Healthcare Engineer
Job Description
**Summary**
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This position serves as a Project Engineer at Central Texas Veterans Healthcare System. 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, including all areas and aspects (architectural, electrical, life safety, mechanical, civil, structural, etc.).
**This job is open to**
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### **The public**
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
### **Clarification from the agency**
This position is open to U.S. Citizens Note: 38 U.S.C. 7412 waives the requirement to apply Veterans preference to external applicants for appointments made from this announcement during FY 26\. NOTE: The 2\-page Resume requirement does not apply to this position. For more information, refer to Required Documents below.
**Duties**
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Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional
Duties include, but are not limited to, the following:
The position serves as resident and program engineer consisting of the planning, design, and overseeing of major healthcare system projects; oversees Professional architecture/Engineering (A/E) and Construction contracts to ensure the contractor is in compliance with all contractual requirements, healthcare regulations and codes, specifications and schedules are met in accordance with the government's requirements for VA owned and leased facilities.
The position provides engineering support to the assigned healthcare system and is responsible for maintaining construction specifications and drawings, maintaining technical reference library of codes, standards, and other regulations which are applicable to the engineering construction industries Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and others. The position serves as a healthcare engineering advisor, engineer consultant, engineer designer, contract administrator, project manager, construction coordinator, and instructor during the design and construction of all projects assigned.
The position is responsible for providing healthcare engineering support to all assigned projects. The position is responsible for performing the duties of a Contracting Officer Representative (COR) on professional design and construction projects, training service staff on technical issues and assisting the service staff on the completion of technical and administrative issues regarding infrastructure related operations of the medical facility.
The position serves as the Integrated Project Team (IPT) Chairperson, comprised of diverse and multidiscipline professional team members, consisting of internal and external stakeholders, and is a recognized expert in project management. The position participates in planning deliberations and contributes significantly to the management decision\-making process through teamwork, innovation, coordination, and collaboration with other senior members and stakeholders to ensure objectives are met toward meeting the healthcare system's overall strategic plan goals.
The position determines the requirements for healthcare projects in relation to the needs of the Central Texas Veterans Healthcare System, inclusive of the parent site, as well as off\-site locations under the auspice of the Central Texas Veterans Healthcare System, whether VA owned or leased. Project needs are determined for the organization down to the department level based on a broad array of guidelines, standards, regulatory requirements and mission priorities.
The position maintains COR certification to oversee the administration of Facility Engineering Service's architect/Engineer and Construction Contracts.
**Work Schedule**: Monday \- Friday, 8:00am \- 4:30pm
**Recruitment Incentive (Sign\-on Bonus):** Not Authorized
**Pay:** Competitive salary and regular salary increases. When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).
**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)
Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior \[work experience] or military service experience.
**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 fo
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This position serves as a Project Engineer at Central Texas Veterans Healthcare System. 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, including all areas and aspects (architectural, electrical, life safety, mechanical, civil, structural, etc.).
**This job is open to**
-----------------------
### **The public**
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
### **Clarification from the agency**
This position is open to U.S. Citizens Note: 38 U.S.C. 7412 waives the requirement to apply Veterans preference to external applicants for appointments made from this announcement during FY 26\. NOTE: The 2\-page Resume requirement does not apply to this position. For more information, refer to Required Documents below.
**Duties**
----------
Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional
Duties include, but are not limited to, the following:
The position serves as resident and program engineer consisting of the planning, design, and overseeing of major healthcare system projects; oversees Professional architecture/Engineering (A/E) and Construction contracts to ensure the contractor is in compliance with all contractual requirements, healthcare regulations and codes, specifications and schedules are met in accordance with the government's requirements for VA owned and leased facilities.
The position provides engineering support to the assigned healthcare system and is responsible for maintaining construction specifications and drawings, maintaining technical reference library of codes, standards, and other regulations which are applicable to the engineering construction industries Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and others. The position serves as a healthcare engineering advisor, engineer consultant, engineer designer, contract administrator, project manager, construction coordinator, and instructor during the design and construction of all projects assigned.
The position is responsible for providing healthcare engineering support to all assigned projects. The position is responsible for performing the duties of a Contracting Officer Representative (COR) on professional design and construction projects, training service staff on technical issues and assisting the service staff on the completion of technical and administrative issues regarding infrastructure related operations of the medical facility.
The position serves as the Integrated Project Team (IPT) Chairperson, comprised of diverse and multidiscipline professional team members, consisting of internal and external stakeholders, and is a recognized expert in project management. The position participates in planning deliberations and contributes significantly to the management decision\-making process through teamwork, innovation, coordination, and collaboration with other senior members and stakeholders to ensure objectives are met toward meeting the healthcare system's overall strategic plan goals.
The position determines the requirements for healthcare projects in relation to the needs of the Central Texas Veterans Healthcare System, inclusive of the parent site, as well as off\-site locations under the auspice of the Central Texas Veterans Healthcare System, whether VA owned or leased. Project needs are determined for the organization down to the department level based on a broad array of guidelines, standards, regulatory requirements and mission priorities.
The position maintains COR certification to oversee the administration of Facility Engineering Service's architect/Engineer and Construction Contracts.
**Work Schedule**: Monday \- Friday, 8:00am \- 4:30pm
**Recruitment Incentive (Sign\-on Bonus):** Not Authorized
**Pay:** Competitive salary and regular salary increases. When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).
**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)
Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior \[work experience] or military service experience.
**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 fo
Posted: 2026-03-25