Engineering Technician

Engineering Technician

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Act as a negotiator and advisor to the contracting officer during the process of reaching a fair and reasonable cost for construction projects that are set aside for construction within the Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Program of the Small Business Administration.
• Sit on selection boards for A/E services and Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC) contractors.
• Monitor and supervise national contracts involving Government-purchased and contractor installed high technical medical equipment (MRIs, Cat Scans, etc.). These contracts may be multimillion dollars in value.
• Monitor and supervise the design and construction phases of projects that are performed as a design-build contract. Compliance to Department of Veterans Affairs standards and regulations will be a critical element in these types of contacts and projects.
• Inspect construction work in progress to ensure the work complies with the contract.
• Coordinate the recording of any changes made during construction on construction drawings to ensure completion of as-built drawings for the record.
• Coordinate construction contract activities, VA work, and hospital functions to ensure minimal interruption of hospital functions and minimal construction delays or problems.
• Create simple to complex construction drawings and documents for station level projects.
• Monitor and supervise the construction done by the in-house construction team.
• Identify work or contracts requiring Project Environmental Reviews.
• Modify and maintain the space files/drawings to ensure that all the impacted areas reflect their new configurations.
• Maintain all the Capital Assets Database to ensure all changes of the allocation of space is always accurate. Inaccuracies in the database can result in a loss of projects the direct areas of need.
• Act as an advisor or consultant to contracting officers during the process of developing and completing property leases.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: PD08637A

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized