Healthcare Engineer

As a Healthcare Engineer with the Fort Harrison VA Health Care System, you will guide project planning, design, and construction management for a range of facility improvements and leases at the medical center and its affiliated clinics. This onsite role in Fort Harrison, Montana centers on Minor Construction Projects, Non-Recurring Maintenance, Station Level initiatives, and leasing activities from concept through completion, ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient healthcare environments for veterans.

Responsibilities

• Assess requirements, conduct site reconnaissance, determine location, and produce designs, specifications, and cost estimates.
• Apply broad knowledge of standard industry practices, precedents, and codes to project work.
• Provide expert guidance to peers, staff, or non-engineering managers and administrators.
• Offer professional advisory services to managers and leadership.
• Plan scheduling and layouts, and supervise inspection and surveillance of materials, methods, and equipment used in construction.
• Use creativity to develop or adjust methods and procedures, identify new patterns, and connect with existing hypotheses.
• Prepare competitive bidding cost estimates for diverse projects across multiple-use contexts and locations with varying physical and cultural considerations.
• Lead planning, design, and oversight of maintenance projects, providing guidance and coordination as needed.
• Investigate maintenance performance issues requiring design modifications.
• Coordinate with designers and contractors to implement design changes.
• Provide professional advisory services related to observation, measurement, analysis, mapping, and description of physical and cultural features.
• Conduct investigations to obtain factual information pertaining to issues.
• Ensure quality control and adequacy of contractor operations, and work with contractors to obtain corrective actions.
• Review contractor progress charts and perform field surveys to verify fulfillment of obligations.
• Administer payments to the contractor.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required to apply.
• Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English.
• Subject to background and security investigations.
• Selected applicants will complete an online onboarding process; acceptable identification for I-9 purposes is required. REAL ID compliance rules apply after May 7, 2025 for acceptable identification.
• Must pass a pre-employment physical examination.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is required for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel.
• Complete all application requirements described in the Required Documents section of this announcement.

Open to

The public, including U.S. citizens, nationals, or others who owe allegiance to the United States.

Additional information

Physical requirements: The work environment involves typical office settings with standard safety precautions. The site may require outdoor work in various weather conditions. Occasional exposure to storage areas or hazardous waste sites is possible. The job is primarily sedentary, with some physical effort required.

Service credit for annual leave: Federal employees accrue annual leave based on years of federal service, and prior experience or military service may count toward accrual rates with appropriate approvals.

Resume visibility: You may opt in to make your resume available to VA hiring managers for similar positions; opting in does not affect your current application.

Additional vacancies: This job opportunity may be used to fill additional vacancies.

Excepted service: This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.

Disability inclusion: VA encourages applicants with disabilities to apply; health care positions fall under Title 38.

Online applications: If online submission is not possible, contact the Agency for alternative submission methods.

Fair Chance Act: VA does not request criminal history before a tentative job offer is extended; for details, refer to HRA/OSP information on the Act.

Benefits

A federal career includes a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you and your family. Eligibility depends on the type of appointment and work schedule. For specific details, contact the hiring agency.

How you will be evaluated

You will be assessed on how effectively you meet the qualifications described in this announcement.

Required Documents

• Resume

How to apply

All applicants should apply online. To apply, complete the full questionnaire and submit the required documents by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on 08/18/2026.