Healthcare Engineer; Plumbing Engineer

The Healthcare Engineer
- Plumbing Engineer at the Northport VAMC 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.

The Healthcare Engineer
- Plumbing Engineer at the Northport VAMC 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.

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.

• United States Citizenship:
  Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
• Language:
  Must be proficient in spoken and written English per 38 U.S.C. 7403(f)
• Education:
  
  Successfully completed a 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 Exam 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
• 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:
  
  Experience:
  
  Candidates must possess one year of experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Healthcare Engineering (Plumbing Engineer) field
• Qualifying GS-11 grade level experience includes - but is not limited to:
  Extensive experience in the plumbing design and engineering of plumbing systems specifically within active healthcare facilities or complex commercial medical centers
• ability to prepare - read - and interpret complex architectural and engineering drawings across all major disciplines - including Mechanical
  - Plumbing - and Fire Protection (MEP/FP)
• applying a working knowledge of NFPA - OSHA - and ANSI standards within a medical environment - while implementing energy conservation and sustainability goals (such as the VA GEMS program)
• providing expert research and analysis on engineering construction - cost estimation - and the feasibility of new infrastructure technologies in a clinical setting
• AND
• Demonstrated Knowledge
  - Skills - and Abilities
• In addition to the experience above - the candidate must 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…