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Supervisory Healthcare Engineer, Deputy (Temporary)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
On-site Northport, NY $149K – $193K Apply by Jun 26, 2026 General Engineering ENTJINTJINTPISTJ EngineeringHealthcare
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The position is located at the Northport VA Medical Center and serves as the Deputy Chief and reports to the Chief Engineer. As the Chief's full alter ego, the role shares responsibility for leading and managing all aspects of the Facilities Management program, including planning, staffing, budgeting, and overall program execution. NOTE: This is a Temporary position not to exceed July 2027.
What You'll Do
- →Major duties include but are not limited to: Initiates, shapes, and sets policy, procedures, standards, and goals for the Facilities Management program.
- →Develops and applies an internal program of management review, appraisal and improvement.
- →Establishes priorities and maintains a complete inventory of all the facility's systems and equipment in accordance with regulatory standards.
- →Responsible for providing professional engineering direction to comply with legislative and accrediting requirements at the Medical Center.
- →Coordinates Facilities Management activities with other Service and Care Line organizations in the Medical Center.
- →Develop staffing guidelines, construction prioritization methodologies, technical review of project applications, and operating budget allocation.
- →Prepares and submits departmental operating and capital budgets, monitors budget performance and creates variance reports and improvement or mitigation plans as performance and circumstances dictate.
- →Formulates, implements, coordinates, and controls comprehensive facility improvement programs.
- →Supervises the Supervisory General Engineer of Operations who oversees the six (6) maintenance Shops which has 70 reporting employees who work in various shops (mechanical, electrical, plumbing, boiler plant, carpentry, etc.).
- →Inspects completed work for professional adequacy, identify deficiencies and prepares estimates for maintenance, repair, and capital projects.
- →Maintenance and repair of the physical plant, Utility Acquisition and Distribution (steam, electricity, water, sewer, medical gases, etc.).
- →Provides for formal and on-the-job training and instruction for staff.
- →Establishes performance standards and evaluates the performance of subordinate supervisors.
- →Reviews recommendations for hiring, promotion, and adverse actions made by subordinate supervisors.
Requirements
- ✓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.
- ✓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).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial 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 trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓There is no education substitution for this position.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 28bf3787-b914-4253-8e38-8a0eba18f749
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