The position is located at the Audie L. Murphy VA in San Antonio, TX and serves the South Texas Veterans Healthcare System (STVHCS).
The Healthcare Engineer performs project planning, manages designs, construction, and construction administration for Major/ Minor Construction Projects, Non-Recurring/Station Level Projects, Leases, including all areas and aspects (architectural, electrical, life safety, mechanical, civil, structural, etc.) at the medical center and Outpatient Clinics.
The position serves as resident and program engineer consisting of the planning, design, and overseeing of major healthcare system projects; oversees Professional Architecture/Engineering (A/E) and Construction contracts to ensure the contractor is in compliance with all contractual requirements, healthcare regulations and codes, specifications and schedules are met in accordance with the government's requirements for VA owned and leased facilities.
Provides engineering support to the assigned healthcare system and is responsible for maintaining construction specifications and drawings, maintaining technical reference library of codes, standards, and other regulations which are applicable to the engineering construction industries Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and others.
Serves as a healthcare engineering advisor, engineer consultant, engineer designer, contract administrator, project manager, construction coordinator, and instructor during the design and construction of all projects assigned. The position is responsible for providing healthcare engineering support to all assigned projects.
Responsible for performing the duties of a Contracting Officer Representative (COR) on professional design and construction projects, training service staff on technical issues and assisting the service staff on the completion of technical and administrative issues regarding infrastructure related operations of the medical facility.
The position supports and advances patient care by applying engineering and managerial skills to healthcare engineering as demonstrated by the following major responsibilities: Conducts capital asset and infrastructure planning and design for the medical facility spanning initial strategic planning, concept development, design, construction, effective implementation of complex buildings, utilities, and medical support systems.
Manages healthcare engineering project design and administers construction in accordance with VA policies and procedures, VA Design Guides, VA Design Manuals, VA Master Specifications and related industry codes and standards. Performs healthcare engineering project construction management and post project activities while ensuring continuity of building and utility services for medical facility operations.
Assists in the provision of a continuing education program for clinical staff and maintenance personnel addressing the principles and application of building and utility systems in the delivery of health care. This includes a curriculum that addresses the safe and effective use of medical gases, emergency power, ventilation, and other healthcare infrastructure related technology.
This requires skill to effectively communicate, both orally and in writing, with a wide variety of individuals, including technical and professional clinical staff, to communicate technical information.
Assists in development and implementation of the environment of care program that meets current Joint Commission, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), College of American Pathologists (CAP), NFPA, and VA requirements, particularly as it relates to construction safety and infection control. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30 - 4pm Telework: Ad-hoc and as determined by agency policy. Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 55558-F; 55623-5F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
***Qualifications Continued: Preferred Experience: PE 1. Experience in formulating transition budgets, creating phasing and transition plans, and facility ongoing communication and coordination with the Project Development Section project managers and STVHCS' contract officer's representatives (COR) on all building activations. PE 2.
Experience in evaluating workload and demographic data exercising skilled familiarity with VSSC to identify the future healthcare needs of the patient population and the relationship of these needs to the VHA Strategic Plan, and develops a supporting Facility Master Plan, functional space layouts. PE 3. Experience in being able to interpret CAD/BIM drawings and/or create new CAD/BIM floor plan files. (BIM - Building Modeling Information software). PE 4.
Able to provide technical guidance regarding space management. PE 5. Experience in initiating investigations and studies to develop planning and design criteria and find solutions to critical problems in design, construction, or operations. PE. 6.Project management experience specifically with emphasis on construction projects and building systems. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.
The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of GS-7 to GS-12. 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. IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
NOTE: If your school has changed names, or is no longer in existence, you must provide this information in your application.
Accreditation Information: 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) Category Search (abet.org) or National Council of Architectural Registration Boards curriculum Education Standard | NCARB - National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (School Search - NAAB Website) NOTE: If your school was accredited by ABET Category Search (abet.org) or NCARB Education Standard | NCARB - National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (School Search - NAAB Website) at the time of graduation but is no longer listed on the ABET or NCARB website, you must provide documentation of accreditation with your application packet.
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/.
Renee.Wilkosz@va.gov · 214-742-8387 X77325
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $70784 – $164046/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-10-15.
This is a Monday - Friday, 7:30 - 4pm position.
This position is open under the 'Fed Competitive' hiring path.
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