Healthcare Project Engineer

Quick Facts

• Role: Healthcare Project Engineer

• Focus: Project planning, design management, and construction administration for healthcare facility work

Description

Manage healthcare engineering projects for medical facilities, covering planning, design, construction, and implementation across areas such as architectural, electrical, life safety, mechanical, and structural systems. Ensure work is administered in accordance with VA policies and design guides, and manage construction activities while maintaining continuity of building and utility services. Serve as a liaison/Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) for engineering aspects and support an environment of care program meeting safety and infection control requirements.

Responsibilities

• Conduct capital asset and infrastructure planning and design throughout strategic planning, concept development, design, construction, and implementation

• Manage healthcare engineering design and administer construction per VA policies, VA Design Guides/Manuals, VA Master Specifications, and applicable codes/standards

• Provide construction management and post-project activities to support ongoing operations

• Assist as COR liaison for engineering aspects from design through construction

• Support development/implementation of environment of care programs aligned with Joint Commission, FDA, CAP, NFPA, and VA requirements (construction safety and infection control)

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship

• Selective Service registration (if applicable)

• Proficient written and spoken English

• Subject to background/security investigation

• Complete online onboarding and pre-employment requirements (including I-9 documentation)

• Pass pre-employment physical evaluation

• Seasonal influenza vaccination requirement

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering or Architecture from an accredited program, or alternative qualifying pathway (FE exam passage, Engineering in Training, or active professional registration/licensure)

• Meet the applicable GS-level education/experience and demonstrated KSAs (GS-07 to GS-12)

Benefits

• Competitive salary with regular salary increases

• Paid time off: 37–50 days annual paid time off per year (annual leave, sick leave, and federal holidays)

• Potential credit toward annual leave accrual based on prior work/military experience

• Up to 12 weeks paid parental leave after 12 months

• Possible childcare subsidy after 60 days for eligible full-time employees

• Traditional federal pension and federal 401K with up to 5% contributions

• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care insurance options

• Comprehensive federal benefits package (eligibility depends on position type)