The position serves as a Healthcare Engineer at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Healthcare System, George E Wahlen Salt Lake City VA Healthcare System. This position supports a wide range of facility-wide specialty programs and projects, including those under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) program and other compliance regulations (e.g. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act [RCRA]).
Determines requirements, conducts reconnaissance, identifies locations, and prepares designs, specifications, and estimates. Applies a broad knowledge of the conventional methods, precedents, and standards. Complex situations occur requiring adaptation or modification of precedents typical of the work environment. Conducts investigations to develop improved design of materials and methods.
Explores background information(literature, reports, permits, regulations, and discussions with others having specialized knowledge of the issue) and consults with supervisor in evaluating information and selecting approaches to study the issue. Prepares designs characterized by a variety of conditions. Prepares original designs and preliminary and final layouts. Coordinates assignments with other agency engineers and architects responsible for related features.
Reviews architect-engineer plans and specifications for adequacy and feasibility. Provides professional advice to peers, subordinates, or non-professional administrators or managers. Provides professional advisory services to managers and administrators. Advice covers complex situations that require adapting or modifying precedents typical of the work environment. Conducts investigations to obtain factual information about the issue.
Explores background information (literature, reports, permits, regulations, and discussions with others with specialized knowledge of the issue) and consults with the supervisor to evaluate and effectively present the information. Provides professional oversight and/or project management for construction or maintenance efforts. Performs scheduling and layout of operations, and inspection and surveillance of materials, methods, and equipment used in construction.
Uses originality to develop and modify methods, techniques, and procedures, discern new patterns of phenomena, and correlate and substantiate already developed hypotheses. Develops competitive bidding cost estimates for a variety of projects of multiple-use nature, or projects in different geographic locations thus presenting different physical or cultural considerations. Investigates a variety of construction problems requiring modifications to the original design.
Coordinates with the designer and contractor in making design changes. Assures quality control and adequacy of contractor's operations and confers with contractor to obtain corrective action. Reviews contractor's progress charts and conducts field surveys to verify fulfillment of obligations-Administers payments to the contractor. Provides guidance, development, and coordination for the planning, design, and oversight of maintenance projects.
Develops competitive bidding cost estimates for a variety of maintenance projects of multiple-use nature, or projects in different geographic locations, thus presenting different physical or cultural considerations. Investigates a variety of problems relating to performance of maintenance requiring modification in the original maintenance design. Coordinates with the designer and contractor in making design changes.
Assures quality control and adequacy of the contractor's operations and confers with the contractor to obtain corrective action. Reviews contractor's progress charts and conducts field surveys to verify fulfillment of obligations.
Work Schedule: M-F 8:00am-4:30pm Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).
Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience. Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Telework: May Be Available on an ad-hoc basis as determined by the agency policy Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 60821A; 60822A; 60823A; 60824A Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
V19USAJOBS@VA.GOV · 719-227-4600
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $64659 – $144136/yr.
Applications close on 2026-10-05.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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