Healthcare Engineer

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Salem (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

US Department of Veterans Affairs, Salem VA Medical Center, is seeking a Healthcare Engineer (Project Engineer) to perform project planning, designs, and construction administration for minor projects, NRMs, and leases across the Salem center and clinics.

The role requires engineering or architectural credentials, knowledge of healthcare standards, and ability to lead multidisciplinary teams. Experience with regulatory guidance and construction practices in healthcare is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Architecture from an ABET-accredited program or equivalent.
• FE exam passing with degree or EIT certificate acceptable.
• Current professional registration as PE/Architect preferred.
• Foreign education must be equivalent to a U.S. degree as per standards.

Responsibilities

• Plan, design, and manage minor construction and NRMs.
• Oversee construction administration for healthcare facilities.
• Coordinate with multiple departments and construction firms to meet scopes and budgets.
• Ensure compliance with healthcare regulations and safety standards.

Skills

Engineering fundamentals

Project planning

Design review

KSAs for healthcare engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Architecture

Professional Engineer licensure or FE/Equivalency

Job description

Come Join Our Team!

The position serves as a Healthcare Engineer (Project Engineer) at the Salem VAMC. 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 Clinics.

INCENTIVE OFFERED

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) 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;


• (2) 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, 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.


• (4) Foreign Education. To be creditable, engineering, architecture or related education completed outside the U.S. must be submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education must have been deemed at least equivalent to a Bachelor's degree as outlined outlined in paragraph 3.b. of this appendix.

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

In addition to the basic requirements, the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates.

GS-12:

1. Experience. One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade. (NOTE: There is no educational substitution at this grade level)

-AND-

2. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs). In addition to meeting the experience requirements for this grade level, the candidate must fully demonstrate the following KSAs:

(a) Knowledge of mechanical, electrical, structural, civil and other engineering/architectural principles, practices and their applications in the healthcare environment.

(b) 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.

(c) Knowledge of construction standards, methods, practices and techniques, materials and equipment to determine compliance with engineering regulations and standards.

(d) 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.

(e) Ability to plan and execute complex, multi-faceted projects and inspections while prioritizing resources against approved scopes of work, contract documents and budgets.

(f) 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/.

The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-12.