Supervisory Healthcare Engineer (Deputy)

Veterans Health Administration • Long Beach, CA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

This position serves as the Deputy Chief of Engineering Service, responsible for professional engineering programs across the facility. These include maintenance and repair, utility plant operations, energy management and conservation, biomedical engineering, engineering support, vehicle fleet, grounds, capital planning, and construction project management.

The Deputy Chief provides technical and professional direction across engineering disciplines and advises facility leadership on infrastructure, engineering operations, capital planning, compliance, and administrative matters. The role supports VISN and national engineering programs, participates in committees and special studies, and develops project scopes and preliminary designs aligned with strategic plans and organizational objectives. It also oversees medical equipment management, utility systems, research laboratory environments, budgets and financial resources, and personnel management for the service.

The position is scheduled Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Compressed or flexible scheduling, telework, and virtual work are not available. The work is primarily sedentary and takes place in office-like environments, with outdoor work in all weather and occasional exposure to storage areas or hazardous waste sites. Some walking, standing, climbing, stooping, kneeling, carrying light items, driving, or travel by motor vehicle may be required.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship, subject to the stated exception for non-citizens when qualified citizens cannot be recruited under VA policy.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering or Architecture from an appropriately accredited program; alternatively, a passing Fundamentals of Engineering examination with a bachelor’s degree, current professional engineer or architect registration/licensure, or eligibility under the stated grandfathering provision.
• At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-12 for the GS-13 grade.
• Demonstrated knowledge of managing healthcare-system resources, including finances, space, equipment, supplies, schedules, and staffing.
• Knowledge of engineering and architectural principles and their application to healthcare facilities.
• Effective communication and interpersonal relationship management with internal and external customers, stakeholders, executive leadership, labor representatives, and managers.
• Ability to balance priorities, delegate tasks, and meet competing deadlines.
• Ability to interpret broad national policies and guidelines and apply them to compliant local programs.
• Ability to recognize and assess changing scenarios and use initiative, self-direction, and assigned resources to resolve issues.
• Ability to analyze complex organizational problems and implement effective solutions.
• Ability to develop and implement strategies supporting short- and long-term healthcare-system goals.
• Ability to ensure compliance with healthcare standards and applicable regulations, requirements, policies, procedures, and medical program requirements.
• Ability to interview candidates, recommend appointments or advancements and, when appropriate, disciplinary actions; evaluate performance; and identify training needs.
• Meet applicable background/security investigation, onboarding, identification, influenza vaccination, and application-document requirements.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must meet Selective Service registration requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional and technical guidance, direction, and review for assigned engineering programs across multiple disciplines.
• Support VISN Capital and Energy Engineers and meet with VISN engineers and VA leadership on engineering programs.
• Advise on strategic capital investment, asset inventory and resource surveys, deferred maintenance, and engineering department management.
• Participate in VISN and national committees and work groups, including discussion of proposed capital projects and special studies.
• Develop preliminary designs and establish project scope parameters for major alterations, improvements, additions, and capital projects in alignment with master plans and strategic goals.
• Review major utility systems and equipment for regulatory compliance, operating standards, and ability to meet medical center needs.
• Manage the medical equipment management program, including policy, procedures, and resource allocation.
• Consult with medical school officials to ensure facilities and equipment meet the needs of a medical teaching environment.
• Provide engineering direction to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations and accrediting requirements.
• Develop policies and procedures to address regulatory requirements while minimizing adverse effects on patient care.
• Maintain controlled research laboratory environments used for VA research programs.
• Formulate, justify, and execute budgets; manage finances and reporting; identify current and future program needs and life-cycle costs; and recommend resource adjustments.
• Research and provide technical recommendations on applicable national codes and standards.
• Serve as a principal advisor to top management on administrative management matters related to medical center infrastructure and recommend courses of action.
• Direct personnel management for the service, including recruitment, promotions, awards, position classification, performance appraisal, merit pay, and training needs.
• Develop status reports and response materials for higher-level review or signature.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package available to the employee and family, subject to eligibility.
• Potential credit toward annual leave accrual for prior work or military service, subject to approval.

What This Job Offers

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