The Senior Program Engineer ensures a safe, reliable, and precisely controlled operating environment for direct patient care by leading planning, design oversight, technical compliance, and program management across capital projects, life-safety systems, critical utilities, and energy programs.
The Senior Program Engineer collaborates with the Chief of Engineering Service, executive leadership, clinical staff, and external partners regarding station-level engineering determinations and compliance with codes, standards, and regulations including those from the Joint Commission, NFPA, OSHA, EPA, and VA Technical Information Library (TIL).Duties Include: Serves as the station technical authority for healthcare engineering, providing authoritative advice to leadership and clinical services on capital projects, codes, and standards.
Leads technical oversight of construction and renovation projects at the medical center and CBOCs, ensuring compliance with accreditation and regulatory requirements. Functions as COR or technical expert for A/E and construction contracts, preparing scopes, IGEs, evaluations, and technical oversight while ensuring infection control and safety compliance.
Supports facility resiliency and emergency preparedness by ensuring critical infrastructure systems are designed and maintained to withstand natural disasters and utility disruptions. Owns and manages critical station-level engineering programs such as medical gas, fire protection, water quality/Legionella, HVAC systems in surgical and isolation environments, and emergency power systems.
Leads station-level asset management analytics, Facility Condition Index (FCI) assessments, backlog prioritization, and energy optimization initiatives. Utilizes advanced data analytics and performance metrics to evaluate system efficiency, identify deficiencies, and recommend improvements across engineering programs. Completes Annual National Handbook/Directive Compliance assessments.
Recommends and initiates action plans to ensure full compliance to include developing policies and standards of practice, along with coordinating any training required. Collaborates with fiscal and leadership teams to develop and justify station capital investment priorities, integrating technical findings into executive decision-making.
Serves as a subject matter expert in interpreting and applying national VA policies, codes, and directives; develops local policies and procedures to ensure compliance and operational excellence. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30am to 4pm, Negotiable Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): 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: Available, Ad-hoc, Within policy allowances Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 82640F 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/.
Samantha.Portuondo@va.gov · (727) 398-6661
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $120021 – $156029/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-10-15.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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