Healthcare Engineer

Summary

The position serves as a Projects Engineer at an assigned Department of Veterans Affairs (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.

• 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.
• 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.
• Grade Determinations:
  Healthcare Engineer – GS-07 Experience
• None beyond the basic requirements Healthcare Engineer – GS-09 Experience
• Candidates at this level must meet one of the following:
  One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade OR Master of Engineering degree or Master of Architecture degree or Master of Science degree in Engineering or a related field of study as outlined in paragraph 3.b.(1) OR Bachelor's degree as outlined in paragraph 3.b.(1) 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 GS-09 level assignment.
• Knowledge –
  
  Skills and Abilities
  
  (KSAs)
• In addition to the experience or education above – the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs:
  Knowledge of the principles, theories, concepts and practices of the engineering profession.
• Ability to interpret relevant codes, regulations, guidelines and standards to make recommendations to assure compliance with healthcare facility programs.
• Ability to understand the operational professional engineering needs of clinical services in the healthcare system.
• Ability to prepare material…