This position is located in the Office of the Chief, under the Deputy Chief, Engineering Service, at the Veteran Health Indiana, Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana. The incumbent works with a high level of independence. Provides clinical and administrative support to staff, patients, and administrators for all matters of concern relating to the facility wide lifecycle management of non-patient care electronic and physical security equipment.

Duties

Duties include but are not limited to: Prepares Test Items; Adjusts/Operates Equipment; Records Readings Determines characteristics, capabilities, and limitations and performance of conventional systems. Analyzes data for evidence of improper function. Determines cause of malfunction. Lifecycle management of all non-patient care electronic and physical security systems such as radios, security cameras, panic buttons, and physical access controls to include physical and network support Coordinates and works effectively with other facility support departments including but not limited to Engineering Service, Office of information Technology (OIT), Patient Safety, Sterile Processing Service (SPS), Supply Chain Management (SCM), Contracting, Informatics, and Environmental Management Service (EMS). Coordinates incoming inspections, regular and unscheduled maintenance, and planning for end-of-life replacement in conjunction with clinical services or administrative services. Utilizes common test equipment including, but not limited to patient simulators, pulse generators, network analyzers, test phantoms, electrical safety analyzers, oscilloscopes, and multimeters. Project Oversight & Management When a contract is issued by the Contracting Officer (CO) and the incumbent of this Electronic Engineering Technician (EET) position is designated as the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) for this particular project, he/she will initiate all required correspondence pertaining to supplemental agreements, specification changes, etc. As assigned, will superintend, and inspect construction work, purchase, and hire work, and station project work to assure conformance with plans, specifications, and applicable codes. Maintains timely progress records, logs, reports, and documents. As assigned, functions as a COR and keeps appropriate certification levels. Uses knowledge of government contract procedures and documentation requirements to develop statements of work, sole source justifications, other applicable documentation (VA Form 6550, Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE), etc.) and to oversee vendor work. Prepare project documents for submission to the Network requesting authorization and funding. This includes detailed project description; justification; selection methodology analysis, prioritizing, and scoring; workload and space criteria analysis; environmental impact analysis; estimating project costs, including technical services, construction, impact, equipment, recurring and non-recurring expenses, and contingencies; and other documents necessary to support the validity of the project. May be tasked with leading and managing installation or upgrade projects for non-patient care electronics and physical security systems. This includes but is not limited to pre-implementation planning and coordination with end users, vendors, and other onsite support staff (OIT, Informatics, SPS, etc.) Creates Designs and Specifications to Satisfy Requirements Designs moderately complex and novel items of equipment. Items do not have critical performance requirements that are difficult to satisfy. Professional engineers and scientists provide purpose of equipment, basic requirements of form, size, weight, structure and performance, and pertinent technical data. Professionals also suggest possible design approaches. Work Schedule: Mon - Fri 7:30-4:00pm; Negotiable Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Electrical Engineering Technician/PD91975A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 01/16/2024. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS10. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. Basic Requirements: Examples of qualifying specialized experience include technical work in: drafting, surveying construction estimating, physical science, mathematics, aerospace, architecture, chemicals, electrical or mechanical systems, mining, petroleum, or nuclear systems. Experience in a trade or craft may be credited as specialized experience when the work provided intensive knowledge of engineering principles, techniques, methods, and precedents. Examples are trade positions with substantial developmental, test, or design responsibilities such as: Planner and estimator who analyzed designs for production purposes. Instrument maker or model maker who performed design or development work on devices fabricated. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience required for an "Electrical" Engineering Technician include: Utilize practical knowledge of a wide range of technical methods, principles, and practices relative to the Electrical field to prepare contract packages which includes statements of work, estimates, and specifications for electrical maintenance; knowledge and experience with common construction law and government contracting regulations and procedures; knowledge and experience with VA, federal, state, and local building codes, standards, and regulations, including various national codes and standards such as National Electrical Codes. Knowledge and experience with various construction trades, practices, materials, and methods; training as well as Facilities Engineering and Construction (FE/C) training within one year of appointment; Quality Ranking Factor/Preferred Experience: knowledge, experience, and training required as a certified Contracting Officer's Representatives (COR), which includes successfully completing Cor Level 1 training. Must be able and willing to complete COR Level 2 You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Attention to DetailBuilding and ConstructionContract AdministrationContracting/ProcurementDesignProject Management Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work is mostly sedentary; however, the incumbent must be physically able to climb, crawl, walk and stoop. Work is frequently performed in the cramped and awkward positions. Such work shall require the use of all limbs, a strong back and legs along with good coordination, and balance. Good eyesight, color and depth perception are also requisite to being able to perform at an optimum level. The work may also require being exposed to the elements. Some work may require some physical exertion long periods of standing, walking, bending, climbing, and crawling in or around the facility and construction sites, field inspections, or to observe and study work operations in an industrial, storage, or comparable work area. The EET exercises physical effort in the performance of duties that may include lifting and carrying objects weighing up to 50 pounds. Work hours can vary from the norm, depending upon the circumstances For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

There is no educational substitute for this grade level.

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 Richard L Roudebush VA Medical Center 1481 West Tenth Street Indianapolis, IN 46202 US
• Name: Justina Saucedo
• Phone: 785-409-9018
• Email: [email protected]