Healthcare Engineer

The Project Engineer serves within Facilities Management Service at the VA Portland Health Care System. The position plans, designs, and manages construction and maintenance projects from development through completion, including Minor Construction, NRM, Station-Level, and lease projects. Responsibilities encompass architectural, electrical, mechanical, civil, structural, and life-safety disciplines across VA Portland facilities and associated Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs).

Major duties include, but are not limited to: Plans and manages healthcare construction projects from initial concept and scope development through design, construction, activation, closeout, and warranty, while minimizing impacts to patient care and facility operations. Develops project requirements, scopes of work, conceptual designs, cost estimates, and project documentation and conducts or oversees site investigations and evaluations of existing facilities and utility systems. Reviews architectural and engineering designs, drawings, specifications, calculations, and other technical submissions for completeness, constructability, cost effectiveness, and compliance with VA requirements and applicable healthcare codes and standards. Administers A/E and construction contracts, including reviewing contractor submittals and change-order requests, monitoring schedules, inspecting construction, evaluating progress, reviewing payments, and preparing project closeout documentation. Serves as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and provides technical oversight of contractors, inspectors, and A/E firms to ensure work conforms to contract requirements. Leads Integrated Project Teams (IPTs) and multidisciplinary project teams, coordinates stakeholders, chairs project meetings, and communicates with facility leadership, clinical services, contractors, consultants, and outside agencies. Manages construction activities in an operating healthcare environment, addressing infection control, fire and life safety, dust, noise, vibration, hazardous materials, utility interruptions, and other risks to patients, staff, and ongoing healthcare operations. Provides project management for specialized medical spaces and equipment installations, such as operating rooms, cardiac catheterization laboratories, pharmacy compounding suites, sterile processing facilities, radiology suites, and associated infrastructure. Applies healthcare engineering codes, regulations, and standards, including VA requirements, TJC, NFPA, OSHA, and other applicable federal, state, and local requirements. Independently resolves complex engineering and construction problems, develops technical recommendations and solutions, prioritizes competing project requirements, and exercises substantial engineering judgment with general supervisory oversight. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): 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. 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. 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.

Physical Requirements: The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts that require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices, training rooms, and libraries. The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated. The incumbent must also work outdoors in all types of weather. There may be occasional exposure to moderate risks or discomforts in storage areas or hazardous waste sites. The work is primarily sedentary, although some physical effort may be required, e.g., walking, standing, climbing ladders, stooping, kneeling, and carrying light items such as manuals or briefcases, or driving or traveling by motor vehicle. IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.