Healthcare Engineer

Summary

The position serves as a Healthcare Engineer (Project Engineer) in Facilities Management at the VA Loma Linda Healthcare System. The incumbent plans, designs, manages, and administers healthcare engineering and construction projects; oversees architect-engineer and construction contracts; serves as a Contracting Officer Representative (COR); leads multidisciplinary project teams; and ensures compliance with VA standards, healthcare codes, safety requirements, budgets, and schedules.

Duties

Major duties include but are not limited to: Plans, designs, coordinates, and manages healthcare engineering projects involving facilities, infrastructure, utility systems, and medical support spaces. Serves as Project Engineer and Contracting Officer Representative (COR) for construction and architect-engineer contracts. Develops project scopes, cost estimates, schedules, and technical specifications for construction, renovation, and maintenance projects. Reviews architectural and engineering designs, drawings, specifications, and submittals for compliance with VA standards and applicable codes. Leads multidisciplinary project teams and coordinates with clinical staff, contractors, architects, engineers, and stakeholders. Oversees construction activities to ensure quality, safety, schedule, budget, and regulatory compliance requirements are met. Conducts engineering studies, site assessments, inspections, and evaluations of buildings, utility systems, and related infrastructure. Provides technical guidance regarding healthcare engineering, construction management, life safety, utility systems, and facility operations. Ensures compliance with applicable regulatory and accreditation requirements, including VA, NFPA, OSHA, and The Joint Commission standards. Performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: M-F 0700 to 1530 Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position Functional Statement #: 000000

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. Education. Bachelor's 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; OR Evidence of passing the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination with a bachelor's 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 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).Grade Determinations:Healthcare Engineer, GS-12. Experience. One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs). In addition to meeting the experience requirements for this grade level, the candidate must fully demonstrate the following KSAs: 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, 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. 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. 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. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. Physical Requirements: Work of the position is primarily sedentary, although some physical effort may be required, e.g., walking, standing, climbing ladders, stooping, kneeling, and carrying light items.

Education

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.