Supervisory Facility Planning & Activations Engineer (Section Chief) is a key advisor reporting directly to the Associate Director for Operations. The incumbent is a responsible leader for the Facility Planning & Activations team and is relied on for authoritative advice on all aspects of facility planning, design and activation matters.
Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Major Duties: Serves as principal advisor on facility planning, design, activation, and capital planning initiatives. Leads facility master planning, space management, occupancy planning, and strategic growth planning. Manages construction activations, relocations, FF&E implementation, and facility decommissioning.
Coordinates multidisciplinary teams, stakeholders, and external partners to support new construction, leases, renovations, and healthcare expansion projects. Develops business plans, transition budgets, activation plans, and strategic reports. Oversees space allocation, SEPS programming and CAD/BIM development. Provides executive-level planning support, presentations, and technical guidance on facility development.
Directs and oversees facility planning, engineering, construction, inspection, and activation activities. Ensures compliance with project requirements, plans, specifications, safety standards, and regulations. Supervises technical staff, contract oversight, quality assurance, and construction inspections. Monitors project progress, resolves deficiencies, enforces safety requirements, and secures final project acceptance.
Serves as technical authority on facility design, operations, and construction-related issues. Leads compliance reviews and performance assessments to ensure adherence to VA, JC, OSHA, OIG, and regulatory standards. Conducts qualitative and quantitative analyses to evaluate operational effectiveness and identify improvement opportunities. Oversees inspection programs covering safety, maintenance, cleanliness, equipment utilization, and operational compliance.
Directs corrective actions, process improvements, and special studies to address organizational challenges. Maintains relationships with educational institutions, government agencies, accrediting bodies, veteran organizations, and community stakeholders. Represents STVHCS through presentations, committee participation, public outreach, and executive briefings. Develops executive reports, strategic communications, and media-related materials.
Provides regular updates to leadership on project performance, risks, efficiencies, and improvement opportunities. Utilizes advanced communication, public speaking, technical writing, and project management software skills. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases.
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: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 54637-F Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Accreditation Information: The bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or Architecture must be from a school with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) website http://www.abet.org/, Engineering Accreditation Commission (excludes engineering technology) or National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) curriculum website https://www.ncarb.org. 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/. NOTE: If your school has changed names, or is no longer in existence, you must provide this information in your application.
Christopher.Klinkhammer@va.gov
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $133769 – $173902/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-11-09.
This position is open under the 'Fed Competitive' hiring path.
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