The candidate is required to have a primary duty station at any of the listed VISN 6 VA Medical Centers and must live within 50 miles of the station. The candidate will travel throughout VISN 6 as needed.

Duties

The Heathcare Engineer oversees the leasing and sharing agreement program for VISN 6. This includes monitoring progress of procurements, status of existing contracts, ensuring contracts stay current and acting as subject matter expert for the VISN. This position performs project planning, tracks/manages designs and tracks/manages construction for lease projects including all areas and aspects (architectural, electrical, life safety, mechanical, civil, structural, etc.) at the Network Office level and in support of the VA Healthcare Systems (VAHCS) within the VISN. The position must be competent in many aspects of planning, design, and overseeing of large healthcare system projects to ensure contractors are in compliance with all contractual requirements, healthcare regulations and codes and specifications and that schedules are met in accordance with the government's requirements for VA owned, leased, and shared facilities. Duties included but not limited to the following: Requires knowledge of program operations, compliance, management and capital planning to include program budget approval, funding allocation and activation. Oversees programs for all VAHCS in VISN 6 by reviewing, evaluating and coordinating planning data such as projected space requirements and strategic, operational, program and design requirements. Coordinate national or VISN submissions and provide guidance on investment categories, strategies, financial planning and budgeting. Provides technical expertise on capital asset proposals and develop guidelines and data tools in completing the application, Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, Earned Value Analysis, Alternatives Analysis and Risk Analysis. Oversees program progress reviews and overall program performance levels to identify slippage, cost overruns and other issues, and provide direction and lead a collaborative approach with facility engineering and contracting (and when warranted, VACO-level program managers) to bring about solutions to issues impacting lease project performance. Manage and track funding of national or VISN approved capital programs and assist VAHCS facility management in developing strategies to address the correction of space, functional and operational deficiencies which include various capital performance management requirements and databases. Provide guidance, direction and policy interpretation on sensitive and complex issues in support of the acquisition and administration of all assigned programs and capital planning. Compliance with VHA capital related policies, procedures and program design criteria Work Schedule: Monday. - Friday. 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework: May be available to highly qualified applicant. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #:000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Physical Requirements: The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts that require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices, training rooms, and libraries. The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated. The incumbent must also work outdoors in all types of weather. There may be occasional exposure to moderate risks or discomforts in storage areas or hazardous waste sites. The work is primarily sedentary, although some physical effort may be required, e.g., walking, standing, climbing ladders, stooping, kneeling, and carrying light items such as manuals or briefcases, or driving or traveling by motor vehicle.

Requirements

Qualifications

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. To qualify for appointment to this position, all applicants must possess the following: a. Citizenship. Be a citizen of the United States (U.S.). b. Education. (1) 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 (2) 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 (3) 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. c. 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. d. 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: In addition to the basic requirements above, the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates. (1) Specialized Experience. Must have at least one year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-12). (2) Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to meeting the experience requirements for this grade level, the candidate must fully demonstrate the following KSAs: (a) Knowledge of current and evolving concepts and principles of general engineering to resolve novel or obscure problems; extend and modify techniques; develop new approaches that guide other engineers who solve a variety of technical problems; and/or apply new, innovative or experimental advanced engineering theories, developments or practices. (b) Skill in construction, capital planning and multiple healthcare system portfolio management inclusive of budget development and tracking. (c) Skill to collaborate with persons having diverse viewpoints, goals or objectives to achieve a common understanding of the problem and a satisfactory solution by justifying, defending, negotiating or settling controversial and far-reaching matters through active participation in conferences, meetings or presentations. (d) Ability to interpret broad guidelines and exercise considerable judgment and ingenuity in interpreting and adapting existing guides, developing new and improved hypotheses, concepts or approaches to previously tested or reported and/or in developing new policies that advance the organization. (e) Ability to coordinate and interact with regional facilities, national and corresponding staff for the implementation and coordination of policies and program plans to apply prioritization methodologies that align facilities' capital asset requests and develop infrastructure options that result in the efficacious use of regional level capital strategic plans. (f) Ability to adapt and apply trends in healthcare delivery systems that impact long-term capital assets (such as aging equipment and physical plants) for regionally integrated healthcare systems. (g) Ability to consult and collaborate with all organizational levels in a national healthcare organization, outside organizations and businesses regarding both strategic and financial activities of a regional healthcare organization. (h) Ability to implement and/or sustain a capital asset and construction program that meets healthcare facility related standards, codes, policies and regulations inclusive of state and local codes. References: VA Handbook 5005/150 Part II Appendix G72 The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13.

Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address VHA VISN 6 Human Resources 3518 WESTGATE DRIVE DURHAM, NC 27707 US
• Name: Samantha Schmidt
• Phone: (517)348-9209
• Email: [email protected]