Facility Operations Specialist

The Facility Operations Specialist for the VA Medical Center New Jersey Health Care system (VANJHCS) will serve on the East Orange campus. Will be the principal contact concerning facility maintenance, as well as repair planning and strategic capital planning, Collaborates with top management on special projects that involve detailed broad based project management, such as major equipment installation and departmental capital project coordination.

Duties of this position include, but are not limited to: Project Management Receives requests for alterations, repairs, limited construction, or maintenance to be accomplished by contractors.. Identifies and schedules for each job: materials, parts, equipment, manpower, hazardous conditions, protective clothing, specific safety procedures, job hazard analysis, etc. Coordinates in-house construction projects with A&MM capital equipment purchases, and coordination with HTM and other services to coordinate high cost/high technology medical equipment. Inspects the progress of projects to ensure quality and timeliness. This is done by establishing the Scope of Work, estimating the project timeline and procurement strategies, along with ensuring proper coordination and implementation of associated maintenance and repair, construction, renovation, testing, and equipment installation projects. Monitors and tracks, and maintain records for major/minor, maintenance, and repair projects from inception to completion. Maintenance Planning & Resource Management Develops annual and 5-year plan for replacement and/or modernization of facility equipment to enhance maintenance effectiveness and efficiency. Identifies and makes economically sound recommendations to the Facility Operations Section concerning maintenance and repair, modernization, or replacement planning of equipment systems. Monitors status of funds considering status of procurement bids, coordinate with other team members any need to transfer of available funds to other categories of equipment and minor construction to insure utilization and timely obligation of those funds. Analyzes information which affects work scheduling, such as priorities; workload; outstanding or backlogged work; inventory, equipment, machinery, and supply availability; weather conditions, scheduled outages, and environmental issues. Maintains an equipment inventory, record of repairs and cost of upkeep of personal property, operating equipment, and nonexpendable property in order to determine cost effectiveness of repairing or replacing systems using cost analysis and equipment history files Inspections & Compliance Performs Infection Control Risk Assessments (ICRA), and Interim Life Safety Measure (ILSM) Requests for In-Housework. Track progress and quality of performance and conducts required fire/life safety and OSHA Safety inspections. Maintains and updates code compliance tracking and life safety compliance tracking documentation as per Joint Commission, VA, National Electric Code, OSHA and NFPA standards and directives. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:00 AM-3:30 PM Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Facility Operations Specialist/PD26293O Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 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 dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period 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 probationary period or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

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