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USAJOBS · 1 month ago

Supervisory Healthcare Engineer (120 Day Detail)

Temple, Texas, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$133K/yr - $173K/yr

USAJOBS is seeking a Supervisory Healthcare Engineer for the Central Texas Veterans Health Care System. This role is responsible for providing a safe and reliable operating environment for patient care, collaborating with various medical and engineering teams, and managing engineering operations and financial resources.

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No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

The Healthcare Engineer provides for a safe, reliable, and precisely controlled operating environment for direct patient care

Healthcare Engineers serve as experts in the design, sustainment, and improvement of the medical care environment, including all hospital building features, automated building management and environmental control systems, and critical utility systems

Healthcare Engineers collaborate directly with executive leadership, medical staff, nursing staff, biomedical engineering, and other clinical personnel regarding the design and operation of the environment for medical care

The Chief Engineer is responsible for strengthening and enhancing healthcare facility engineering and operations

The Chief Engineer is a key managerial advisor reporting directly to top Medical Center management

This position is a responsible leader and a member of the Medical Center top management team and is relied on for authoritative advice on all aspects of engineering matters

This position is involved with long and short-range planning, establishing policy, and budgeting for the Medical Center, as well as for all Engineering Service programs

Provides for the budgeting and financial management for Engineering Service

This includes budget formulation, justification, and execution; financial management; and financial reporting

The Chief Engineer identifies functional requirements for current and future programs inclusive of life-cycle costs

Provides advice to management and program personnel on budgetary and finance issues

Participates with management in defending the budget before senior level management

Researches and/or analyzes problems, issues, or program requirements related to all areas of the facility and all facets of Engineering Service

Provides expert analysis and advice on complex program issues

Collects relevant information from many varied sources, some of which are difficult to access

Makes authoritative recommendations

Researches and provides technical recommendations pertaining to a wide-range of national codes and standards including but not limited to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), OSHA, TJC, EPA, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

Provides for the overall administrative management for Engineering Service

Qualification

Bachelor's degree in EngineeringProfessional Engineer registrationFundamentals of Engineering ExaminationBudgetingFinancial managementConstruction projectsAnalytical skillsCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

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

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

You must be a citizen of the United States

You must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), and 7407(d)

Education (must meet one of the following):

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

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

Grandfather Provision. A Healthcare Engineer employed in VHA on the effective date of the qualification standard (03/18/2022) who did not meet all the basic requirements in this standard may not be promoted beyond the full performance level (GS-0801-12) or be newly placed in a supervisory or managerial positions until meeting the full qualification requirements

For details, employees do not have to meet the qualification requirements for the position to which they are detailed, except for minimum education, licensure, and certification requirements

Preferred

Ability to professionally communicate with staff and internal customers, influence decision making, and achieve compromise and consensus

Extensive knowledge of campus and building operations, maintenance and repair

Extensive knowledge of construction and projects and the ability to manage them as a steward to the government

Knowledge of purchasing/contracting rules and processes in order to ensure minimal delays in obtaining supplies and equipment necessary to complete required work

Ability to work with Human Resources on various responsibilities from hiring, performance appraisals, awards, ERLR, etc

Ability to analyze complex engineering issues, issue clear direction, communicate with stakeholders and ensure resolution

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)

Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child

Child Care Subsidy: 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)