Healthcare Engineer; Water Safety

This position serves as a Water Safety Engineer within the Facilities Management Service of the Northern Arizona VA Healthcare System, Prescott, AZ. The role performs analysis and reporting to meet water safety requirements, project planning, manages designs, manages construction, and provides construction administration for minor construction projects, non‑recurring maintenance projects, station level projects, and leases, covering all areas within the facility and CBOC's.

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.
• Education. Candidates must meet at least one of the following:
  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or Architecture. The curriculum must be from a school with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Engineering Accreditation Commission (excluding engineering technology) or National Council of Architectural Registration Boards curriculum. Acceptable degrees include electrical, mechanical, biomedical, civil engineering, architecture, and architectural engineering.
  • 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 by 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.
  • 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 in this occupation who meet the criteria).

In addition to the basic requirements, the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates. To be eligible for consideration at the GS‑12 grade level, candidates must possess at least one year of experience equivalent to the lower grade level.

Experience. One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade.

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

• Knowledge of mechanical, electrical, structural, civil, and other engineering/architectural principles and practices in the healthcare environment.
• Knowledge of healthcare industry standards and related regulatory agencies (including The Joint Commission, OSHA, NFPA, etc.) and their regulations, requirements, guides, policies, procedures, directives, standards, and general medical program requirements as they relate to healthcare engineering.
• Knowledge of construction standards, methods, practices, and techniques, materials, and equipment to determine compliance with engineering regulations and standards.
• Skill in researching and analyzing information, conditions, human factors, and projections to make sound engineering and business recommendations and decisions, proactively identifying problems and developing innovative solutions within the context of applicable rules, regulations, and procedures.
• Ability to plan and execute complex, multi‑faceted projects and inspections while prioritizing resources against approved scopes of work, contract documents, and budgets.
• Ability to organize and lead multi‑disciplinary task forces with members from different departments and divisions, as well as design and construction firms.

• Experience in the operation, maintenance, and management of…