This position serves as the VISN Energy Manager and reports to the VISN Capital Assets Manager (CAM). Healthcare Engineers provide overarching professional services focusing on engineering and/or architecture involved in all aspects of the healthcare delivery processes and systems. They ensure the appropriate infrastructure, facilities and equipment are available for the medical mission. Healthcare Engineers are a specialized subset of more broadly defined professional engineering occupations.

Duties

Duties include, but are not limited to: This position serves as the national or VISN engineer for all activities related to engineering operations, compliance and/or construction and leases (major, minor, clinical specific initiative-inclusive of high-tech, high ­cost medical equipment installations and nonrecurring maintenance) and capital planning to include budget approval, funding allocation and activation. Oversee project design programs for all VAMCs and CBOCs by reviewing, evaluating and coordinating planning data such as projected space requirements and strategic, operational, program and design requirements. Coordinate national or VISN capital investment submissions and provide guidance on investment categories, strategies, financial planning and budgeting. Provide technical expertise on capital asset proposals and develop guidelines and data tools in completing the application, Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, Earned Value Analysis, Alternatives Analysis and Risk Analysis. Oversee project progress reviews and overall project performance levels to identify slippage, cost overruns and other issues, and provide direction and lead a collaborative approach with facility engineering and contracting (and when warranted, VACO-level program managers) to bring about solutions to issues impacting project performance. Manage and track funding of national or VISN approved capital programs and assist VAMC facility management in developing strategies to address the correction of space, functional and operational deficiencies to include lead for VISN-wide space and functional surveys, updates and maintenance of the Facility Conditional Assessment and other capital performance management requirements and databases. Provide guidance, direction and policy interpretation on sensitive and complex issues in support of the acquisition and administration of all construction projects and capital planning. Ensure compliance with VHA capital related policies, procedures and program design criteria. Provide a system of communication and training for facility-level engineering staff on a wide variety of infrastructure and compliance related issues both in terms of capital and project planning and facility operations. Review, evaluate and provide professional oversight to VISNNAMC Environment of Care Programs to ensure compliance with VHA Directives, accreditation standards, national codes and other regulatory requirements. Brief network and VHA leadership on Environment of Care and healthcare engineering programs and develop strategies to address gaps and opportunities for improvement. Formulate and establish policies for national or VISN-wide energy conservation initiatives relating to utility system energy operation/performance and operational and maintenance procedures with the objective of meeting VA and VISN energy conservation goals. Monitor progress and report to VISN and VHA management on a recurring basis. Ensure value engineering theories and principles are implemented to assure the most economical methods of operations and construction or construction materials are utilized and to achieve cost efficiency for the Federal Government. Evaluate and establish a national or VISN-wide cost estimating strategy. Responsible for identifying, developing, evaluating and implementing business opportunities for VISN-wide operational efficiencies and quality enhancements. Work Schedule: Mon -Fri 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM Telework: Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. May be Authorized for a highly qualified candidate. Functional Statement #: PD54809A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): May be Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

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. 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 or test results from the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES); OR Evidence of current professional registration or licensure as a Professional Engineer or Architect. English Language Proficiency. Healthcare Engineer candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English. 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). Grade Determinations: GS-14 1. Experience. One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-13). Examples include; capital planning, finance planning, project development, construction and renovation work, energy conservation and green environmental management, sustainability, building service equipment and utility systems management. worked in Healthcare setting ,ability to provide engineering expertise in relation to healthcare system building compliance, energy and water management, conducting or providing professional advisory services for building system equipment, boiler and plant operations, electrical power generation and distribution, safety and sterile processing requirements, water safety and legionella prevention and remediation, Greenhouse Gas reduction programs, USP requirements, oxygen distribution systems, HVAC systems and other critical utilities. 2. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): (a) 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 to problems or studies not susceptible to treatment by acceptable methods. (b) Skill in construction, capital planning and multiple healthcare system portfolio management, inclusive of budget development and tracking. (c) Skill in collaborating with persons having diverse viewpoints, goals or objectives to achieve a common understanding of the problem and a satisfactory solution of sometimes controversial and far-reaching matters through active participation in conferences, meetings or presentations. (d) Ability to interpret broad guidelines and exercise considerable judgement and ingenuity in interpreting and adapting existing guides; in developing new and improved hypotheses, concepts or approaches not previously tested or reported; and/or in developing new policies that advance the organization. (e) Ability to coordinate and interact with regional facilities, national and Department-level 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 a regional healthcare organization capital strategic plan. (f) 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. (g) 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. Preferred Experience: capital planning, finance planning, project development, construction and renovation work, energy conservation and green environmental management, sustainability, building service equipment and utility systems management. worked in Healthcare setting ,ability to provide engineering expertise in relation to healthcare system building compliance, energy and water management, conducting or providing professional advisory services for building system equipment, boiler and plant operations, electrical power generation and distribution, safety and sterile processing requirements, water safety and legionella prevention and remediation, Greenhouse Gas reduction programs, USP requirements, oxygen distribution systems, HVAC systems and other critical utilities. Experience having worked in 1A complexity VHA setting References: VHA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G72 Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary, although some physical effort may be required, e.g., walking, standing, carrying light items such as manuals or briefcases, or driving or traveling by motor vehicle.

Education

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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address VISN 19 VA Rocky Mountain Network 4100 E Mississippi Ave Glendale, CO 80246 US
• Name: Ty Lowder
• Phone: 801-582-1565
• Email: [email protected]