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Supervisory Healthcare Engineer (Deputy)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 63 days ago
On-site Kansas City, MO $116K – $151K Apply by Jul 22, 2026 General Engineering ENTJINTJINTPISTJ EngineeringOperationsHealthcare
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The Deputy (Assistant Chief), Engineering Service is a key leadership role at a VA Medical Center. As the full alter ego of the Chief, this position oversees various professional engineering programs, including Maintenance and Repair, Utility Plant Operations, Energy Management, Safety, Fire Prevention, and Emergency Preparedness. The Deputy provides strategic direction and oversight to engineering staff across the medical center and its Community Based Outpatient Clinics.
What You'll Do
- →Duties include but are not limited to: Engineering Program Management Acts with full authority in the Chief Engineer's absence.
- →Advises executive leadership on engineering matters.
- →Oversees planning, policy development, and budgeting for engineering services.
- →Ensures integration of engineering programs with the medical center's mission.
- →Supervision and Personnel Management Supervises engineers and technical staff.
- →Manages hiring, performance evaluations, training, and disciplinary actions.
- →Develops workforce and succession plans.
- →Compliance and Safety Ensures compliance with Joint Commission (TJC), OSHA, EPA, and other regulatory bodies.
- →Manages safety programs, including fire safety and life safety systems.
- →Oversees utility systems and medical equipment safety.
- →Construction and Capital Projects Leads capital improvement planning and project execution.
- →Coordinates construction activities, inspections, and compliance with VA and national standards.
- →Develops cost estimates and manages contracts.
- →Strategic Planning and Analysis Participates in long- and short-term facility planning.
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.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 105c573f-1e4b-4c78-aa86-16b58f15aab5
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