Supervisory Healthcare Engineer (Deputy)

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About the role

Serves as the Assistant Chief Engineer - supporting all engineering programs at a VA Medical Center. Oversees maintenance - utilities - safety - energy management - construction - and capital planning. Provides technical leadership - ensures regulatory compliance - manages personnel and budgets - and integrates engineering operations into the medical center's mission.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the full Deputy and Assistant Chief Engineer - acting with full authority in the absence of the Chief Engineer and providing managerial and technical leadership for all Engineering Service programs
• Manages and oversees professional engineering programs including Maintenance and Repair - Utility Plant Operations - Energy Management and Conservation - Safety - Fire Prevention - Industrial Hygiene - Emergency Preparedness - Vehicle Fleet - Grounds - Capital Planning - and Construction Project Management
• Plans - organizes - directs - evaluates - and manages Engineering Service operations - establishing qualitative and quantitative standards and integrating engineering programs into the medical center's mission and strategic objectives
• Provides authoritative technical advice on engineering matters - collaborating with Executive Leadership - clinical staff - VISN Capital and Energy Engineers - VACO leadership - and national committees on engineering issues - strategic capital planning - and infrastructure requirements
• Oversees Joint Commission Environment of Care Programs - ensuring compliance with Utility Systems Management - Life Safety - Safety - and Medical Equipment Management requirements for the Medical Center and all CBOCs
• Administers human resources programs for Engineering Service - including workforce planning - succession planning - hiring - performance management - disciplinary actions - and labor/management relations
• Provides budget formulation - justification - execution - and financial management for Engineering Service - advising senior management and negotiating adjustments or reprogramming related to major program changes
• Conducts research and analysis on engineering programs - regulatory requirements - national codes (NFPA - OSHA - TJC - EPA - CDC - NIOSH) - and emerging initiatives - developing policies - procedures - and administrative guidance to ensure compliance
• Leads construction administration activities including capital improvement program development - space planning - renovation oversight - technical reviews - cost estimating - contractor coordination - and compliance with VA CFM - AIA - FGI - ASHRAE - and USP 797/800 standards
• Provides professional supervision and mentorship to engineers - architects - project managers - technicians - and other engineering personnel; oversees review of plans - specifications - and engineering analyses
• Develops long-range strategic plans for facility infrastructure and physical plant needs - ensuring alignment with Strategic Capital Investment Planning (SCIP) objectives and VISN/department priorities
• Ensures compliance with all accrediting - regulatory - and environmental requirements including OSHA - EPA - FDA - and Joint Commission; manages safety programs - life safety initiatives - and risk identification for complex utility systems
• Directs administrative management functions - including policy interpretation - development of local procedures - administrative requirements for Engineering Service operations - and preparation of reports and materials for senior leadership review
• Plans and executes special projects - national/regional initiatives - and cross-agency activities
• Develops training priorities - administers training programs - and provides instruction as needed
• Maintains effective working relationships with local government agencies - labor unions - professional societies - affiliated universities - research organizations - and national VA program offices

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: Healthcare Engineer candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with 38 U.S.C.7403(f).

Education: Applicants must provide documentation supporting at least one of the following:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or Architecture from a school with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology - Engineering Accreditation Commission (excludes engineering technology) or National Council of Architectural Registration Boards curriculum.
• Evidence of passing the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination with a bachelor's degree (Engineering in Training certificate from any State, DC, Guam, Puerto Rico, or NCEES test results showing a passing score).
• Evidence of current professional registration or licensure as a Professional Engineer or Architect from any State, DC, Guam, or Puerto Rico.
• Foreign education: engineering, architecture or related education completed outside the U.S. must be submitted to a credential evaluation service and deemed at least equivalent to a U.S. Bachelor's degree.

Applicants pending completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

Qualifications

GS-13 level: In addition to the basic requirements, one year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-12) is required.

Preferred Experience: Preferred candidates will have strong recent experience supervising a multi-trade facilities/engineering workforce in a healthcare or similarly complex setting; managing operations and maintenance programs compliant with Joint Commission, VA, OSHA, NFPA, and related standards; overseeing preventive maintenance, service contracts, and budgets; and performing duties as a Project Manager, COR, or acting Chief Engineer. Effective communication, collaboration with hospital leadership, and leadership during emergencies are highly desired.

Skills

• Knowledge of the management of overall healthcare system resources (finances, space, equipment, supplies, schedules, staffing).
• Knowledge of mechanical, electrical, structural, civil and other engineering/architectural principles, practices and their applications as related to healthcare facilities.
• Skill in using effective communication in managing interpersonal relationships with internal and external customers, stakeholders, executive leadership, labor representatives and managers.
• Skill in balancing priorities, delegating tasks and meeting multiple competing deadlines.
• Skill in interpreting broad or general national policies and guidelines and adapting/applying them to specific compliant programs at the local healthcare system.
• Skill in recognizing and assessing evolving scenarios, utilizing initiative, self-direction and assigned resources to affect resolutions.
• Ability to analyze complex organizational problems and develop and implement effective solutions that result in efficient operations.
• Ability to anticipate, develop and implement strategies in meeting the healthcare system's short term and long-term strategic goals in a highly fluid environment.
• Ability to ensure compliance with healthcare industry standards and regulatory agency and organization (including but not limited to TJC, OSHA, NFPA, etc.) - regulations, requirements, guides, policies, procedures, directives and general medical program requirements as they relate to healthcare engineering.
• Ability to interview candidates for positions, recommend appointments, advancements, or when appropriate - disciplinary actions, evaluate performance and identify continuing education and training needs.

Schedule

Work Schedule: Monday‑Friday, 7:00 am‑3:30 pm. Telework: Ad Hoc.

We must ensure no extra sections like Benefits, Pay. Also we must not include any boilerplate like "Reference: For more information..." etc. We omitted that. Also omitted "Physical Requirements: See VA Directive...". Also omitted "Functional Statement #: 000000", "Virtual: This is not a virtual position", "Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized", "Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized". Those are boilerplate/minor metadata; we can drop them. Check that we preserved all substantive info: The summary, duties, requirements, qualifications (experience, preferred), skills (KSAs), schedule. Did we miss anything like "Grade Determinations: GS-13 level: In addition to the basic requirements - the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidatesExperience: One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-12)Knowledge - Skills and Abilities (KSAs): ..." We covered