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About the Role
Under the supervision of the Architectural Review Unit (ARU) Director, this position performs highly advanced (senior-level) engineering work directing engineering and construction projects and activities. Provides advanced consultative services and performs leadership functions by directing and guiding highly specialized professionals as it relates to general and special hospitals, limited services rural hospitals (LSRH), private psychiatric hospital and crisis stabilization units (PPH&CSU), ambulatory surgical centers (ASC), end stage renal dialysis (ESRD) facilities, and freestanding emergency medical care (FEMC) facilities within the multiple licensing programs of the Architectural Review Unit.
Responsibilities
- Directs engineering work related to health control that involves mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and other building systems.
- Provides senior-level consultative services regarding complex healthcare building systems to highly skilled design and construction professionals and provides direction for cost-effective healthcare technology.
- Coordinates the design and construction of healthcare facilities with complex building systems to ensure code compliance.
- Provides code and policy interpretation to design professionals, facility owners, and facility planning directors.
- Writes guidance letters for interpretation of National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) codes to reduce failed inspections.
- Serves as an expert resource in engineering issues for healthcare facilities.
- Leads the testing of multiple lifesaving building systems, including but not limited to medical gas system, emergency electrical system, nurse call system, heating and air conditioning system, emergency water, fire alarm system, and sprinkler system on extraordinarily complex and large-scoped healthcare facilities.
- Surveys complaint investigations and monitors quality control.
- Surveys operational healthcare facilities to ensure compliance with codes, standards, federal Medicare regulations, and project requirements.
- Makes professional judgments and advises best practices in engineering.
- Trains field inspectors for consistency and updates staff on changing codes and rules.
- Coordinates with contractors, construction managers, and other code officials.
- Coordinates inspection travel, including planning and booking transportation and lodging.
- Facilitates meetings with health facility representatives, including architects, engineers, contractors, health care providers, and facility planning directors.
- Determines functional and spatial requirements of new structures or renovations.
- Provides public presentations and training regarding various areas of design and engineering standards and agency procedures and methods.
- Prepares educational materials and training forms.
- Serves as a preceptor and mentor in the orientation and initial training of newly employed architects and engineers.
- Participates in the rule review development and revision related to architectural and engineering requirements for healthcare facilities.
- Researches cost associated with mechanical, electrical, and plumbing improvements and investigates options for advanced technology to assist in rule development.
- Attends enforcement conferences and hearings to provide expert testimony relative to violation of rules related to architectural and engineering requirements.
- Prepares field reports for both state and federal inspections, reduces facts to specific findings, and recommends corrective solutions when the project is not code compliant.
- Evaluates facility’s corrections for compliance with federal and state laws and standards.
- Reviews and approves construction drawings, specifications, technical reports, structure specifications, construction materials and equipment on complicated healthcare projects.
- Makes appropriate referrals to state and federal agencies about leading engineering technology in the healthcare market.
- Maintains professional license.
- Maintains current knowledge in relevant areas as evidenced by working knowledge of applicable standards, rules and techniques.
- Attends workgroup meetings.
- Completes special assignments as assigned by Unit manager.
- Performs other duties as assigned for smooth daily operations and management objectives.
- Maintains effective working relationships being tactful and professional within our interdisciplinary team and with external groups to foster an environment of continuous improvement.
- Actively participates and serves in a supporting role to meet the agency’s obligations for disaster response or recovery or Continuity of Operations (COOP) activation.
- Attends work on a regular and predictable schedule in accordance with agency leave policy and performs other duties assigned.
- Works cooperatively with agency staff, Unit Managers and HHSC Regulatory Services Division.
Requirements
- Licensed Engineer by the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors is required.
- Maintain your professional license.
- Valid Class C (or higher) Texas driver’s license is required.
- Maintain your Texas driver’s license.
- Requires travel through Texas, including overnight travel.
- May be required to work other than usual hours (8 am – 5 pm M-F), including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
- Requires working in inclement weather.
- Must have reliable transportation.
- Your application must be complete. It must contain dates of employment, job titles, name of employer, name of supervisor, current or final salary, and a description of duties performed in a way that specifically demonstrates you meet the knowledge and skills in the posting.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
- Bring your I-9 documentation with you on your first day of work.
- Applicants selected for hire may be required to pass background and other due diligence checks.
Skills
- Engineer and architectural design principles, techniques, and procedures
- Construction methods and management
- Engineering specifications related to design work
- Mathematical applications
- Fire safety principles, fire prevention practices, fire and safety hazards, fire control and protection equipment, and disaster preparedness principles
- Life safety applications and NFPA 101: Life Safety Code
- Conducting inspections and directing others
- Principles and practices of contract construction administration
- Reading, understanding and analyzing contract construction documents
- Remembering codes, collecting data, establishing facts, and drawing valid conclusions
- Coordinating a substantial workload and prioritizing multiple assignments with minimal supervision
- Exercising independent judgment, analyzing new situations and responding with sound technical judgment
- Communicating effectively, intelligently, and professionally with public, stakeholders, and other State agencies
- Expressing ideas clearly and concisely
- Conducting interviews
- Reviewing maintenance logs, recording information, preparing case narratives and lengthy documents
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel programs
- Composing, editing, and proofreading technical correspondence and writing concise reports and business correspondence
- Tactfully and diplomatically interacting within the team and with external groups to foster an environment of continuous improvement, maintain effective working relationships, and develop professional contacts
- Working independently without close supervision and performing with a high degree of diligence and communicating directions
- Use of architectural tools
- Capable of climbing ladders and going through tight spaces, such as attics and mezzanines
- Writing reports and letters via organizing, preparing, proofreading, and presenting information in written format via Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
- Direct contact with the public and responding professionally and clearly verbally
Location
- AUSTIN
Work Type
- Full time
- Regular
Experience Level
- Highly advanced (senior-level)
Education Level
- Licensed Engineer
Salary/Compensations
- $10,678.03 - $11,864.50 Monthly
Benefits
- 100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees
- A defined benefit pension plan
- Generous time off benefits
- Numerous opportunities for career advancement
About the Company
- Join the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and be part of a team committed to creating a positive impact in the lives of fellow Texans.
- At HHSC, your contributions matter, and we support you at each stage of your life and work journey.
Equal Opportunity
- In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), HHSC and DSHS agencies will provide reasonable accommodation during the hiring and selection process for qualified individuals with a disability.