This position serves as a supervisor within Engineering Service with responsibility for the Facilities Maintenance/Operations section at a multi-faceted and affiliated VA Medical Center, including outlying Community Based Outpatient Clinics.
The Supervisory Healthcare Engineer has complete program responsibility, providing engineering review and guidance for Plant/Facility Operations, Plant/Facility Maintenance and Recurring Maintenance programs of the VA Central California Healthcare System.
Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Major duties include: Collaborate directly with executive leadership, medical staff, nursing staff, biomedical engineering, and other clinical personnel regarding the design and operation of the environment for medical care. Manage capital asset programs and construction projects.
Educate and advise clinical staff on the safe use of critical building features, utility systems, and fire prevention systems as they relate to the environment of care. Ensure that the Healthcare System complies with a multitude of accreditation and regulatory requirements including, but not limited to, those promulgated by the Joint Commission (TJC), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
In summary, Healthcare Engineers apply engineering concepts and methodologies to enhance the delivery of healthcare by providing a technologically advanced, safe, and reliable healthcare environment. Provides for a safe, reliable, and precisely controlled operating environment for direct patient care.
Serve as experts in the design, sustainment, and improvement of the medical care environment, including all hospital building features, automated building management and environmental control systems, and critical utility systems.
Has complete program responsibility, providing engineering review and guidance for Plant/Facility Operations, Plant/Facility Maintenance and Recurring Maintenance programs of the VA Central California Healthcare System (VACCHS).This program encompasses engineering and management in all areas involving operations and maintenance of the medical center campus and leased facilities, boiler and chiller plants, emergency generator equipment, and potable water plant as well as the Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC), steam, water, medical gas and electrical distribution and waste water collection systems : in-house services for calibration, repair and safety of all associate instrumentation and controls and assurance of meeting guidelines set by the DVA and other code-setting agencies regarding overall maintenance and safety of operations systems and equipment.
Keep abreast of all requirements in this field to ensure compliance. Gives critical support to the non-recurring maintenance and projects programs by interacting with professional and VACCHS staff. Member of numerous committees dealing with issue's touching upon operations equipment and processes.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 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: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 10260F 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/.
DANA.MITCHELL2@VA.GOV · (415) 221-4810 X25781
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $136388 – $177306/yr.
Applications close on 2026-09-03.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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