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USAJOBS · 3 months ago

Supervisory Healthcare Engineer (Maintenance & Operations)

Marion, Indiana, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$115K/yr - $150K/yr

1+ years exp

USAJOBS is seeking a Supervisory Healthcare Engineer to oversee the Maintenance and Operations Management section at a VA Medical Center. The role involves providing technical authority, supervising staff, and ensuring compliance with engineering standards and regulations in construction and maintenance projects.

ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Serves as technical authority, providing expert advice pertaining to the design and construction of facilities and structures in a large geographical region, and in a complex functional specialization

Supervises a staff to accomplish the construction work and maintenance of the organization

Provides professional and technical guidance, direction and review of assigned programs, including professional engineering work in several disciplines such as architecture, civil engineering, energy engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, structural engineering, environmental engineering, fire safety and safety engineering

Provides technical advice on a wide range of engineering issues, including the Strategic Capital Investment Plan, Capital Asset Inventory, Capital Asset Resource Survey, Deferred Maintenance, and a myriad of engineering related topics

Reviews or directs the review of plans, specifications, and analyses of design as submitted by subordinate engineers and engineering technicians

Prepares budgets and justification for projects, garnering approval, and execution within budgeted amounts

Consults with contractors to resolve difficult and complex unforeseen problems and latent conditions encountered during construction

Ensures construction is conducted in accordance with established specifications including but not limited to VA Construction and Facilities Management (CFM) Standards, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Facility Guidelines Institute (FGI), American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standards, US Pharmacopeia (USP) 797/800 Standards

Establishes parameters in support of maintenance project scope development, ensuring alignment with master plan/strategic capital investment goals and Department objectives, goals, policies, and priorities

Provides professional engineering direction to ensure compliance with legislative and accrediting requirements at the Medical Center for all design and construction projects

Undertakes or participates in special projects, ongoing analyses, investigations, and initiatives that have high priority for the Chief of Engineering Service

Mentors newer engineers and help them as they learn the things, they need to know to successfully perform in the Engineering Section

Participates in discussion of proposed capital projects for the station and makes preliminary designs of major alterations, improvements, and additions to implement the Medical Center programs

Ensures that all hospital design, construction, and maintenance projects and operations comply with a multitude of accreditation and regulatory requirements including, but not limited to, those promulgated by the Joint Commission (TJC), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Qualification

Engineering degreeProfessional Engineer licenseFundamentals of Engineering ExamData analysis techniquesResource managementSupervisory skillsPolicy draftingSelf-directionEnglish proficiencyEffective communicationProblem-solvingInitiative

Required

United States Citizenship

Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or Architecture from an accredited institution

Evidence of passing the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination with a bachelor's degree

Evidence of current professional registration or licensure as a Professional Engineer or Architect

Proficient in spoken and written English

At least one year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-12)

Knowledge of data analysis techniques related to managing workload, quality, performance and productivity within the area of responsibility

Knowledge related to the management of overall department resources, (i.e., finances space, equipment, supplies, schedules and staffing) at the local level

Knowledge of the full range of supervisory duties, which include responsibility for assignment of work, performance evaluations, selection of staff, training and development, recommendation of awards, advancements and disciplinary actions

Skill in using effective communication in managing interpersonal relationships, leading and dealing with employees, team leaders, labor representatives and managers

Ability to balance multiple responsibilities, set priorities, delegate tasks, meet multiple deadlines, analyze organizational problems and develop and implement effective solutions that result in efficient operations

Ability to draft and/or recommend local policies and/or directives related to healthcare engineering management

Ability to recognize and assess evolving scenarios, utilizing initiative, self-direction and assigned resources to affect resolutions

Benefits

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)

After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.

After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.

Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)