Supervisory Healthcare Engineer

Summary
A Recruitment/Relocation Incentive may be authorized for a Highly Qualified Individual.This position serves as the Chief - Engineering Service with responsibility for the fully integrated Department of Veterans Affairs North Texas Health Care System (VANTHS).The incumbent is responsible for the overall oversight and management of all Biomedical - Construction Projects - Maintenance & Operation - and Non- Medical/OIT Equipment programs.

Qualifications
Basic Requirements:

• Citizenship
• Be a citizen of the United States (U.S.)
• Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with 38 U.S.C.
• 7407(a)
• 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
• OR (4) 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
• 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: Supervisory Healthcare Engineer - GS-14
• Experience
• One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade
• Assignment
• For all supervisory assignments above the full performance level - the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope - complexity - difficulty - range of variety and be performed by the incumbent as a major duty at least 25% of the time
• The incumbent must supervise staff for at least 25% of the time - administratively and technically at the full performance grade level or below
• This Supervisory Healthcare Engineer - GS-14 position is the Chief Engineer
• Chief Engineers supervise engineering service - including subordinate the Supervisory Healthcare Engineer(s) at the GS-13 level - to ensure compliance with VA - TJC and a variety of other prevailing codes and standards
• In addition to Chief Engineers' integral role in providing capability and capacity for the primary medical mission - they ensure the availability of facilities for complex medical research and participate in community partnerships and supports Department of Defense contingency planning
• Chief Engineers supervise the engineering staff to accomplish the operations of the service
• As Chief Engineers - they exercise the full range of supervisory responsibility to include but not limited to development of performance standards and performance evaluations
• recommendations for appointment - awards - advancements - and when appropriate - disciplinary actions and identification of continuing training needs
• 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 - practices and their applications as related to healthcare facilities
• Knowledge related to the management of overall healthcare system resources - (i.e. - finances space - equipment - supplies - schedules and staffing) at the local level
• Skill in using effective communication in managing interpersonal relationships with internal and external customers - stakeholders - executive leadership - labor representatives and managers
• Skill in balancing multiple responsibilities - setting priorities - delegating tasks and projects - meeting multiple deadlines - analyzing complex organizational problems and developing and implementing effective solutions that result in efficient operations
• Skill in applying considerable independent judgment to interpret broad or general national policies and guidelines and adapt/apply them to specific compliant programs at the local healthcare system
• Skill in recognizing and assessing evolving scenarios - utilizing initiative - and self-directing and assigning resources to affect resolutions
• Skill in complying with national internal and outside regulatory agency and organization (including - but not limited to TJC - OSHA - NFPA - etc.) regulations - requirements - guides - policies - procedures - directives - standards and general medical program requirements as they relate to healthcare engineering
• Ability to anticipate - develop and implement strategies in meeting the healthcare system's short-term and long-term strategic goals in a highly fluid environment
• Ability to interview candidates for positions - recommend appointments - advancements - or when appropriate - disciplinary actions
• evaluate performance and identify continuing education and training needs
• Preferred Experience: Provides professional and technical guidance and direction and review of assigned programs - including professional engineering work in several disciplines such as architecture - civil engineering - energy engineering - electrical engineering - mechanical engineering - structural engineering - environmental engineering - fire safety and safety engineering
• Supervisory Healthcare Engineer manages human resource functions such as hiring - performance - training - and development
• Supervisory Healthcare Engineer must be able to support the VISN Capital and Energy Engineers in the administration of the programs
• In this capacity the individual must be capable of participating and communicating in meetings with other Engineers from the VISN and VA Leadership from the Office of Capital Asset Management
• The Supervisory Engineer for M&O provides technical advice on a wide range of engineering issues - including the Strategic Capital Investment Plan - Capital Asset Inventory - Capital Asset Resource (CAPRES) Survey - Deferred Maintenance - management of an engineering department - and a myriad of engineering related topics
• The Supervisory Engineer is also called upon to mentor newer engineers and help them learn the things they need to know to manage an engineering department
• References: VA Handbook 5005/150 - Part II - Appendix G-72 The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-14
• 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 Supervisory Engineer 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.

Duties

• Duties include but are not limited to: The Supervisory Engineer for M&O must be competent in many aspects of managing VHA Healthcare Facility Engineering Programs including Interdisciplinary Engineering Coordination and Integration
• Facility Maintenance and Operations Management
• Construction Development - Management - and Oversight
• Healthcare Facility Engineering Program Administration
• Healthcare Regulatory - Safety - and Accreditation Compliance
• Strategic Planning
• Technical Personnel Supervision
• and VA Inter-Administration Stakeholder Collaboration
• This position is responsible for the planning - organizing - directing - evaluating - and management process for Service Line programs - which include setting qualitative and quantitative standards
• This position develops and provides the Executive Leadership Team and the clinical staff information on the methods - techniques - and procedures necessary to integrate Maintenance and Operation programs into the mission of the VA North Texas Health Care System
• This position oversees the Joint Commission (JC) Environment of Care Programs for Utility Systems Management - and Safety - Life Safety for both this VA North Texas Health Care System and all Community Based Outpatient Clinics (COBCs)
• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 7:30am to 4:00pm or 8:00am to 4:30pm Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Functional Statement #: 54819-F Relocation: Authorized - applicable for internal VA applicants
• Recruitment Incentive: Authorized - applicable for applicants outside of VA
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required