JOB SUMMARY:
Vacancy Identification Number (VIN) TAG:VacancyID
OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincolns promise – "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" – by serving and honoring the men and women who are Americas Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans?
As a Supervisory General Engineer (Chief, Maintenance) for the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System, you will be serving our nations heroes in our new, state-of-the art medical facility.
VHA provides patient centered care, delivered by engaged, collaborative teams in an integrated environment that supports learning and continuous improvement. The Veterans experience and health outcomes are improved with an emphasis on prevention through healing relationships in an optimal healing environment.
We are seeking new team members interested in working in this environment. We are looking for team members that possess high energy, a strong work ethic, integrity, who are kind and empathetic, have a sense of humor, and who enjoy working for a collaborative, team-oriented system. The team member must be willing to build customer confidence by professional dress and demeanor.
We invite you to apply to become part of a team of professionals engaged in promoting positive organizational change to improve business outcomes and create a positive healthcare experience for patients, families, and caregivers.
Our mission: To fulfill President Lincolns promise To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan by serving and honoring the men and women who are Americas Veterans. Since 1972, VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System has been improving the health of the men and women who have so proudly served our nation. We consider it our privilege to serve your health care needs in any way we can. Services are available to more than 240,000 veterans living in our catchment area. In addition to our main facility in Las Vegas, we offer services in two community-based outpatient clinics located in Henderson and Pahrump. VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System continues to expand and improve our services. Please take a brief moment to view the progress and construction updates on the new hospital and community living center in North Las Vegas. VA professionals feel good about their careers and their ability to balance work and home life. VA offers generous paid time off and a variety of predictable and flexible scheduling opportunities. For more information on the Department of Veterans Affairs, go to http://www.vacareers.va.gov/.
Special Employment Consideration: VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities [i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities], and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
- You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job.
- Subject to a background/suitability investigation.
- Designated and/or random drug testing may be required.
- May have to pass a pre-employment medical examination.
DUTIES:Back to top
The Supervisory General Engineer (Chief, Maintenance) has complete program responsibility, providing technical review and guidance for operations and recurring maintenance programs for the physical structures of the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System (VASNHS). Responsibilities include the day-to-day operation and maintenance of heating, ventilating, air conditioning, mechanical, electrical, elevator, fire suppression and protection, pneumatic tube, CCTV systems and all related building service equipment for all VASNHS facilities. The Chief, Maintenance has further program responsibility for the facilities management of leased spaces. This program encompasses technical management of a skilled workforce consisting of electricians, HVAC mechanics, plumbers, pipefitters, carpenters, painters, locksmiths, maintenance mechanics and maintenance workers involved in maintenance, repair, renovation and construction of the VASNHS physical structures. The Chief, Maintenance is responsible for compliance with Department of Veterans Affairs regulations and policies for the maintenance of physical structures and for compliance with all applicable building, electrical, plumbing mechanic, fire and life safety codes. The incumbent must keep abreast of all requirements in this field to ensure compliance. The incumbent also gives critical support to the non-recurring maintenance and projects programs by interacting with professional and VASNHS staff. The incumbent is a member of numerous committees dealing with issues touching upon maintenance equipment and processes. In addition to the main VA Medical Center and Community Living Center Campus, the incumbent will share responsibility for four Primary Care Clinics, a Veterans Recovery Center, a Community Resource and Referral Center, a logistical support facility in the Las Vegas, NV metropolitan area, and two Community Based Outpatient Clinics located in Pahrump and Laughlin, NV.
Location: New VA Hospital - 6900 North Pecos Rd, North Las Vegas, NV 89081 -- Schedule 7:30 - 4:00, M-F.
Position Description Title/PD#: 04314
Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses are not authorized for this position.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:Back to top
Time-in-Grade Restriction - Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. The grade may have been in any occupation but must have been held in the Federal service. Must have held a GS-12 for at least one year.
BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
In applying for this Supervisory General Engineer, do you possess a bachelors degree in professional engineering from an accredited college or university? To be acceptable, the curriculum must,
1. Be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; or
2. Include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED)
In applying for Supervisory General Engineer, you may also meet the basic requirements by possessing a combination of college level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished you with; (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying professional engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED) The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:
1. Professional registration - Current registration as a professional engineer by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Boards eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions. (DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED) Do you possess documentation of professional registration?
2. Written Test - Evidence of having successfully passed the Engineer-in-Training (EIT) examination, or the written test required for professional registration, which is administered by the Boards of Engineering Examiners in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. Because of the diversity in kind and quality of BET programs, graduates of other BET programs are required to complete at least 1 year of additional education or highly technical work experience of such nature as to provide reasonable assurance of the possession of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for professional engineering competence. The adequacy of this background must be demonstrated by passing the EIT examination. (DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED) Do you possess documentation of the written test requirement?
3. Specified academic courses - Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirements. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of a professional engineering curriculum as described above. (DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED)
4. Related curriculum - Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelors degree in engineering technology or in an appropriate professional field, e.g., physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED) (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.)
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE
Do you possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience related to the duties of this Supervisory General Engineer position? Specialized experience is experience that equipped you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the Supervisory General Engineer position, and that is typically in or related to the duties of this position. Specialized experience includes, working as a supervisor with professional engineering and management skills in engineering project management and construction programs which includes a broad background of engineering training, education and experience in interpreting, organizing, executing and coordinating assignments which include the design, modification or development of a variety of complex layouts, and utility systems. This specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service.
You will be rated on the following Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other characteristics (KSAOs) as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position:
1. Knowledge (Professional) of civil, electrical, mechanical, biomedical and environmental engineering.
2. Ability to manage and supervise a Maintenance Section within a large, complex medical care facility and hospital.
3. Knowledge of technical concepts and methodologies as they relate to the operations and maintenance of medical care and hospital facilities to inlcude knowledge from a variety of scientific trades, including mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and building maintenance.
4. Skills in developing and implementing a maintenance program; including oversight of installation, maintenance and repair of equipment; efficiency of operation; training of maintenance personnel; development of preventive maintenance programs; and evaluation of proposed equipment updates and replacement.
5. Ability to exchange technical and program management information; to discuss program goals, equipment selection, warranty concerns and procurement problems; and to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical personnel on issues related to the operation and maintenance of a medical facility.
6. Ability to assure that all existing building service equipment is maintained in a safe, reliable operating condition and is periodically tested and/or calibrated.
For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Managements website at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications .
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).
APPLICANTS PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement.) Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. *** 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. ***
Physical Requirements: Extensive walking, climbing ladders and crawling through tight spaces to inspect completed work. Exposure to outside weather conditions, dust, and high noise levels is typical throughout the construction period.
Veterans Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference on their application or résumé. Applicants claiming preference based on service-connected disability, or based on being the spouse or mother of a disabled or deceased Veteran, must complete an SF 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference. For more information on Veterans Preference, please visit http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/veterans.aspx.
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
Your résumé and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.
Country: USA,
State: Nevada,
City: Las Vegas,
Company: Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration.
