Healthcare Engineer

Healthcare Engineers work in the Medical Center. Works independently to design complex multidiscipline systems and subsystems. Provides expert professional guidance and directs the work of consulting engineering firms. Makes systems decisions and performs cost/benefit analysis of engineering firms Include:

• Prepares preliminary sketches concepts and layouts for complex projects.
• Designs or controls the design of multidiscipline projects; this includes: engineering disciplines of electrical mechanical structural and architectural fields.
• Writes and edits specifications for mechanical equipment electronic/electrical equipment and systems redesign.
• Investigates floor loading capacities electrical power and cooling requirements for new equipment.
• Prepares detailed cost estimates and develops justification and other items required for project submission for VISN and VACO review and approval.
• Assists section Chief in developing weighting factors to use in establishing priorities.
• Prepares input data assists in prioritization and finalizing items for the Five-Year Facility Development Plan.
• Assists Supply Services Contracting Officers in evaluating cost proposals from design firms by use of personal knowledge of the scope of the project.
• Assists in direct cost negotiations with contractors when requested by the Contracting Officers.
• Writes the Scope of Work and the General Requirements for the Architect/Engineer contracts. Develops the time frame for A/E submissions to meet project design schedules.
• Serves as the Contracting Officers Technical Representative for Station Level NRM and Construction Projects.
• Inspects work progress during the construction phase ensuring proper methods and materials are being used.
• Resolves design errors or differing site conditions by evaluating the problem and applying sound engineering judgment to make
  any necessary changes.

• 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:

• 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.
  • (1) Bachelors degree or higher in Engineering or Architecture. To be acceptable the curriculum must be from a school with at least one 3 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;(Transcripts must be included in your application documents) OR
  • (2) 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
  • (3) 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.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.