Healthcare Engineer

Summary

Healthcare Engineer - Project Engineer This position performs project planning - produces designs - manages designs - manages construction - and provides construction administration for Minor Construction Projects - Non-Recurring Maintenance (NRM) Projects - Station Level Projects - and Leases. The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this occupational series. For more information - refer to Required Documents below.

All requirements must be met by the close date of this announcement - 03/09/2026.

• United States Citizenship:
  Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
• Education:
  
  Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or Architecture
• To be acceptable - the curriculum must be from a school with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology - Engineering Accreditation Commission (excludes engineering technology) or National Council of Architectural Registration Boards curriculum
• Examples of acceptable engineering and architectural degrees include - but are not limited to:
  Electrical Engineering - Mechanical Engineering - Biomedical Engineering - Civil Engineering - Architecture and Architectural Engineering
• OR - Evidence of passing the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination with a bachelor's degree
• Evidence can be in the form of an Engineering in Training certificate issued from any State - the District of Columbia - Guam or Puerto Rico - or test results from the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) identifying a passing score - OR - Evidence of current professional registration or licensure as a Professional Engineer or Architect
• Evidence of current professional registration or licensure can be from any State - the District of Columbia - Guam or Puerto Rico
• Foreign
  
  Education:
  
  To be creditable - engineering - architecture or related education completed outside the U.S. must be submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education must have been deemed at least equivalent to a Bachelor's degree
• 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: GS-7 Healthcare Engineer
  
  Experience:
  
  None beyond the basic requirements
• GS-9 Healthcare Engineer Experience or
  
  Education:
  
  Candidates at this level must meet one of the following: (a) One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade - GS-7; OR (b) Master of Engineering degree or Master of Architecture degree or Master of Science degree in Engineering or a related field of study
• OR (c) Bachelor's degree plus two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education in a related field of study - provided the applicant's total background demonstrates the core competencies for GS-09 level assignment
• AND Knowledge
  - Skills and Abilities
  
  (KSAs):
  In addition to the experience or education above - the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs: (a) Knowledge of the principles - theories - concepts and practices of the engineering profession
• (b) Ability to interpret relevant codes - regulations - guidelines and standards to make recommendations to assure compliance with healthcare facility programs
• (c) Ability to understand the operational professional engineering needs of clinical services in the healthcare system
• (d) Ability to prepare material on current technical topics and trends for presentation to other technical staff and mid-level hospital management and to keep abreast of changes in engineering technology related to a healthcare facility
• GS-11 Healthcare Engineer Experience or
  
  Education:
  
  Candidates at this level must meet one of the following: (a) One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade - GS-9; OR (b) Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in Engineering or a related field of engineering
• OR (c) Master of Engineering degree - Master of Architecture degree - Master of Science degree in Engineering or a related field of study - plus 1 full year of progressively higher level graduate education in a related field of study - provided the applicant's total background demonstrates the knowledge - skills and abilities for GS-11 level assignment
• OR (d) Bachelor's degree plus 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education in a related field of study - provided the applicant's total background demonstrates the knowledge - skills and abilities for GS-11 level assignment
• AND Knowledge
  - Skills and Abilities
  
  (KSA):
  In addition to the experience or education above - the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs: (a) Knowledge of either mechanical - electrical - structural - civil or other engineering/architectural principles - practices and their applications in the healthcare environment
• (b) Knowledge of basic project management principles as applied to the healthcare setting
• (c)…