Healthcare Engineer

Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional

The position serves as a Healthcare Engineer at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Healthcare System Cheyenne 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.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Determines requirements reconnaissance location and prepares designs specifications and estimates. Applies a broad knowledge of the conventional methods precedents and standards. Complex situations occur requiring adaptation or modification of precedents typical of the work environment. Conducts investigations to develop improved design of materials and methods.
• Provides professional advice to peers subordinates or non-professional administrators or managers. Provides professional advisory services to managers and administrators. Advice covers complex situations that require adaptation or modification of precedents typical of the work environment. Conducts investigations to obtain factual information pertaining to the issue.
• Performs scheduling and layout of operations and inspection and surveillance of materials methods and equipment used in construction. Uses originality to develop and modify methods techniques and procedures in discerning new patterns of phenomena and in correlating and substantiating already developed hypotheses.
• Provides guidance development and coordination for the planning design and oversight of maintenance projects. Develops competitive bidding cost estimates for a variety of maintenance projects of multiple-use nature or projects in different geographic locations thus presenting different physical or cultural considerations. Investigates a variety of problems relating to performance of maintenance requiring modification in the original maintenance design.
• Determines systems requirements reconnaissance location and prepares designs specifications and estimates. Applies a broad knowledge of the conventional methods precedents and standards. Complex situations occur requiring adaptation or modification of precedents typical of the work environment. Conducts investigations to develop improved design of materials and methods.
• Provides professional advice to peers subordinates or non-professional administrators or managers. Provides professional advisory services to managers and administrators. Advice covers complex situations that require adaptation or modification of precedents typical of the work environment. Conducts investigations to obtain factual information pertaining to the issue.
• Performs scheduling and layout of operations and inspection and surveillance of materials methods and equipment used in production. Uses originality to develop and modify methods techniques and procedures in discerning new patterns of phenomena and in correlating and substantiating already developed hypotheses. Develops competitive bidding cost estimates for a variety of projects of multiple-use nature or projects in different geographic locations thus presenting different physical or cultural considerations
• Other Duties As Assigned

• 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 identification 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.

Basic Requirements

Citizenship: Must be a citizen of the United States. Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens.

Education

1. Bachelors degree or higher in Engineering or Architecture: The curriculum must be from a school with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) Engineering Accreditation Commission (excludes engineering technology) or National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) 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; OR

1. 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; OR

1. 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.

• To be creditable engineering architecture or related education completed outside the U.S. must be submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education must have been deemed at least equivalent to a Bachelors degree as outlined in paragraph b of this appendix.

1. Experience: None beyond the basic requirements.

1. Experience or Education: Candidates at this level must meet one of the following:
   1. One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade; OR
   2. Master of Engineering degree or Master of Architecture degree or Master of Science degree in Engineering or a related field of study as outlined in paragraph b; OR
   3. Bachelors degree as outlined in paragraph b plus two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education in a related field of study provided the applicants total background demonstrates the core competencies of a GS-09 level assignment.
2. Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs): In addition to the experience or education above the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs:
   1. Knowledge of the principles theories concepts and practices of the engineering profession.
   2. Ability to interpret relevant codes regulations guidelines and standards to make recommendations to assure compliance with healthcare facility programs.
   3. Ability to understand the operational professional engineering needs of clinical services in the healthcare system.
   4. 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.

1. Experience or Education: Candidates at this level must meet one of the following:
   1. One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade; OR
   2. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in Engineering or a related field of engineering as outlined in paragraph b; OR
   3. Master of Engineering degree Master of Architecture degree Master of Science degree in Engineering or a related field of study as outlined in paragraph b plus one full year of progressively higher-level graduate education in a related field of study provided the applicants total background demonstrates the knowledge skills and abilities for a GS-11 level assignment; OR
   4. Bachelors degree as outlined in paragraph b plus three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education in a related field of study provided the applicants total background demonstrates the knowledge skills and abilities for a GS-11 level assignment.
2. Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs): In addition to the experience or education above the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs:
   1. Knowledge of either mechanical electrical structural civil or other engineering/architectural principles practices and their applications in the healthcare environment.
   2. Knowledge of basic project management principles as applied to the healthcare setting.
   3. Ability to apply healthcare engineering-related standards codes policies and regulations inclusive of state and local codes.
   4. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with internal and external customers with tact and diplomacy.
   5. Ability to develop material for clinical or administrative staff that addresses the principles and application of engineering technology and/or theory used in healthcare.
   6. Ability to advise staff on emerging engineering technology related to a healthcare facility while keeping abreast of changes in such technology and utilizing the information to solve healthcare facility engineering challenges.

1. Experience: One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade.
2. Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs): In addition to meeting the experience requirements for this grade level the candidate must fully demonstrate the following KSAs:
   1. Knowledge of mechanical electrical structural civil and other engineering/architectural principles practices and their applications in the healthcare environment.
   2. Knowledge of healthcare industry standards and related regulatory agency and organization regulations requirements guides policies procedures directives standards and general medical program requirements as they relate to healthcare engineering including but not limited to The Joint Commission (TJC) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).
   3. Knowledge of construction standards methods practices techniques materials and equipment to determine compliance with engineering regulations and standards.
   4. Skill in researching and analyzing 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.
   5. Ability to plan and execute complex multi-faceted projects and inspections while prioritizing resources against approved scopes of work contract documents and budgets.
   6. Ability to organize and lead multi-disciplinary task forces with members from different departments and divisions as well as design and construction firms.