Supervisory- Healthcare Engineer- Detail /Temporary Promotion NTE 120 Days

Duties include but are not limited to the following:

VA Puget Sound Health Care System is a Joint Commission accredited 1-A complexity level tertiary health care system consisting of two divisions, Seattle and American Lake near Tacoma, Washington, with six Community-Based Outpatient Clinics located in Edmonds, Mount Vernon, Silverdale, Port Angeles, Puyallup, and Olympia. Serving 118,000 unique Veterans, VA Puget Sound Health Care System offers a myriad of specialty services, including mental health and the Domiciliary for transitioning homeless Veterans, spinal cord injury, bone marrow transplant, blind rehabilitation, 3D printing, and research.You will serve as the Chief of Facilities Management Service, and will oversee the Seattle Division consisting of 25 buildings, 1,497,359 GSF, and 42 acres of land as well as the American Lake Division, which has 72 buildings, 713,019 GSF, and 465 acres of land, six Community-Based Outpatient Clinics, and other leased properties.

• You will be responsible for providing the overall leadership and managerial functions of capital planning (such as: organizing, operating, and budgeting for Health Technology Management, Engineering, Construction, Renovation, Maintenance and Repair, Operations, Life-Safety Code Compliance, and Occupational Safety throughout the VA Puget Sound Health Care System (VAPSHCS).
• You will serve as a member of the medical center Senior Leadership Committees, and as the top advisor on facility concerns to the Executive Leadership Team.
• You will serve as a consultant and technical advisor to all services and programs at VA Puget Sound Health Care System (VAPSHCS) and be responsible for all planning, organizing, directing, evaluating and management processes for the Facilities Management Service (FMS), including setting qualitative and quantitative standards and providing the medical center's management officials and clinical staff information on the methods, techniques and procedures required to integrate the Engineering, Health Technology Management, and Interior Design programs into the mission of the medical center.
• You will direct all approved or funded projects and coordinate the design with the appropriate services, management, local and VISN Safety and Fire Protection Engineer, and VACO offices. Consideration must be made for functional space requirements, patient flow, workflow, safety, and new technologies, as well as TJC, Environment of Care, CARF, LTCI, NFPE, and OSHA requirements, while considering energy conservation and fiscal stewardship.
• You will be responsible for planning, organizing, staffing, and directing the maintenance and operations of the buildings, grounds, and utility systems at both divisions of the medical center that includes a comprehensive program of maintenance, preventive maintenance, equipment upgrade, boiler and chiller operations, and documentation.
• You will manage special projects for major office or program issues of broad impact.
• You will exercise significant responsibility in collaborating with officials of other units or organizations and in advising leaders and management officials.
• You will direct a multi-million-dollar program annually.