Project Healthcare Engineer

About the role

This position performs project planning - produces designs - manages designs - manages construction - and provides construction administration for Minor Construction Projects - Non-Recurring Maintenance (NRM) Projects - Station Level Projects - and Leases - including all areas and aspects at an assigned medical center and associated clinics.

Responsibilities

• Assists with the planning, design, and oversight of healthcare system projects
• Administers Professional Architecture/Engineering (A/E) and Construction contracts to ensure compliance with all contractual requirements, healthcare regulations, and codes
• Maintains VA Facility Engineering/Construction (FE-C) certification to ensure competency and compliance with MISSION Act requirements for managing construction
• Serves as the Integrated Project Team (IPT) Chairperson
• Organizes and leads multi-disciplinary task forces with members from different departments and divisions, as well as design and construction firms
• Oversees the planning, design, and overseeing of major healthcare system projects
• Maintains COR certification to oversee the administration of Facility Engineering Service's Architect/Engineer and Construction Contracts
• Maintains VA Facility Engineering/Construction (FE-C) certification to ensure competency and compliance with MISSION Act requirements for managing construction

Requirements

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
• English Language Proficiency: You must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) - and 7407(d)
• Educational Requirements: Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or Architecture

Qualifications

• Experience/Education Requirement: 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-7) OR a Master's degree in Engineering or a related field of study
• Knowledge - Skills and Abilities (KSAs): Knowledge of the principles, theories, concepts, and practices of the engineering profession; ability to interpret relevant codes, regulations, guidelines, and standards to make recommendations to assure compliance with healthcare facility programs; ability to understand the operational professional engineering needs of clinical services in the healthcare system; ability to prepare material on current technical topics and trends for presentation to other technical staff and mid-level hospital management and to keep abreast of changes in engineering technology related to a healthcare facility

Skills

• Knowledge of mechanical, electrical, structural, civil and other engineering/architectural principles, practices, and their applications in the healthcare environment
• Knowledge of healthcare industry standards and related regulatory agency and organization (including - but not limited to The Joint Commission (TJC), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA), etc.) regulations, requirements, guides, policies, procedures, directives, and standards and general medical program requirements as they relate to healthcare engineering
• Knowledge of construction standards, methods, practices, and techniques, materials, and equipment to determine compliance with engineering regulations and standards
• Ability to research and analyze information, conditions, human factors, and projections to make sound engineering and business recommendations and decisions to proactively identify problems and develop innovative solutions within the context of applicable rules, regulations, and procedures
• Ability to plan and execute complex, multi-faceted projects and inspections while prioritizing resources against approved scopes of work, contract documents, and budgets
• Ability to organize and lead multi-disciplinary task forces with members from different departments and divisions, as well as design and construction firms

Benefits

Competitive salary and regular salary increases

• 37-50 days of annual paid time off per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
• Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience
• Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child
• Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full-time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66
• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA I

Pay

Competitive salary and regular salary increases

Schedule

Monday-Friday
8:00am to 4:30pm

Additional duties

Additional duties as assigned