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Engineering Technician
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 4 days ago
On-site Birmingham, AL $75K – $98K Apply by Jul 1, 2026 Engineering Technical ENTJENTPINTJINTP EngineeringTrades
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This position is located at Birmingham VA Medical Center. The incumbent will works in the Projects Section of the Engineering Service, under direct supervision of the Supervisory Project Engineer.
What You'll Do
- →Works in the Projects Section of the Engineering Service, under direct supervision of the Supervisory Project Engineer. at the Birmingham VA Medical Center.
- →Incumbent makes technical recommendations to the Senior Project Engineers in writing, providing justification and offering technical advice.
- →He/she visits the construction sites daily to check work performance in compliance with the contract, and monitor schedule of work progress versus reported performance which may affect financial status, personnel, or labor difficulties.
- →He/she must verify the number and types of workers in comparison with reported payrolls to insure compliance or discover irregularities.
- →Incumbent will assist the Senior Project Engineer with safety inspections for the construction contract.
- →He/she is responsible for evaluating unsafe working conditions, and initiates corrective action through the Senior Engineer.
- →The incumbent is certified and licensed by the Occupational and Health Administration (OSHA) with 40 hours of training.
- →Ingenuity. n addition he/she will have considerable freedom for planning, designing, specifying, and coordinating small station level project activities.
- →Significant multi-tasking is required on a daily basis to attend to numerous projects being conducted simultaneously in various stages of design and/or construction, all with a high degree of complexity, various issues, and related engineering requirements.
- →Initiative, resourcefulness, and sound judgment is required to make sound engineering compromises and decisions through a continuing requirement for contract work, using ingenuity and creative thinking to devise new ways of accomplishing objectives, and/or adapting existing equipment and current techniques to new uses.
- →The incumbent is also responsible for maintaining the drawing library and CAD files.
- →The drawings must be maintained in a systematic manner, numerically and chronologically.
- →In addition, the incumbent will coordinate with Indus Systems regarding maintenance of the Space file so that it is current with space requests and changes based on Space committee minutes, Resource Management Committee minutes, local Project team construction and other documented changes.
- →He/she conducts research of existing plans and assists M&O personnel and other pertinent individuals in locating existing utilities.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
- ✓In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.
- ✓The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment.
- ✓A pre-placement physical examination is not required.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding 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 identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
Job ID: a278a09e-c806-43cb-9d62-cdf0836ef5e0
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