Remote Rf Engineer Jobs in Cheyenne, WY (NOW HIRING)

Summary
The Cheyenne VA Health Care System, Facilities Management Service, is currently recruiting for one (1) Healthcare Engineer in Cheyenne, WY.
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The position serves as a Healthcare Engineer at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Healthcare System, Cheyenne VA 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.) at an assigned medical center and associated Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC)'s.
Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Determines requirements, reconnaissance, location, and prepares designs, specifications and estimates. Applies a broad knowledge of the conventional methods, precedents, and standards. Complex situations occur requiring adaptation or modification of precedents typical of the work environment. Conducts investigations to develop improved design of materials and methods.
• Provides professional advice to peers, subordinates or non-professional administrators or managers. Provides professional advisory services to managers and administrators. Advice covers complex situations that require adaptation or modification of precedents typical of the work environment. Conducts investigations to obtain factual information pertaining to the issue.
• Performs scheduling and layout of operations, and inspection and surveillance of materials, methods, and equipment used in construction. Uses originality to develop and modify methods, techniques, and procedures, in discerning new patterns of phenomena, and in correlating and substantiating already developed hypotheses.
• Provides guidance, development and coordination for the planning, design, and oversight of maintenance projects. Develops competitive bidding cost estimates for a variety of maintenance projects of multiple-use nature, or projects in different geographic locations thus presenting different physical or cultural considerations. Investigates a variety of problems relating to performance of maintenance requiring modification in the original maintenance design.
• Determines systems requirements, reconnaissance, location, and prepares designs, specifications and estimates. Applies a broad knowledge of the conventional methods, precedents, and standards. Complex situations occur requiring adaptation or modification of precedents typical of the work environment. Conducts investigations to develop improved design of materials and methods.
• Provides professional advice to peers, subordinates or non-professional administrators or managers. Provides professional advisory services to managers and administrators. Advice covers complex situations that require adaptation or modification of precedents typical of the work environment. Conducts investigations to obtain factual information pertaining to the issue.
• Performs scheduling and layout of operations, and inspection and surveillance of materials, methods, and equipment used in production. Uses originality to develop and modify methods, techniques, and procedures, in discerning new patterns of phenomena, and in correlating and substantiating already developed hypotheses. Develops competitive bidding cost estimates for a variety of projects of multiple-use nature, or projects in different geographic locations thus presenting different physical or cultural considerations
• Other Duties As Assigned

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Compressed/Flexible: Not available
Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not authorized
Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not authorized
Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases
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)
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: May be available on a situational ad-hoc basis according to agency policy
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 54916-A, 54917-A, 54918-A, 54919-A
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized
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Conditions of employment

• 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 evaluation/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.
Qualifications
Basic Requirements
Citizenship: Must be a citizen of the United States. Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens.
Education

1. Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or Architecture: The curriculum must be from a school with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), Engineering Accreditation Commission (excludes engineering technology) or National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) curriculum. Examples of acceptable engineering and architectural degrees include, but are not limited to: Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Architecture, and Architectural Engineering. Titles may vary from educational institutions and change over time; OR

1. Evidence of passing the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination with a bachelor's degree: Evidence can be in the form of an Engineering in Training certificate issued from any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico, or test results from the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) identifying a passing score; OR

1. Evidence of current professional registration or licensure as a Professional Engineer or Architect: Evidence of current professional registration or licensure can be from any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico.

Foreign Education

• To be creditable, engineering, architecture, or related education completed outside the U.S. must be submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials, and such education must have been deemed at least equivalent to a Bachelor's degree as outlined in paragraph b of this appendix.

English Language: Healthcare Engineer candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f).
Grandfathering Provision All individuals employed in VHA in this occupational series or in another occupational series performing the duties as described in the qualification standard on the effective date of this qualification standard, are considered to have met all the qualification requirements for the grade held including positive education that is part of the basic requirements of the occupation.
Grade Determinations
In addition to the basic requirements, the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates:
Healthcare Engineer, GS-07

1. Experience: None beyond the basic requirements.

Healthcare Engineer, GS-09

1. Experience or Education: Candidates at this level must meet one of the following:
   
   1. One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade; OR
   2. Master of Engineering degree or Master of Architecture degree or Master of Science degree in Engineering or a related field of study as outlined in paragraph b; OR
   3. Bachelor's degree as outlined in paragraph b, plus two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education in a related field of study, provided the applicant's total background demonstrates the core competencies of a GS-09 level assignment.
2. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs): In addition to the experience or education above, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs:
   
   1. Knowledge of the principles, theories, concepts, and practices of the engineering profession.
   2. Ability to interpret relevant codes, regulations, guidelines, and standards to make recommendations to assure compliance with healthcare facility programs.
   3. Ability to understand the operational professional engineering needs of clinical services in the healthcare system.
   4. Ability to prepare material on current technical topics and trends for presentation to other technical staff and mid-level hospital management, and to keep abreast of changes in engineering technology related to a healthcare facility.

Healthcare Engineer, GS-11

1. Experience or Education: Candidates at this level must meet one of the following:
   
   1. One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade; OR
   2. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in Engineering or a related field of engineering as outlined in paragraph b; OR
   3. Master of Engineering degree, Master of Architecture degree, Master of Science degree in Engineering or a related field of study as outlined in paragraph b, plus one full year of progressively higher-level graduate education in a related field of study, provided the applicant's total background demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities for a GS-11 level assignment; OR
   4. Bachelor's degree as outlined in paragraph b, plus three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education in a related field of study, provided the applicant's total background demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities for a GS-11 level assignment.
2. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs): In addition to the experience or education above, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs:
   
   1. Knowledge of either mechanical, electrical, structural, civil, or other engineering/architectural principles, practices, and their applications in the healthcare environment.
   2. Knowledge of basic project management principles as applied to the healthcare setting.
   3. Ability to apply healthcare engineering-related standards, codes, policies, and regulations, inclusive of state and local codes.
   4. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with internal and external customers with tact and diplomacy.
   5. Ability to develop material for clinical or administrative staff that addresses the principles and application of engineering technology and/or theory used in healthcare.
   6. Ability to advise staff on emerging engineering technology related to a healthcare facility, while keeping abreast of changes in such technology and utilizing the information to solve healthcare facility engineering challenges.

Healthcare Engineer, GS-12

1. Experience: One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade.
2. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs): In addition to meeting the experience requirements for this grade level, the candidate must fully demonstrate the following KSAs:
   
   1. Knowledge of mechanical, electrical, structural, civil, and other engineering/architectural principles, practices, and their applications in the healthcare environment.
   2. Knowledge of healthcare industry standards and related regulatory agency and organization regulations, requirements, guides, policies, procedures, di