General Engineer (Medical AutomatedTransport Engineer)

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date 11/18/2024 of this announcement. You must possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience as described below: ***NOTE: Applicant must have demonstrated knowledge and working experience in the medical automated transport systems.*** GS-14 grade level: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. To qualify at the GS-14 level, applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in Federal Service. The specialized experience must demonstrate one year of full-time work experience, or the equivalent if part-time (for example, an employee working 20 hours per week for a 12-month period should be credited with 6 months of experience.) Experience may have been obtained in either the federal service or its equivalent with state or local government, the private sector, or nongovernmental organizations. Examples of specialized experience include: [NOTE: Evidence of this specialized experience must be supported by detailed documentation of like duties performed in positions held on your resume. You will also need to provide work experience information such as hours per week, salary, and starting/ending dates of employment (month and year format) to establish you have one (1) full year of specialized experience at the required grade level]. Providing consultation and expert advice on a variety of material delivery systems within medical facilities including but not limited to: automated guided vehicles (AGVs), autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), pneumatic tube systems (PTS), pneumatic chute systems (PCS), as well as elevators/vertical lifts, escalators, and moving walkways; Conducting field visits to determine expectations from client about future and current projects; Providing on-site testing of material delivery systems within medical facilities. This position includes a Quality Ranking Factor (QFR) – are knowledge, skills, and abilities/competencies that could be expected to significantly enhance performance in a position but are not essential for satisfactory performance. Applicants who possess such KSAs/competencies may be ranked above those who do not, but no one may be rated ineligible solely for failure to possess such KSAs/competencies. The Quality Ranking Factor (QFR) is current professional certification/registration relevant to medical transport systems/elevators. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Analysis and Problem Solving Communications General Engineering Technical Competencies To calculate, first identify the percentage of required education you have earned (when substituting, you cannot use the first 60 semester hours that you earned). Then identify the percentage of required experience you possess. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify at the GS-14. For example, an applicant who has 9 semester hours of graduate level education (i.e. 50% of graduate education required) and 6 months of creditable specialized experience (i.e. 50% of the required experience) would equal 100% of the required experience for the position A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. There is no educational substitution for the GS-14 level. 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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.
The incumbent serves as a General Engineer (Medical Automated Transport Engineer), within the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA), Office of Construction & Facilities Management (CFM), Consulting Support Service (CSS), which has primary responsibility for architectural, engineering, and risk management services to all VA facilities. CSS maintains experts in engineering, architectural and provides consulting services to resolve the technical facility problems and offers options to facilities.