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Supervisory Healthcare Engineer
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 55 days ago
On-site Portland, OR $126K – $164K Apply by Jul 30, 2026 General Engineering ENTJINTJINTPISTJ EngineeringHealthcare
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The Supervisory Healthcare Engineer position serves as the Assistant Chief of Facilities Management Services (FMS) at the VA Portland Health Care System (VAPORHCS) Portland, Oregon. The Supervisory Healthcare Engineer or Assistant Chief position serves as a supervisor within FMS. The VAPORHCS is a tertiary hospital with two divisions (Portland and Vancouver) and is one of the busiest and most complex health care systems in the nation.
What You'll Do
- →FUNCTIONS OR SCOPE OF ASSIGNED DUTIES BUT NOT LIMITED TO: The incumbent is a key engineering advisor reporting directly to the Chief of FMS.
- →The incumbent is a responsible leader and a member of the FMS management team and is relied on for authoritative advice on all aspects of design and construction matters.
- →This position provides matrix management support and technical expert consultation to the Chief of FMS for all issues relative to the areas listed above.
- →The incumbent makes recommendations to the Chief of FMS for final approval and has responsibility and accountability for all aspects of the medical center design and construction program and oversight.
- →The incumbent collaborates with operations and program managers to ensure integrated goals and priorities for all projects are met.
- →The incumbent works closely with peers in other service lines to meet their project needs as internal customers and the needs of external customers.
- →Additionally, works closely with biomedical engineering and the National Acquisition Center (NAC) in the coordination of complex equipment installations.
- →The incumbent performs the duties of facility liaison to U.S.
- →Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) on Major Project 648-077 Seismic Retrofit and Renovation - Buildings 100 and 101 which is estimated to be $1 billion.
- →This project proposes seismic retrofits on the VAPORHCS' two main campus buildings (building 100 and building 101).
- →Building 100 is 680,392 gross square feet (GSF) and building 101 is 129,692 GSF.
- →The incumbent will also provide project management on the $100 million activation activities that will occur due to this massive project.
- →The incumbent responsibilities will involve producing complex analyses and written reports; organizing special committees, workshops or other gatherings; initiating program reviews; developing or fostering cross-agency activities and serving as liaison for all partners within and external to the health care system in issues related to the major construction project.
- →Responsibilities specifically require close coordination with the facility executive leadership, planning and engineering staffs, Office of Construction & Facilities Management (CFM) and USACE.
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
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