Employee will be assigned to Facilities Management Service, Project Development Section, VA Healthcare System, Palo Alto, CA. The primary purpose of this position is to plan, coordinate, and execute all building and space activation, transition, and deactivation activities across the campus.
The position also supports capital asset planning and manages space assignments and project management for capital construction projects to optimize utilization and align facilities with strategic goals.
***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** This position involves a multi-grade career ladder. The major duties listed below represent the full performance level of GS-12. At the GS-11 grade level, you will perform assignments of a more limited scope and with less independence. You will progressively acquire the background necessary to perform at the full performance level of GS-12.
Promotion is at the discretion of the supervisor and is contingent upon satisfactory performance, availability of higher-level work, and availability of funds.
Duties include, but may not be limited to the following: Formulates transition budgets, creates phasing and transition plans, and facilitates ongoing communication and coordination with the Project Development Section project managers and facility contract officer's representatives (COR) on all building activation "fit up." Meets with the respective clinical and administrative services, and develops spreadsheets to identify furniture, fixture, and equipment (FF&E) needs and oversees the procurement process.
Communicates with service chiefs and staff concerning building/space renovations, transitions, phasing, deactivation, and updated moving schedules through regularly scheduled meeting/conference calls. Plans, coordinates capital equipment, all non-recurring FF&E activities, warehousing, staging and the eventual installation of all items.
Coordinates with VA facility planners, interior designers, medical equipment planners, infection control, safety, engineers, supply chain, information technology, contracting officers and the respective service and section chiefs to successfully activate each building/space and FF&E activation activities.
Ensures that the appropriate infrastructure, e.g., utilities, has been incorporated in the construction documents (CDs) to accommodate all FF&E Items prior to contract award. Serves as a critical member of each project team to which assigned, acting in a consultative role to assist each project and ensure that teams are using VA compliant project management, policy, processes, and procedures.
Leads the Integrated Project Team (IPT) independently to include all requirements for project approval, acquisition submission, and review processes. Provides oversight, direction, guidance, and technical expertise on assigned project component. Has responsibility for the formulation of all future projects within the facility's capital construction portfolio.
The position requires a strong analytical and technical understanding of capital asset inventory, capital construction budgetary cycles, requirements generation for capital projects, and capital construction proposal requests valued between $5M-$500M. Provides professional advice to peers, subordinates or non-professional administrators or managers; and provides professional project management for construction or activation efforts.
Serves as a member of the facility's Space Committee and coordinates and recommends space assignments to leadership. Provides technical guidance regarding space management; and makes decisions or recommendations significantly changing, interpreting, or developing critical space management policies and program space realignment. Performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm. Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized
IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. 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/.
VHANationalRecruitmentCenter@va.gov · (844)456-5208
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $93358 – $121371/yr.
Applications close on 2026-11-03.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
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