About this opportunity
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs lists this Supervisory Healthcare Engineer opportunity in biloxi, Mississippi. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Summary
The Supervisory Projects Engineer ensures safe - reliable - and a precisely controlled operating environment for direct patient care through management of a design and construction program to build and renovate hospital and support environments. Supervisory Project Engineers serve as experts in the design of the medical care environment - including all hospital building features - automated building management and environmental control systems - and critical utility systems. etc.
Qualifications
Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.
Basic Requirements
United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens 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
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 current professional registration or licensure as a Professional Engineer or Architect
Evidence of current professional registration or licensure can be from any State - the District of Columbia - Guam or Puerto Rico
May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria)
Experience
One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade and Knowledge - Skills and Abilities (KSAs)
In addition to meeting the experience requirements for this grade level - the candidate must fully demonstrate the following KSAs: Knowledge of current and evolving concepts and principles of general engineering to resolve novel or obscure problems
extend and modify techniques
develop new approaches that guide other engineers who solve a variety of technical problems
and/or apply new - innovative or experimental advanced engineering theories - developments or practices
Skill in construction - capital planning and multiple healthcare system portfolio management inclusive of budget development and tracking
Skill to collaborate with persons having different viewpoints - goals or objectives to achieve a common understanding of the problem and a satisfactory solution by justifying - defending - negotiating or settling controversial and far-reaching matters through active participation in conferences - meetings or presentations
Ability to interpret broad guidelines and exercise considerable judgment and ingenuity in interpreting and adapting existing guides - developing new and improved hypotheses - concepts or approaches to previously tested or reported and/or in developing new policies that advance the organization
Ability to coordinate and interact with regional facilities - national and corresponding staff for the implementation and coordination of policies and program plans to apply prioritization methodologies that align facilities' capital asset requests and develop infrastructure options that result in the efficacious use of regional level capital strategic plans
Ability to adapt and apply trends in healthcare delivery systems that impact long-term capital assets (such as aging equipment and physical plants) for regionally integrated healthcare systems
Ability to consult and collaborate with all organizational levels in a national healthcare organization - outside organizations and businesses regarding both strategic and financial activities of a regional healthcare organization
Ability to implement and/or sustain a capital asset and construction program that meets healthcare facility related standards - codes - Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit
Physical Requirements: 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.
Duties
Duties: Collaborates with operations and program managers to ensure integrated goals and priorities for all projects are met
Works closely with peers in other service lines to meet their project needs as internal customers and the needs of external customers as well
Responsible for the planning - organizing - directing - evaluating - and management processes for the Engineering Service Project Section that includes setting qualitative and quantitative standards
Provides professional and technical guidance and direction and review of assigned programs - including professional engineering work in several disciplines such as
architecture - civil engineering - energy engineering - electrical engineering - mechanical engineering -structural engineering - environmental engineering - fire safety and safety engineering
Manages human resource functions such as hiring - performance - training and development
Ensures internal personnel-related programs are dealt with in a timely and efficient manner
communicates agency and local policies and priorities to all employees within the projects section
delegates to subordinates the authority and responsibility to carry out assigned tasks
follows progress of each and recommends improvement to be made where warranted
Provides professional advice to peers - subordinates - and non-professional administrators or managers
Reviews or directs the review of plans - specifications - and analyses of design as submitted by subordinate engineers and engineering technicians
Work Schedule: Monday- Friday 7:30-4:00
Subject to change - based on the needs of the facility
Telework: Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position .Functional Statement #: FS-01276F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
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Worksite address
biloxi, MS, 39531, US
Who can apply
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