Healthcare Engineer-Project Engineer

Summary

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.) at an assigned medical center and associated Community Based Outpatient Clinic.

NOTE:

THE 2-PAGE RESUME REQUIREMENT DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS OCCUPATIONAL SERIES. FOR MORE INFORMATION - REFER TO REQUIRED DOCUMENTS BELOW. To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.

• 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
• NOTE:
  
  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
• English Language Proficiency:
  Healthcare Engineer candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f)
• Grade Determinations:
  Healthcare Engineer - GS-07
  
  Experience:
  
  None beyond the basic requirements
• Assignment:
  At the entry level
  - Healthcare Engineers serve in a career development position - performing under close supervision of a supervisor or qualified individual who reviews and ensures the employee meets competency requirements
• At the entry level - they perform general healthcare engineering assignments to gain knowledge and experience necessary to support engineering operations - project management and compliance
• Developmental assignments include - but are not limited to - assessing healthcare facility programs and making recommendations to assure compliance with relevant regulations - guidelines and standards
• applying engineering and code related knowledge to support the operational engineering requirements of the healthcare system
• and preparing material on current technical topics and trends for presentation to the supervisor
• Healthcare Engineer - GS-09 Experience or
  
  Education:
  
  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 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
• * 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 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
• Assignment:
  At the developmental level 1 - Healthcare Engineers receive guidance from more experienced staff members and require…