Healthcare Engineer- Senior Civil/Environmental Systems Engineer

The Senior Civil/Environmental Systems Engineer serves as the station-level technical authority for civil Infrastructure, site engineering, and environmental compliance programs supporting the Orlando VA Healthcare System (OVAHCS), including associated outpatient sites.

The incumbent ensures that all site infrastructure, environmental compliance programs, domestic water systems, drainage systems, and utility distribution networks supporting patient care are engineered, maintained, and improved to meet applicable federal, state, and VA requirements. The position requires the independent application of judgment in interpreting regulatory requirements, developing engineering determinations, and resolving complex technical challenges impacting environmental safety and continuity of operations. This role supports and informs leadership regarding civil infrastructure risk, environmental compliance status, water management, and long-range capital planning aligned with mission-critical needs and regulatory mandates. Duties Include: Serves as the station technical authority for civil, utility, and environmental systems, providing authoritative recommendations to leadership on infrastructure capacity, regulatory requirements, and capital project strategy impacting patient care, safety, and system resiliency. Leads engineering review, field oversight, code interpretation, commissioning, and evaluation of construction and infrastructure projects involving site conditions, roadways, utilities, stormwater systems, grading, and water systems. Serves as COR or engineering lead for civil and environmental components of construction contracts, prepares scopes of work and Independent Government Estimates (IGEs), leads design review, and provides commissioning acceptance criteria for infrastructure projects. Interprets and applies applicable standards including EPA, FDEP, ADA, IPC, IMC, FGI, NEPA, and VA Technical Information Library (TIL) requirements, and develops engineering determinations when standards require facility-specific technical adaptation. Leads facility-wide infrastructure condition assessments, utility capacity evaluation, risk analysis, and long-term planning recommendations to support resilience, redundancy, and mitigation of single points of failure. Represents the facility during internal and external regulatory reviews including those conducted by The Joint Commission, OIG, EPA, FDEP, and safety compliance entities. Provides technical direction and subject matter expertise to interdisciplinary stakeholders including engineering colleagues, maintenance trades, planners, architects, biomed, and environmental/safety program personnel without supervisory authority. Manages critical facility environmental programs and utilities including: Stormwater and site drainage systems, including retention/detention management and compliance with environmental permits; Domestic and sanitary utility systems, including pressure, flow, backflow prevention, and system protection; Water Safety and Legionella risk management programs in coordination with Infection Prevention and Public Health; Erosion control, environmental permitting, hazardous materials control, spill response planning, and NEPA documentation, as applicable. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30am to 4pm, Negotiable Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): May be Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): 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 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: Available, Ad-hoc within certain policy allowance Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 82695F Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

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. Must pass pre-employment physical examination. 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.