Healthcare Engineer

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Asheville (NC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation incentives up to 10%

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Western North Carolina VA Healthcare System is seeking a Project Engineer to lead planning, design, construction, and construction administration for Minor Construction, NRM, Station Level Projects, and Leases at a VA medical center and associated CBOCs.

The role requires coordination with internal and external stakeholders, acting as COR on professional design/construction projects, and guiding IPTs to ensure facility operations and patient care are supported

Responsibilities

• Maintains construction specifications and drawings and keeps regulatory references.
• Acts as healthcare engineering advisor, designer, contract administrator, and project manager.
• Serves as COR on professional design/construction projects and trains staff.
• Leads Integrated Project Team (IPT) with diverse stakeholders.
• Plans and designs capital assets spanning buildings, utilities, and medical support systems.
• Administers construction in line with VA policies and ensures continuity of services.
• Supports environment of care program meeting Joint Commission and VA requirements.
• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 0730-1600; not virtual.
• Relocation/Recruitment incentives up to 10% with 2-year service agreement.

Job description

The position serves as a Project Engineer at the Western North Carolina 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 at an assigned medical center and associated Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC)'s.

The position serves as a Project Engineer at the Western North Carolina 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 at an assigned medical center and associated Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC)'s.

Duties

• Duties include - but are not limited to: Responsible for maintaining construction specifications and drawings - maintaining technical reference library of codes - standards - and other regulations which are applicable to the engineering construction industries Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) - National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) - American National Standards Institute (ANSI) - and others
• Serves as a healthcare engineering advisor - engineer consultant - engineer designer - contract administrator - project manager - construction coordinator - and instructor during the design and construction of all projects assigned
• Responsible for performing the duties of a Contracting Officer Representative (COR) on professional design and construction projects - training service staff on technical issues and assisting the service staff on the completion of technical and administrative issues regarding infrastructure-related operations of the medical facility
• Serves as the Integrated Project Team (IPT) Chairperson - comprised of diverse and multi-disciplined professional team members - consisting of internal and external stakeholders - and is a recognized expert in project management
• Conducts capital asset and infrastructure planning and design for the medical facility spanning initial strategic planning - concept development - design - construction - effective implementation of complex buildings - utilities - and medical support systems
• Manages healthcare engineering project design and administers construction in accordance with VA policies and procedures - VA Design Guides - VA Design Manuals - VA Master Specifications and related industry codes and standards Performs healthcare engineering project construction management and post project activities while ensuring continuity of building and utility services for medical facility operations
• Assists in the provision of a continuing education program for clinical staff and maintenance personnel addressing the principles and application of building and utility systems in the delivery of health care
• This includes a curriculum that addresses the safe and effective use of medical gases - emergency power - ventilation - and other healthcare infrastructure related to technology
• This requires skill to effectively communicate - both orally and in writing - with a wide variety of individuals - including technical and professional clinical staff - to communicate technical information
• Assists in development and implementation of the environment of care program that meets current Joint Commission - Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - College of American Pathologists (CAP) - NFPA - and VA requirements - particularly as it relates to construction safety and infection control
• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday - 0730-1600 Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Up to 10% per year - to be paid in two installments - with a 2-year service agreement may be authorized for highly qualified applicants.