Supervisory Healthcare Engineer (Recruitment/Relocation Incentive)

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs seeks a Supervisory Facility Planning & Activations Engineer (Section Chief) reporting to the Associate Director for Operations.

This role leads the Facility Planning & Activations team, offering authoritative guidance on facility planning, design, and activation matters. Ideal candidates will possess a Bachelor's in Engineering or Architecture or equivalent licensure, with strong leadership and policy drafting capabilities.

Qualifications

• Citizenship required; may refer pending requirements.
• Education: engineering/architecture degree or FE exam/licensure.
• English proficiency for healthcare engineering management.
• Grandfathering provision for current VA employees in this occupation.

Responsibilities

• Advise and lead the Facility Planning & Activations team on planning, design and activation matters.
• Oversee workload, quality, performance, and staffing at the local level.
• Supervise staff: assign work, evaluate performance, select/train staff, and manage discipline.
• Draft and recommend local policies and directives related to healthcare engineering management.
• Identify evolving scenarios, use initiative to resolve issues and improve operations.

Skills

Data analysis

Leadership

Communication

Prioritization

Policy drafting

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Architecture

FE exam with bachelor's degree

Professional Engineer (PE) or Architect licensure

Tools

CAD software

BIM (Building Information Modeling)

Job description

Supervisory Facility Planning & Activations Engineer (Section Chief) is a key advisor reporting directly to the Associate Director for Operations. The incumbent is a responsible leader for the Facility Planning & Activations team and is relied on for authoritative advice on all aspects of facility planning, design and activation matters.

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

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.

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. Titles may vary from educational institutions and change over time;

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.

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

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).

• All individuals employed in VHA in this occupational series or in another occupational series performing the duties as described in the qualification standard on the effective date of this qualification standard, are considered to have met all the qualification requirements for the grade held including positive education that is part of the basic requirements of the occupation.

Grade Determinations

In addition to meeting the basic requirements, to qualify for the GS-13 you must possess at least 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-12).

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

• 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.

Preferred Experience

• Experience in formulating transition budgets, create phasing and transition plans, and facility ongoing communication and coordination with the Project Development Section project managers and STVHCS' contract officer's representatives (COR) on all building activations.
• Experience in evaluating workload and demographic data exercising skilled familiarity with VSSC to identify the future healthcare needs of the patient population and the relationship of these needs to the VHA Strategic Plan, and develops a supporting Facility Master Plan, functional space layouts.
• Experience in being able to interpret CAD/BIM drawings and/or create new CAD/BIM floor plan files. (BIM - Building Information Modeling software).
• Able to provide technical guidance regarding space management.
• Experience in initiating investigations and studies to develop planning and design criteria and find solutions to critical problems in design, construction, or operations.
• Project management experience specifically with emphasis on construction projects and building systems.

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-13.

Physical Requirements

Pre-Employment/Post-Employment Physical Examination: May be required, depending on the needs of the organization.