., etc). Also there are subitems like aFire safety..., etc. We should convert those to
- . For qualifications: there are enumerated items like "Time-In-Grade Requirement:", "Individual Occupational Requirements Series Definition:", "Certification:", "Specialized Experience:", "Preferred Experience:", "You will be rated on the following Competencies". Those could be sections within qualifications.
We need to preserve all substantive info. So we need to include the text as is, but format with HTML.
We must not include boilerplate like cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. The posting seems not to have that.
We need to output only HTML fragment.
Let's craft:
About the role
Per The Joint Commission - utility systems are defined as building systems that provide support to the environment of care - including electrical distribution and emergency power; vertical and horizontal transport; heating - ventilating - and air conditioning (HVAC); plumbing - boiler - and steam; piped gases; vacuum systems; and communications systems - including data exchange systems. This encompasses the scope of building systems included in the scope of this Committee.
Responsibilities
- The Chief Engineer is ultimately responsible for assuring reliable utilities are generated and/or distributed to the point of use - providing expert technical guidance to utility users and promoting the safe - effective - and efficient use of utilities at VA-owned buildings.
- For the purpose of this committee - responsibilities are delegated as follows:
- Assistant Chief Engineer: Management of utility outage requests and disruptions
- This includes managing a process to request - assess - approve - and compile after-action reports for planned and unplanned utility disruptions
- After-action reports shall be prepared and presented to this Committee
- Evaluate and prepare recommendations for improvements in the Utility Management Plan and this Committee's end of year report to the CEO
- Chief - Projects and Development Section: Designing and installing utility systems in accordance with National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) codes to meet patient care and operational needs
- Also to design utility systems for interim measures that reduce risks and maintain utility continuity to areas outside of the construction area - during construction activities
- Chief - Maintenance Operations Repair and Readiness (MORR): Manage the inventory - including a library of manuals - procedures provided by manufacturers - technical bulletins - and other information
- Also - manage maintenance and risk assessments of operating components of utility systems for which there is risk of serious harm or death to a patient or staff member should the component fail including an annual review
- Ensure applicable medical center policies and procedures and user standards regarding operation and maintenance are followed
- Identify and correct problems with utility systems/components for compliance with regulatory agencies
- Ensure that all the utility systems/components maintenance procedures meet manufacturer recommendations or request an Alternative Equipment Maintenance procedure
- Report problems and corrective solutions
- Maintain documentation of operator and technician competencies - training records and certification
- Provide reports for required testing of utility systems and annual review of risk assessments
- Annual risk assessments of the following systems will be conducted/documented to prioritize based on risk to operations and resilience (e.g. - American Society of Healthcare Engineers template or equivalent):
- Fire safety equipment and systems
- Life safety features of the building
- Heating - ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems
- Electrical systems
- Potable and critical water and sewer systems
- Medical gas systems
- Steam - heating hot water and chilled water
- Vertical Transport
- Energy Manager: To report utility efficiencies gained/lost - recommend improvement to systems and identify general areas of improvement
- Space Administration Section Chief: To provide pertinent updates on lease buildings regarding utility-specific information
- To report preventative maintenance and/or corrective maintenance in lease buildings
- Utilize the Committee as a resource library when needed
- The Chief - Office of Strategic Planning and Analysis - is ultimately responsible for assuring reliable utilities are generated and/or distributed to the point of use - providing expert technical guidance to utility users - and promoting the safe - effective - and efficient use of utilities at VA leased buildings
- Committee Members:
- Attend and participate in the Committee meetings
- Identify significant issues for their services/areas
- Assist the committee with developing workable solutions to utility issues
- Prepare for and su
Qualifications
and then sub-sections maybe asor
- . Since there are many enumerated items, we can use
- for each major bullet.
Let's extract:
- To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 10/05/2026.
- Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. The grade may have been in any occupation - but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year - it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade - as required by the announcement. In this instance - you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.
- Individual Occupational Requirements Series Definition: This series covers technical positions supervising - leading - or performing work involving applying a practical knowledge of the: methods and techniques of engineering or architecture; and construction - application - properties - operations - and limitations of engineering systems - processes - structures - machinery - devices - and materials.
- Certification: Engineering technicians may be certified by the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies - an organization sponsored by the National Society of Professional Engineers. Certification by the Institute will be helpful as a measure of the technician's quality of experience
- In addition to meeting the Individual Occupational Requirements you must also meet the Specialized Experience listed below.
- You may qualify based on your experience as described below:
- Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.
- Use of computer-aided design (CAD) software to prepare - update - and maintain architectural - engineering - and as-built drawings and documentation for existing buildings and building systems (such as architectural - structural - civil - HVAC - electrical - or plumbing) - including drawing review and coordination.
- Experience interpreting and creating detailed floor plans - sections - elevations - and system layouts for facilities (not component parts).
- Application of knowledge of building codes - construction practices - and design standards in the development and maintenance of facility as-built documents.
- Experience in updating and managing drawing databases and file structures for multi-discipline building projects.
- Familiarity with plan reading and working with various engineering and architectural teams to ensure as-built documentation accurately reflects field conditions and construction changes.
- Preferred Experience: (same list as Specialized Experience) Actually the posting repeats same list under Preferred Experience. We'll include as separate bullet.
- Use of computer-aided design (CAD) software to prepare - update - and maintain architectural - engineering - and as-built drawings and documentation for existing buildings and building systems (such as architectural - structural - civil - HVAC - electrical - or plumbing) - including drawing review and coordination.
- Experience interpreting and creating detailed floor plans - sections - elevations - and system layouts for facilities (not component parts).
- Application of knowledge of building codes - construction practices - and design standards in the development and maintenance of facility as-built documents.
- Experience in updating and managing drawing databases and file structures for multi-discipline building projects.
- Familiarity with plan reading and working with various engineering and architectural teams to ensure as-built documentation accurately reflects field conditions and construction changes.
- Note: CAD experience limited to parts - components - or machinist-level work will not be accepted unless it specifically involved drafting for buildings - facilities - or architectural/engineering design projects.
- You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
- Computer Skills
- Design
- Electric Drawings
- General Engineering
- Project Management
- Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience - including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. - Peace Corps - AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. - professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies - knowledge - and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience - including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.
- You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:
- Aligned with the PD and Job Analysis for GS-11 - and reflecting on the tasks and competencies given:
- Comprehensive knowledge of technical engineering methods - techniques - and principles across civil - mechanical - electrical - fire protection - and environmental disciplines
- Assistant Chief Engineer: Management of utility outage requests and disruptions
- . For qualifications: there are enumerated items like "Time-In-Grade Requirement:", "Individual Occupational Requirements Series Definition:", "Certification:", "Specialized Experience:", "Preferred Experience:", "You will be rated on the following Competencies". Those could be sections within qualifications.
We need to preserve all substantive info. So we need to include the text as is, but format with HTML.
We must not include boilerplate like cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. The posting seems not to have that.
We need to output only HTML fragment.
Let's craft: