Supervisory General Engineer

Deliver secure and high availability infrastructure solutions supporting VA's mission. Serve as an operational service provider of foundational compute, storage, physical database, and client management components. Implement and sustain technical, management, and operational security controls and supporting processes to protect mission critical networks, systems, and applications throughout the VA enterprise. Apply today!

Major duties

Develop policies, plans, and criteria pertaining to the program planning of recurring maintenance, operation and repair of building systems, code compliance, utility systems, structures, roads, grounds, parking lots, parking structures, and building service equipment and asset management equipment. Oversee the Data Center Operations Division daily operations and maintenance of a wide variety environmental support systems and equipment - heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC), evaporative water-cooling towers, uninterruptable power supply (UPS), diesel-engine driven emergency generators, electrical power distribution switchgear, physical structures, utilities, roadways, and surrounding grounds. Apply practical knowledge of electrical and/or mechanical systems for data centers, office buildings, and records storage facilities, and solves complex problems and issues involving interrelationships between facilities, information technology, security, and safety requirements while maintaining mission critical operations 24/7. Use of strong oral and written communication skills; develop specifications and plan criteria for major projects; make surveys and studies; develop special reports and briefings; and communicate current situational status and short, medium and long-range facility plans and logistical goals. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 8am-4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Compressed/flexible schedule available at the manager's discretion. Telework: This position may be authorized for ADHOC telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Supervisory General Engineer/PD17147A Recruitment Incentives: Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/05/2026. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Basic Requirements: This standard allows eligibility through meeting either the education or experience requirement requirements for a Supervisory General Engineer, GS-0801-14. A Bachelor's degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited program OR Combination of education and experience in engineering as specified by OPM, including coursework in mathematics, physics, and engineering sciences OR Registration as a Professional Engineer by a US State, Territory, or Commonwealth. AND Specialized Experience for GS-14: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level. Specialized Experience is demonstrated leadership and supervisory experience directing multidisciplinary teams of mechanical and electrical engineers responsible for delivering environmental infrastructure capabilities for enterprise-scale data centers. Expert knowledge of data center electrical and mechanical systems, Federal codes and standards, and quality control practices, with a proven ability to manage planning, budgeting, design, construction, and continuous operations in a 24/7 mission critical environment. Adept at fostering collaboration, building consensus, and guiding staff, contractors, and stakeholders to ensure safe, reliable, and resilient data center performance. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.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/.

Requirements

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job. Physical Requirements: Most work is sedentary. However, there is often a requirement for moderate physical exertion such as walking on uneven or rough surfaces, standing for long periods of time, bending, carrying light tools, climbing ladders, and similar activities related to full inspection of construction and maintenance activities. The employee must be able to lift a thirty (30) pound load without difficulty. You may be required to serve a probationary period 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 dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary 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 probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.