Supervisory Healthcare Engineer

This Supervisory Healthcare Engineer position is located within the Facilities Management Services at the VA Bedford Healthcare Systems in Bedford, Massachusetts. This position is full-time at 40 hours per week.This position serves as a supervisor within Engineering Service with responsibility for a section at a multifaceted and affiliated VA Medical Center, including outlying Community Based Outpatient Clinics.Duties include but not limited to: For all supervisory assignments above the full performance level, the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope, complexity, difficulty, range of variety and be performed by the incumbent as a major duty at least 25% of the time. Supervises professional engineers and other support positions at GS-13 equivalent and below. Exercises the full range of supervisory responsibility to include development of performance standards and performance evaluations; recommendations for appointment, awards, advancements, and when appropriate, disciplinary actions; and identification of continuing training needs, etc. Provides complex professional engineering advice to peers, subordinates and/or non-professional administrators/managers. Reviews or directs the review of technical plans, specifications and analyses of design as submitted by subordinates. Provides professional advice to improve such plans, specifications and analyses. They direct necessary changes and furnish assistance as required. Advises subordinate personnel on methods and procedures to be used in special studies on highly complex projects. Oversees subordinate professionals' work. Provides expert advice pertaining to the maintenance of facilities, structures or landscapes that may involve large geographic regions. Reviews subordinates' activity plans, specifications and cost estimates for technical adequacy and feasibility. Oversees maintenance standards for advanced equipment or systems technology. Responsible for the selection, evaluation, initiation, or promotion of subordinate employees with final approval by the Chief of Engineering. Selects, supervises, and coordinates activities of subordinates. Supervises; leave approval, performance standards and ratings, and planning and establishing all service activities. Delegates authority as appropriate and in a manner that will ensure the efficient operations of the service. Provides professional supervision for subordinates. Exercises authority to provide recommendations for the full range of personnel actions and organization design proposals for final approval by the Chief Engineer.Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:00am-3:30pm 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 uniquequalifications 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-