Healthcare Engineer

Veterans Health Administration • Loma Linda, CA

18h • Onsite

About The Position

The Healthcare Engineer (Project Engineer) works in Facilities Management at the VA Loma Linda Healthcare System. The position plans, designs, manages, and administers healthcare engineering and construction projects; oversees architect-engineer and construction contracts; serves as a Contracting Officer Representative (COR); leads multidisciplinary project teams; and ensures compliance with VA standards, healthcare codes, safety requirements, budgets, and schedules.

The role involves developing scopes, cost estimates, schedules, and technical specifications for construction, renovation, and maintenance projects. The Healthcare Engineer reviews designs and project submittals, oversees construction, conducts engineering studies and inspections, and provides technical guidance on healthcare engineering, construction management, life safety, utility systems, and facility operations. The work schedule is Monday through Friday, 0700 to 1530. Telework is not available, and the position is not virtual.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship, subject to the stated exception for non-citizens when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering or Architecture from a qualifying accredited curriculum; alternatively, a bachelor’s degree plus evidence of passing the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination, or current professional registration or licensure as a Professional Engineer or Architect. A stated grandfathering provision may also apply to eligible current VHA employees.
• One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade for the Healthcare Engineer, GS-12 grade determination.
• Knowledge of mechanical, electrical, structural, civil, and other engineering or architectural principles and their applications in healthcare.
• Knowledge of healthcare industry standards and related regulatory and accreditation requirements, including TJC, OSHA, and NFPA, as they relate to healthcare engineering.
• Knowledge of construction standards, methods, practices, techniques, materials, and equipment to determine compliance with engineering regulations and standards.
• Skill in researching and analyzing information, conditions, human factors, and projections to make sound engineering and business recommendations and decisions, identify problems, and develop solutions within applicable rules and procedures.
• Ability to plan and execute complex, multifaceted projects and inspections while prioritizing resources against approved scopes of work, contract documents, and budgets.
• Ability to organize and lead multidisciplinary task forces involving members from different departments and divisions, as well as design and construction firms.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English.
• Pass a pre-employment physical examination and background/security investigation; comply with the seasonal influenza vaccination program requirement for VA Health Care Personnel.
• Meet application, onboarding, identification, and other stated pre-employment requirements.
• Serve a one- or two-year trial period, as required.

Responsibilities

• Plan, design, coordinate, and manage healthcare engineering projects involving facilities, infrastructure, utility systems, and medical support spaces.
• Serve as Project Engineer and Contracting Officer Representative (COR) for construction and architect-engineer contracts.
• Develop project scopes, cost estimates, schedules, and technical specifications for construction, renovation, and maintenance projects.
• Review architectural and engineering designs, drawings, specifications, and submittals for compliance with VA standards and applicable codes.
• Lead multidisciplinary project teams and coordinate with clinical staff, contractors, architects, engineers, and stakeholders.
• Oversee construction activities to ensure quality, safety, schedule, budget, and regulatory compliance requirements are met.
• Conduct engineering studies, site assessments, inspections, and evaluations of buildings, utility systems, and related infrastructure.
• Provide technical guidance regarding healthcare engineering, construction management, life safety, utility systems, and facility operations.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory and accreditation requirements, including VA, NFPA, OSHA, and The Joint Commission standards.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package; specific benefits depend on position eligibility.
• Selected applicants may qualify to request credit toward annual leave accrual based on prior work or military service, subject to approval and not guaranteed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior