Supervisory Healthcare Engineer

Clarification from the agency

Open to current permanent Department of Veterans Affairs employees, current permanent Federal employees of other agencies, and current/past/upcoming VHA Health Professions Trainee (HPT) Graduates. Veterans' Preference is not applicable. NOTE: The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this position. For more information, refer to Required Documents below.

Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.

Tulsa (James Mountain Inhofe VAMC) - Tulsa (James Mountain Inhofe VAMC) facility
Total Rewards of a VA Career - Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional

• Serves as primary engineering advisor to the Chief of Engineering on construction planning, activation, and space management across EOVAHCS.
• Provides authoritative guidance on construction activation, space planning, and FF&E procurement for major and minor projects.
• Manages the Planning Section, including staffing, hiring, performance, training, personnel policy compliance, labor relations, and EEO requirements.
• Oversees all FF&E procurement and building activations as the technical expert for activation processes and FF&E portfolio management.
• Works independently while managing multiple complex projects, identifying operational needs, resources, and risks for seamless transitions.
• Coordinates with operations, program managers, service lines, and external stakeholders to align priorities and ensure integrated execution.
• Provides engineering guidance on SCIP, Capital Asset Inventory, asset surveys, deferred maintenance, and strategic planning.
• Mentors planning staff, offering technical oversight for engineers, architects, and analysts.
• Represents Engineering on station, VISN, and national committees, collaborating with VACO and VHA Enterprise Support Services.
• Contributes to preliminary project design, scope development, and alignment with master planning and organizational priorities.
• Leads development and recurring updates of the capital master plan, translating system needs into strategic capital projects.
• Develops scopes for major construction projects, including those replacing significant portions of existing infrastructure.
• Chairs the Space Committee, overseeing campuswide space allocation based on master plan principles, calculators, and leadership input.
• Directs project changes, provides guidance on complex technical issues, and ensures subordinate work meets technical adequacy.
• Reviews plans, specifications, and cost estimates; provides expert technical advice across a large geographical and functional area.
• Leads Integrated Project Teams, developing activation budgets, schedules, milestones, and tracking overall project activations.
• Communicates user needs to leadership and resolves conflicting expectations among managers, contractors, and staff.
• Manages all Interior Design Service Requests, evaluates feasibility and budget alignment, assigns work, and tracks completion and quality.
• Prepares reports, schedules, correspondence, and technical documents; resolves construction issues and field conditions.
• Evaluates contractor shop drawings, samples, and material certifications, recommending approval or rejection.
• Researches and applies national codes and standards including NFPA, OSHA, TJC, EPA, CDC, and NIOSH; advises leadership on compliance.
• Provides administrative and technical guidance across design and construction programs; prepares reports for leadership.
• Develops long-term plans, initiatives, and improvements supporting Engineering Service goals.
• Manages financial planning for projects, including budget formulation, justification, execution, reporting, and resource monitoring.
• Advises on financial issues, negotiates adjustments, and supports budget defense before senior leadership.
• Leads special projects, program reviews, analyses, cross-agency initiatives, and delivers training as needed.

Work (Duty) Location: If selected, you may temporarily work at the Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center located at 1011 Honor Heights Drive, Muskogee, OK 74401 until the new hospital in Tulsa is completed. At that time, your duty station will change to the new Tulsa location: James Mountain Inhofe VAMC, 440 South Houston Avenue, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74127.
Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases
Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Telework: Situational (Ad-hoc) as determined by the agency policy.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 623-61342-0

Conditions of employment

• 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.

Qualifications

Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS. To qualify for appointment to this position, all applicants must meet the following criteria:

Citizenship. Applicants must be citizens of the United States (U.S.). Non-citizens may be appointed only when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens, in accordance with 38 U.S.C. § 7407(a).

Education. Applicants must meet one of the following:

1. A Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or Architecture from a school with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), Engineering Accreditation Commission (excluding engineering technology), or the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB).Acceptable degrees include Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Architecture, and Architectural Engineering. Degree titles may vary by institution and over time; OR

2. Evidence of passing the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Examination with a bachelor's degree. Evidence may include an Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certificate from any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico, or NCEES test results showing a passing score; OR

3. Evidence of current professional registration or licensure as a Professional Engineer or Architect from any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico.

Grandfathering Provision. May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria).

Foreign Education. Education completed outside the U.S. must be evaluated by a private organization specializing in foreign educational credential interpretation. The education must be deemed equivalent to a U.S. Bachelor's degree as described under the Education section above.

English Language Proficiency. Healthcare Engineer candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f).

GRADE DETERMINATIONS. In addition to the basic requirements, candidates must meet the following criteria for the Supervisory Healthcare Engineer, GS-13 position:

Experience. One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-12).

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs). Candidates must fully demonstrate the following:

• Knowledge of data analysis techniques related to managing workload, quality, performance, and productivity.
• Knowledge of managing departmental resources, including finances, space, equipment, supplies, schedules, and staffing at the local level.
• Knowledge of the full range of supervisory duties, including work assignment, performance evaluations, staff selection, training, development, awards, advancements, and disciplinary actions.
• Skill in effective communication to manage interpersonal relationships and lead employees, team leaders, labor representatives, and managers.
• Ability to balance multiple responsibilities, set priorities, delegate tasks, meet deadlines, analyze organizational problems, and develop effective solutions for efficient operations.
• Ability to draft and/or recommend local policies or directives related to healthcare engineering management.
• Ability to recognize and assess evolving scenarios, using initiative, self-direction, and available resources to develop resolutions.

Assignment. For all supervisory assignments above the full performance level, the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope, complexity, difficulty, range of variety and be performed by the incumbent as a major duty at least 25% of the time. The incumbent must supervise staff for at least 25% of the time, administratively and technically at the full performance grade level or below. At this level, Supervisory Healthcare Engineers are assigned at the facility level, supervising professional engineers and other support positions at GS-13 equivalent and below. Supervisory Healthcare Engineers exercise the full range of supervisory responsibility to include development of performance standards and performance evaluations; recommendations for appointment, awards, advancements, and when appropriate, disciplinary actions; and identification of continuing training needs, etc. They provide complex professional engineering advice to peers, subordinates and/or non-professional administrators/managers. They review or direct the review of technical plans, specifications and analyses of design as submitted by subordinates. Supervisory Healthcare Engineers provide professional advice to improve such plans, specifications and analyses. They direct necessary changes and furnish assistance as required. They advise subordinate personnel on methods and procedures to be used in special studies on highly complex projects. Supervisory Healthcare Engineers oversee subordinate professionals' work. They are the technical authority, providing expert advice pertaining to the maintenance of facilities, structures or landscapes 10 that may involve large geographic regions. Supervisory Healthcare Engineers review subordinates' activity plans, specifications and cost estimates for technical adequacy and feasibility. They oversee maintenance standards for advanced equipment or systems technology. Supervisory Healthcare Engineers provide for the budgeting and financial management for engineering. They supervise a staff to accomplish the construction work and maintenance of the organization.

Preferred Experience: One year of experience in facility planning or related duties is desirable.

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

This position is above the full performance level.

Physical Requirements:

The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts that require normal safety precautions typically found in offices, training rooms, and libraries. The work areas are adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated. The Chief Engineer may also be required to work outdoors in various weather conditions. There may be occasional exposure to moderate risks or discomforts in storage areas or hazardous waste sites.

The work is primarily sedentary; however, some physical effort may be required. Examples include walking, standing, climbing ladders, stooping, kneeling, carrying light items such as manuals or briefcases, and driving or traveling by motor vehicle.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your application, resume, C.V., and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.

It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.

Area of Consideration - Eligible applications will be reviewed and referred in the following order:

1. Current permanent VA employees of the facility.
2. All other VA employees.
3. Current permanent Federal employees of other agencies.

To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:

• Full resume/CV without page limitation
• Resume
• SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action

Special Note for Applications: To complete your application, please use the following link https://vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Resume.docx to download the standard Clinical Resume Document. This one-page document does not need to be modified and must be uploaded into the two-page restricted 'Resume' document upload field.

Your full resume/CV may be uploaded without page limitation into the 'Other' document upload field.

Your resume/CV must include the following information for each job listed (a determination may not be able to be made if these items are missing):

• Job title and Duties
• Month & year, start/end dated (e.g. June 2020 to April 2021)
• Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
• Series and Grade, if applicable

The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualifications for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your application, such as a copy of your transcript (if using education to qualify), SF-50's (current/former Federal employees), etc.

• Cover Letter
• DD-214/ Statement of Service
• Disability Letter (VA)
• License
• Full resume/CV without page limitation
• Other (2)
• Professional Certification
• Resume
• SF-15
• SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
• Transcript

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