Healthcare Engineer

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Town of Tomah (WI); Presencial; USD 55 000 - 80 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

The Tomah VA Healthcare System is seeking a Project Engineer to lead project planning, design, construction management, and construction administration for Minor Construction, NRMs, Station Level Projects, and Leases across architectural, electrical, life safety, mechanical, civil, and structural disciplines.

Qualified candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Architecture (ABET-accredited) or equivalent FE/PE credentials, citizenship, and English proficiency.

Qualificações

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or Architecture from an ABET-accredited program.
• Evidence of passing the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination (FE) with a Bachelor's degree, or current PE/Architect licensure.
• Foreign education must be evaluated for equivalence if outside the U.S.

Responsabilidades

• Plan, design, manage construction and admin for Minor Construction Projects, NRMs, Station Level Projects and Leases across multiple disciplines.

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Architecture

Fundamentals of Engineering Examination (FE) certified

Professional Engineer (PE) licensure or Architect licensure

Descrição da oferta de emprego

The position serves as a Project Engineer at Tomah 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 (architectural, electrical, life safety, mechanical, civil, structural, etc.).

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Basic Requirements:

United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with 38 U.S.C. § 7407(a).

English Language Proficiency: Healthcare Engineer candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f).

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.

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.

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 in paragraph 3.b. of this appendix.

Grade Determination:

In addition to the basic requirements above the following is the amount of experience and/or education qualify for this position at the GS-07 through GS-12 grade levels.

Healthcare Engineer, GS-07

Experience/Education: None beyond the basic requirements above.

GS-09 Healthcare Engineer

Experience or Education: One year (1) of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-07).

OR, Master of Engineering degree or Master of Architecture degree or Master of Science degree in Engineering or a related field of study.

OR, Bachelor's degree as outlined I A above plus two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education in a related field of study, provided the applicant's total background demonstrates the core competencies for a GS-09 level assignment.

In addition to the experience or education above, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs:

• a) Knowledge of the principles, theories, concepts and practices of the engineering profession
• b) Ability to interpret relevant codes, regulations, guidelines and standards to make recommendations to assure compliance with healthcare facility programs.
• c) Ability to understand the operational professional engineering needs of clinical services in the healthcare system
• d) Ability to prepare material on current technical topics and trends for presentation to other technical staff and mid-level hospital management and to keep abreast of changes in engineering technology related to a healthcare facility.

GS-11 Healthcare Engineer

Experience or Education: One (1) year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-09).

OR, PhD. or equivalent doctoral degree in Engineering or a related field of engineering

OR, Master of Engineering degree, Master of Architecture degree, Master of Science degree in Engineering or a related field of study, plus 1 full year of progressively higher-level graduate education in a related field of study, provided the applicant's total background demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities for GS-11 level assignments

OR, Bachelor's degree plus 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education in a relate field of study, provided the applicant's total background demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities for GS-11 level assignments.

In addition to the experience or education above, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs:

• a) Knowledge of either mechanical, electrical, structural, civil or other engineering/architectural principles, practices and their applications in the healthcare environment.
• b) Knowledge of basic project management principles as applied to the healthcare setting.
• c) Ability to apply healthcare engineering related standards, codes, policies and regulations, inclusive of, state and local codes.
• d) Ability to communicate effective orally and in writing with internal and external customers with tact and diplomacy.
• e) Ability to develop material for clinical or administrative staff that addresses the principles and application of engineering technology and/or theory used in healthcare.
• f) Ability to advise staff on emerging engineering technology related to a healthcare facility, while keeping abreast of changes in such technology and utilizing the information to solve healthcare facility engineering challenges.

GS-12 Healthcare Engineer

Experience: One (1) year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11).

In addition, demonstration of 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.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.