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Supervisory Healthcare Engineer
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
On-siteAugusta, GA$137K – $178KApply by Jun 8, 2026General EngineeringENTJINTJINTPISTJEngineeringHealthcareTrades
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The Supervisory Healthcare Engineer is located in the VA Augusta Health Care System (VMHCS) in Augusta, Georgia in the Engineering Service. The Incumbent is assigned at the facility level, supervising professional engineers and other support positions at GS-13 equivalent and below; and ensures safe, reliable, and precisely controlled operating environment for direct patient care through management of a design and construction program to build and renovate hospital and support environments.
What You'll Do
- →VA Careers - Healthcare Engineer: vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Total-Rewards-of-a-General-Engineer-Career-Flyer.pdf Major Duties include but are not limited to: Collaborates directly with the Chief of Engineering Service, executive leadership, medical staff, nursing staff, and other clinical personnel regarding the design of the environment for medical care.
- →Manages construction projects.
- →Ensures all hospital design and construction projects comply with a multitude of accreditation and regulatory requirements including, but not limited to, those promulgated by the Joint Commission (TJC), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
- →Applies engineering concepts and methodologies to enhance the delivery of healthcare by providing a technologically advanced, safe, and reliable healthcare environment through design and construction.
- →Serves as a supervisor within Engineering Service with responsibility for the Engineering and Construction Project Management section at a multi-faceted and affiliated VA Medical Center, including outlying Community Based Outpatient Clinics.
- →Functions: Provides matrix management support and technical expert consultation to the Chief of Engineering Service for all issues related to the areas listed above.
- →Makes recommendations to the Chief of Engineering for final approval and has responsibility and accountability for all aspects of the Medical Center Design and Construction program and oversight.
- →Collaborates with operations and program managers to ensure integrated goals and priorities for all projects are met.
- →Engineering Project Management and Administration: Overseas the planning, organizing, directing, evaluating and management processes for the Engineering Service Project Section that includes setting qualitative and quantitative standards.
- →Provides professional and technical guidance and direction and review of assigned programs, including professional engineering work in several disciplines such as architecture, civil engineering, energy engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, structural engineering, environmental engineering, fire safety and safety engineering.
- →Works closely with biomedical engineering and the National Acquisition Center (NAC) in the coordination of complex equipment installations.
- →Provides Engineering/Architectural and Construction Administration Oversite: Receives administrative direction from the Chief, Engineering Service with assignments in terms of broadly defined project related functions. provides a complete professional project engineering service to meet the needs and requirements of the medical and administrative staff of the Medical Center.
- →Provides professional advice to improve such plans, specifications, and analyses.
- →Develops technical data regarding materials, sizes, dimensions, quantities, and costs to be incorporated in formal specifications.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this 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.
- ✓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 evaluation.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
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