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Summary This position is in the Division of Health Facilities (DHF) for the Albuquerque Area Indian Health Service, with responsibility for planning, coordinating and directing engineering, maintenance and operations at the hospital or health center. The agency expects to fill vacancies in Acomita, Santa Fe and Zuni, NM. Salary Range: Acomita, NM: $86,962 - $113,047 Zuni, NM: $86,962 - $113,047 Santa Fe, NM: $87,878 - $114,237 Responsibilities Supervision - providing administrative and technical supervision to staff, assigning work, evaluating performance, identifying training needs, and resolving complaints. Serving as Contracting Officer's Representative for service contracts and construction contracts, developing annual budgets and maintaining records of cost data. Plans and implements a continuing long-range preventative maintenance, repair and replacement program for all structures, systems and equipment in the Service Unit to meet Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), The Joint Commission (TJC), the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), IHS, and other applicable standards. Coordinates with Area Office staff and Consultants and IHS Division of Engineering Services (DES) Engineers and Architects in the development of facility projects. Identifies deficiencies and recommends corrective action to correct facility deficiencies utilizing in-house maintenance staff or private contractors. Maintains Health Facility Data Systems (HFDS) deficiencies. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. BASIC QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT for the 0801 series: A. Successfully completed a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in Engineering in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). OR B. Successfully completed a full 4-year course of study leading to a Bachelor's or higher degree in Engineering that included differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five (5) of the following seven (7) 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. OR C. Completed 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences, and that included the courses specified in B above. These courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program. OR D. Successfully completed a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field such as engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology AND have at least one year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. This must include 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. OR E. Successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. OR F. Currently registered as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensed as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. This registration must have been obtained by written test OR be in general engineering or a directly related engineering field and was gained by State grandfather or eminence provisions. ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: To qualify for the grade GS-12 you must have one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service (obtained either in the private or public sectors) performing professional engineering work that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position. Examples include: 1) Performing technical and business management of designated major building projects, such as expansion and renovation of healthcare facilities, from the preliminary planning and estimating stages through the designing, construction, inspection, equipment installation, commission process, occupation, and close-out stages; carrying direct authority over the planning, control, and use of resources of the agency and contractor organization; and entails contracting office representation. 2) Supervising a diverse workforce involved in the maintenance, repair, renovation and construction of physical structures; and the day-today operations and maintenance of electrical, mechanical, and health facilities building systems; developing goals and objectives of a facility management program; preparing policies, procedures and guidelines for implementing preventive and operations maintenance; and reviewing architectural and engineering drawings for new building construction. 3) Performing administrative activities to effectively oversee and guide a facilities management program. 4) Utilizing communication skills to coordinate, prioritize, and schedule multiple people, tasks, resources, and projects to meet deadlines; as well as computer application and software skills to analyze, prioritize, track, and report construction engineering and other facilities-related data. SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR: You must have knowledge of engineering concepts, principles and practices as evidenced by registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) from any U.S. State or Territory. Evidence of such registration must be submitted with your required documents. You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement. Time In Grade Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade Requirements: Merit Promotion (status) candidates must have completed one year of service at the next lower grade level. Time-In-Grade provisions do not apply under the Excepted Service Examining Plan (ESEP). Education This position has an education requirement. You are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of your transcripts or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed, and grades. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. Official transcripts will be required from all selectees prior to receiving an official offer. Only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education may be credited. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: https://www.ed.gov/accreditation. 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. For further information, visit https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/. Additional Information This announcement will close on 09/30/2024OR when position is filled. Referral certificates of qualified candidates may be issued every four weeks as needed. Please note that the announcement may be closed when filled or canceled without warning. This is a designated position covered by Public Law 101-630, requiring contact or control over Indian children. Due to this requirement, the agency must ensure that persons hired for these positions have not been found guilty of or pleaded nolo contendere or guilty to certain crimes. Per IHS policy (SGM 21-04) IHS selectees to positions located in Federally operated hospitals, health centers, and clinics must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before entry on duty or have IHS approve a medical or religious exemption. If an exemption is approved then wearing a face mask and regular testing for COVID-19 will be required. Your Human Resources Specialist will provide a list of documents acceptable as vaccination proof and instructions on how to submit your vaccination documentation or how to request a medical or religious exemption, if needed. This position is eligible for workplace flexibilities which may include remote work or telework options, and/or flexible work scheduling. These flexibilities may be requested in accordance with the HHS Workplace Flexibilities policy. https://www.hhs.gov/about/agencies/asa/ohr/hr-library/990-1/index.html. Additional selection(s) of candidates may be possible within 240 days from the date the certificate of eligibles was issued for this announcement. Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. IHS may offer newly-appointed Federal employees credit for their directly related previous non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Recruitment Incentives or Relocation Expenses are authorized and will be paid. You will be required to sign a one-year service agreement. Failure to fulfill the one-year service agreement may result in repayment of relocation expenses or recruitment incentives. Other incentives may be authorized contingent upon multiple factors, including funds availability. If authorized, you may be required to sign a service agreement for a period of up to 3 years. Note: This statement does not imply nor guarantee an incentive will be offered and paid. Incentives may include: moving expenses, student loan repayment, housing, superior qualifications appointment, etc. This position meets the criteria specified in pillar number one of the five pillars of the PHS Commissioned Corps. PHS Commissioned Officers interested in performing the duties of this position within the Commissioned Corps MUST apply online under the merit promotion announcement indicated above in order to receive consideration. For more information on PHS Commissioned Corps, visit the website at: https://www.usphs.gov/.