Healthcare Engineer

The position serves as a Project Engineer at an assigned Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Healthcare System. 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 (architectural electrical life safety mechanical civil structural etc.) at an assigned medical center and associated Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC)s.

The position provides engineering support to the assigned healthcare system and is responsible for maintaining construction specifications and drawings maintaining technical reference library of codes standards and other regulations which are applicable to the engineering construction industries Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and others. The position serves as a healthcare engineering advisor engineer consultant engineer designer contract administrator project manager construction coordinator and instructor during the design and construction of all projects assigned. The position is responsible for providing healthcare engineering support to all assigned projects.

The position is responsible for performing the duties of a Contracting Officer Representative (COR) on professional design and construction projects training service staff on technical issues and assisting the service staff on the completion of technical and administrative issues regarding infrastructure related operations of the medical facility. The position serves as the Integrated Project Team (IPT) Chairperson comprised of diverse and multi-discipline professional team members consisting of internal and external stakeholders and is a recognized expert in project management. The position participates in planning deliberations and contributes significantly to the management decision-making process through teamwork innovation coordination and collaboration with other senior members and stakeholders to ensure objectives are met toward meeting the healthcare systems overall strategic plan goals.

The position maintains COR certification to oversee the administration of Facility Engineering Services Architect/Engineer and Construction Contracts.

The position supports and advances patient care by applying engineering and managerial skills to healthcare engineering as demonstrated by the following major responsibilities:

A. Conducts capital asset and infrastructure planning and design for the medical facility spanning initial strategic planning concept development design construction and effective implementation of complex buildings utilities and medical support systems.
B. Manages healthcare engineering project design and administers construction in accordance with VA policies and procedures VA Design Guides VA Design Manuals VA Master Specifications and related industry codes and standards.
C. Performs healthcare engineering project construction management and post project activities while ensuring continuity of building and utility services for medical facility operations.
D. Assists in the provision of a continuing education program for clinical staff and maintenance personnel addressing the principles and application of building and utility systems in the delivery of health care. This includes a curriculum that addresses the safe and effective use of medical gases emergency power ventilation and other healthcare infrastructure related technology. This requires skill to effectively communicate both orally and in writing with a wide variety of individuals including technical and professional clinical staff to communicate technical information.
E. Assists in development and implementation of the environment of care program that meets current Joint Commission Food and Drug Administration (FDA) College of American Pathologists (CAP) NFPA and VA requirements particularly as it relates to construction safety and infection control.

Work Schedule: Full-Time 7:30AM-4:00PM.
Compressed Schedule: Available - 9 hour days; Some after-hour and weekend work may be required.
Telework: Not Authorized.
Functional Statement #: 91320-S
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized
Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer 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.
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the Required Documents section of this announcement.

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Qualifications

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

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.

• Bachelors degree or higher in Engineering or Architecture. To be acceptable the curriculum must be 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. Examples of acceptable engineering and architectural degrees include but are not limited to: Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Biomedical Engineering Civil Engineering Architecture and Architectural Engineering. Titles may vary from educational institutions and change over time;

• Evidence of passing the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination with a bachelors degree. Evidence can be in the form of an Engineering in Training certificate issued from any State the District of Columbia Guam or Puerto Rico or test results from the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) identifying a passing score;

• Evidence of current professional registration or licensure as a Professional Engineer or Architect. Evidence of current professional registration or licensure can be from any State the District of Columbia Guam or Puerto Rico. May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria).