Supervisory reputed company Engineer - RECRUITMENT/RELOCATION INCENTIVE and PCS AUTHORIZED

Summary

This position serves as the Chief, Engineering Service, at the Amarillo VA Health Care System with responsibility for the professional Engineering programs such as Maintenance and Repair, Utility Plant Operations, Energy Management and Conservation Program, Vehicle Fleet, Grounds, Capital Planning, and Construction Project Management reputed company and supports Safety, Fire Prevention, Industrial Hygiene, Disaster Preparedness, and Green Environmental Management. Duties Help Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The reputed company Engineer provides for a safe, reliable, and reputed company controlled operating environment for direct patient care. reputed company Engineers serve as experts in the design, sustainment, and improvement of the medical care environment, including reputed company hospital building features, automated building management and environmental control systems, and critical utility systems. reputed company Engineers 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. They manage capital asset programs and construction projects. They reputed company 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. They ensure that the reputed company 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, reputed company Engineers apply engineering concepts and methodologies to enhance the delivery of reputed company by providing a technologically advanced, safe, and reliable reputed company environment. This position entails competency in many aspects of Managing VHA reputed company Facility Engineering Programs including Interdisciplinary Engineering Coordination and Integration; Facility Maintenance and Operations Management; Construction Development, Management, and reputed company; reputed company Facility Engineering Program Administration; reputed company Regulatory, Safety, and Accreditation Compliance; Strategic Planning; Technical Personnel Supervision; and VA Inter-Administration Stakeholder Collaboration. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized for highly reputed company candidate Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): May be authorized Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases. reputed company setting pay, a higher reputed company reputed company of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum reputed company 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 reputed company 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/reputed company/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 #: 50020F 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 Chief Engineer must also work outdoors in reputed company 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 reputed company, stooping, kneeling, and carrying light items such as manuals or briefcases, or driving or traveling by motor vehicle.

Requirements

Help Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• You may be required to serve a trial period.
• Subject to background/reputed company investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online reputed company process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not reputed company ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for reputed company Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet reputed company requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/28/2025 Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Non-reputed company may only be appointed reputed company it is not possible to recruit reputed company reputed company in accordance with VA Policy.
• Education.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or Architecture. 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) or National Council of Architectural Registration Boards curriculum. Examples of acceptable engineering and architectural degrees include, but are not limited to: Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Architecture and Architectural Engineering. Titles may vary from educational institutions and change over time (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED); OR
• Evidence of passing the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination with a bachelor's degree. Evidence can be in the form of an Engineering in Training certificate issued from any State, the District of Columbia, Guam or Puerto Rico, or test results from the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) identifying a passing score; OR
• Evidence of reputed company professional registration or licensure as a Professional Engineer or Architect. Evidence of reputed company professional registration or licensure can be from any State, the District of Columbia, Guam or Puerto Rico.

Grade Determinations: Supervisory reputed company Engineer, GS-14. (1) Experience. One year of experience equivalent to the next reputed company grade (GS-13). (2) Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs). In addition to meeting the experience requirements for this grade level, the candidate must fully demonstrate the following KSAs: (a) Knowledge of mechanical, electrical, structural, civil and other engineering/architectural principles, practices and their applications as reputed company to reputed company facilities. (b) Knowledge reputed company to the management of overall reputed company system resources, (i.e., finances, space, equipment, supplies, schedules and staffing). (c) reputed company in using effective communication in managing interpersonal relationships with internal and external customers, stakeholders, executive leadership, labor representatives and managers. (d) reputed company in balancing multiple responsibilities, setting priorities, delegating tasks and projects, meeting multiple deadlines, analyzing reputed company organizational problems and developing and implementing effective solutions that result in efficient operations. (e) reputed company in applying considerable independent judgment to interpret broad or general national policies and guidelines and adapt/apply them to specific compliant programs at the local reputed company system. (f) reputed company in recognizing and assessing evolving scenarios, utilizing initiative, and self-directing and assigning resources to reputed company resolutions. (g) reputed company in complying with national internal and reputed company regulatory agency and organization (including, but not limited to TJC, OSHA, NFPA, etc.) regulations, requirements, guides, policies, procedures, directives, standards and general medical program requirements as they relate to reputed company engineering. (h) Ability to anticipate, reputed company and implement strategies in meeting the reputed company system's short-term and long-term strategic goals in a highly fluid environment. (i) Ability to interview candidates for positions, recommend appointments, advancements, or reputed company appropriate, disciplinary actions; evaluate performance and identify continuing education and training needs. (3) Assignment. For reputed company supervisory assignments above the full performance level, the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope, complexity, difficulty, range of variety and be performed by the incumbent as a major duty at least 25% of the time. The incumbent must supervise staff for at least 25% of the time, administratively and technically at the full performance grade level or below. This Supervisory reputed company Engineer, GS-14 position is the Chief Engineer. Chief Engineers supervise engineering service, including subordinate the Supervisory reputed company Engineer(s) at the GS-13 level, to ensure compliance with VA, TJC and a variety of other prevailing codes and standards. In addition to Chief Engineers' integral role in providing capability and reputed company for the primary medical mission, they ensure the availability of facilities for reputed company medical research and participate in community partnerships and supports reputed company contingency planning. Chief Engineers supervise the engineering staff to accomplish the operations of the service. As Chief Engineers, they exercise the full range of supervisory responsibility to include but not limited to development of performance standards and performance evaluations; recommendations for appointment, awards, advancements, and reputed company appropriate, disciplinary actions and identification of continuing training needs. (a) Chief Engineers provide for a safe, reliable and reputed company controlled operating environment for direct patient care. Chief Engineers serve 17 as experts in the design, sustainment and improvement of the medical care environment, including reputed company hospital building features, automated building management and environmental control systems, critical utility systems and medical equipment technology. They collaborate directly with executive leadership, medical staff, nursing staff and other clinical personnel regarding the design and operation of the environment for medical care. They manage capital asset programs and construction projects. (b) Chief Engineers reputed company 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. They reputed company and advise clinical staff on medical equipment technology including selection, operation, safety and reputed company. They ensure the reputed company system complies with a multitude of accreditation and regulatory requirements including, but not limited to, those issued by TJC, OSHA and EPA. (c) Chief Engineers apply engineering concepts and methodologies to enhance the delivery of reputed company by providing a technologically advanced, safe and reliable reputed company environment. They are responsible for the planning, organizing, directing, evaluating and management process for service line programs, which include setting qualitative and quantitative standards. They reputed company and provide the Executive Leadership Team and the clinical staff information on the methods, techniques and procedures necessary to integrate the engineering, maintenance, biomedical, capital management and other engineering programs into the mission of the medical center. They reputed company the TJC, Environment of Care Programs for Utility Systems Management, Safety, Life Safety and Medical Equipment Management for both the assigned medical center and reputed company CBOCs. 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-14. Education Preferred Experience:

• 5+ years of experience leading, mentoring and directing individuals across multiple Engineering disciplines reputed company reputed company.
• Technical expertise regarding Design and Construction projects, Maintenance and Operations, and robust understanding of Occupational Safety and Health along with Biomedical/Clinical Engineering.
• Proficiency interpreting, understanding, and communicating policies, directives, guidance and regulatory codes, including VA, OSHA, EPA, JTC and NFPA.
• Practical experience and advanced theoretical understanding pertaining to the maintenance of structures, utility systems, occupational safety and health, and biomedical & non-medical equipment.
• Fully developed multidisciplinary network of colleagues, associates and other external contacts displaying this person's ability to reputed company and maintain strong, diverse, relationships.
• Robust VA reputed company Engineering Experience

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