Electrical Healthcare Engineer

Description

Prosource360 is seeking a SME for all electrical power (normal and Essential Electrical System, Type 

1/Type 2) and electronic/low-voltage systems across EPVAHCS, ensuring patient safety, reliability, and 

regulatory compliance in accordance with the VA Electrical Design Manual (PG-18-10) and NEC 

Article?517/NFPA?99. Supports the EPSS program to achieve NFPA?110 Type?10 restoration, robust ATS 

performance, and Joint Commission EC.02.05.07 documentation and readiness. Oversees fire alarm and 

signaling and ELV/structured cabling programs aligned with NFPA?72 (2025) and ANSI/TIA-1179-B / 

TIA-568.0-E, and maintains selective coordination, arc-flash labeling, and accurate one-lines for 

survey-ready electrical systems. Drives commissioning/re-commissioning, SOPs, training, and turnover to 

FMS; implements Control Systems cybersecurity for BMS/FA networks per UFC?4-010-06; and uses 

power-quality and ATS analytics to support risk-based decisions with audit-ready EPSS records.

Job Responsibilities at EPVAHCS

• Performs project planning, produces designs, manages designs 

• Manages construction, and provides construction administration for Minor Construction Projects, 

Non-Recurring Maintenance (NRM) Projects, Station Level Projects, and Leases, including all 

areas and aspects (architectural, electrical, life safety, mechanical, civil, structural, etc.) at the 

medical center and associated Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC)’s. 

• This position also completes equipment planning and management and PM and Corrective 

Maintenance program development, standard operation procedure development, coordination of 

BSE improvements and maintenance. 

• The position serves as resident and program engineer consisting of the planning, design, and 

overseeing of major healthcare system projects oversees Professional Architecture/Engineering 

(A/E) and Construction contracts to ensure the contractor follows all contractual requirements, 

healthcare regulations and codes, specifications and schedules are met in accordance with the 

government’s requirements for VA owned and leased facilities. 

• The position provides engineering support to the assigned healthcare system and is responsible 

for maintaining construction specifications and drawings, maintaining technical reference library 

of codes, standards, and other regulations which are applicable to the engineering construction 

industries Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), National Fire Protection 

Association (NFPA), American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and others. 

• The position serves as a healthcare engineering advisor, engineer consultant, engineer designer, 

contract administrator, project manager, construction coordinator, and instructor during the 

design and construction of all projects assigned. 

• The position is responsible for providing healthcare engineering support to all assigned projects. 

Provides oversight of professional design and construction projects, training service staff on 

technical issues and assisting the service staff on the completion of technical and administrative 

issues regarding infrastructure related operations of the medical facility. 

• The position serves as the Integrated Project Team (IPT) Chairperson, comprised of diverse and 

multi- discipline professional team members, consisting of internal and external stakeholders, and 

is a recognized expert in project management. 

• The position participates in planning deliberations and contributes significantly to the 

management decision-making process through teamwork, innovation, coordination, and 

collaboration with other senior members and stakeholders to ensure objectives are met toward 

meeting the healthcare system’s overall strategic plan goals. 

Special Purpose Server & System Engineering

o Engineers, administers, and sustains dedicated on-premises and virtual servers supporting 

special purpose healthcare systems, including temperature monitoring, pharmaceutical 

storage compliance, laboratory environments, blood banks, operating rooms, and data 

centers.

o Designs high-availability and fault-tolerant architectures ensuring continuous monitoring 

and alerting to protect medications, biologics, vaccines, and patient-critical assets.

o Integrates special purpose servers with enterprise network services in compliance with 

VA and federal cybersecurity standards.

o Performs advanced troubleshooting of complex, multi-layer system failures involving 

network hardware, virtual environments, databases, sensors, and application interfaces

• Cybersecurity, Risk, and Compliance

o Implements and maintains Defense-in-Depth strategies for special purpose servers, 

including segmentation, access controls, encryption, logging, and monitoring.

o Ensures systems comply with VA cybersecurity policies, NIST, FISMA, and Authority to 

Operate requirements.

o Participates in vulnerability management, incident response, and remediation activities 

specific to clinical monitoring platforms.

o Develops and maintains documentation, diagrams, and SOPs required for audits, 

inspections, and accreditation surveys.

• Enterprise Network Engineering & Integration

o Designs and supports enterprise network solutions that integrate special purpose systems 

without degrading performance or security of the broader hospital network.

o Leads network changes impacting clinical infrastructure, including firewall changes, 

routing updates, switch configurations, and wireless connectivity required for monitoring 

devices.

o Collaborates with regional and national OIT teams to align local implementations with 

enterprise architecture standards.

Job Responsibilities at Major Construction Sites

• Survey and maintain presence at major construction sites observing all Electrical and Electronic/ 

LV Systems (normal, emergency, low voltage, standby, UPS) in-progress construction activities 

through and beyond scheduled First Patient Day, as necessary.

• Electronic/LV Systems include, but are not limited to, electronic card access, camera 

surveillance, nurse call, fire alarm, public address, interactive television, radio paging, GPS 

central clock, intercom, panic alarms, building control, vertical transport controls, and all other 

similar systems. DOES NOT include phone systems, computer systems, or network systems. 

• Analyze, review, and assess Contractor/ VHA/ VA/ Electrical and Electronic/LV Systems 

Commissioning Plans for weaknesses and/or deficiencies.

• Participate and engage with contractors/personnel who are assigned to carry out Electrical and 

Electronic/LV Systems commissioning responsibilities.

• Assess commissioning in-progress data to determine whether or not Electrical and Electronic/LV 

Systems design criteria are fully met, prior to acceptance of these systems.

• Collaborate routinely with Commissioning Agent responsible for ensuring Electrical and 

Electronic/LV Systems compliance with design criteria.

• Review all electrical and Electronic/LV -related design plans, as-built drawings, Operations and 

Maintenance manuals. 

• Develop comprehensive Emergency Power Systems Hazard Vulnerability Analysis.

• Participate in and acquire all General Contractor Operations & Maintenance (O&M) training as it 

relates to building electrical and Electronic/LV systems.

• References NFPA 72 testing sequences (acceptance, audibility, intelligibility, sequence of 

operations).

• Conduct comprehensive O&M training to future Operations & Maintenance Personnel.

• Witness all electrical and Electronic/LV equipment/systems startup and checkout procedures 

performed by the General Contractor.

• Oversee acceptance of medium/low voltage distribution (substations, switchgear, switchboards, 

panelboards, busways, transformers, grounding/bonding, raceways), verify labeling, protective 

device settings, and coordinate short-circuit/coordination studies with the contractor; confirm 

arc-flash labeling and O&M training.

• Oversee controls integration and point-to-point verification for all mechanical/electrical/plumbing 

systems on the BMS/DDC; confirm sequences, alarming, trend plans, time schedulers, graphics, 

BACnet/IP device lists, and change control; deliver the alarm/point mapping and trending plan 

used by O&M.

• Oversee EPSS commissioning: Generators (start/transfer/load bank), ATS operation, UPS 

integration and ride-through; produce the EPSS operations/testing plan (monthly/annual), alarm 

responses, and documentation to support NFPA 110-aligned readiness for survey; integrate FA 

and critical systems into EES branches.

• Oversee compliance with Cybersecurity of Facility-Related Control Systems—account 

provisioning, network segmentation, hardening baselines, patching cadence, credential vaulting, 

logging/alerting, and commissioning cybersecurity checks

• Properly follows ASHRAE Guideline Standard 202 for commissioning documentation practices. 

• Verify lighting systems performance (interior/exterior/medical/surgical luminaires), emergency 

lighting, lighting controls sequences and time-of-day/event logic.

• Verify Fire Alarm acceptance testing (devices, NAC circuits, sequences, mass notification, 

audibility/intelligibility), and all Electronic Safety & Security systems: access control, intrusion, 

video surveillance, and emergency call, coordinating with FA and mechanical/electrical 

interlocks.

• Review pre-functional checklists.

• Confirm FA power sources, survivability, interface relays, emergency notification and power 

monitoring.

• Witness and assess legitimacy of all electrical and Electronic/LV system operations.

• Witness commission of structured cabling (copper/fiber), telecom rooms, public address, 

intercom, nurse call/code blue, with labeling, test reports, and O&M handoffs.

• Develop BIM & FM DATA task procedures for all identified Electrical and Electronic/LV 

equipment and collaborate/assist BIM & FM DATA contractor in clearly identifying all real 

property and equipment locations thereof

Requirements

Experience Required

• Minimum 15-20 years in Hospital/Healthcare Electrical Systems Operations, Maintenance, & 

Repair in a Patient Care Environment.

• Minimum 15-20 years working with Electrical healthcare building codes, with at least 10 years of 

direct experience in a Hospital patient care setting.

• Extensive experience overseeing Electrical Systems operations for normal, emergency, and UPS 

power systems and processes in a patient care environment.

• Electrical Code Certifications and/or credentials.

• Minimum of 5 years in Hospital/Healthcare Electronics/LV System Design and/or Construction 

and Technical Operating knowledge of these systems. 

Technical Requirements

• Normal power and Essential Electrical Systems (EES) across facilities and consistency with VA 

Electrical Design Manual (PG-18-10, March 1, 2025) and the AHJ-adopted NEC Article 517 

requirements for healthcare occupancies (Type 1/Type 2 EES; life safety, critical, and equipment 

branches).

• Facility EPSS (Emergency Power Supply System) compliance with NFPA 110 performance and 

testing.

• Protective device coordination, short-circuit, and arc-flash studies, labeling and updates. 

Coordinate breaker settings and transformer impedances to preserve selective coordination across 

EES branches. 

• Fire alarm and signaling system (FA) design, acceptance, and ITM in accordance with NFPA 72 

(2025), including documentation (shop drawings, completion records), survivability/pathway 

classes, mass notification interfaces, and cybersecurity provisions. 

• FA power survivability (primary/secondary supplies), notification circuit voltage-drop 

calculations, audibility/intelligibility where required, and integrated control functions (e.g., 

elevator recall, door releases), documenting acceptance tests and impairment management.

• Electronic/Low Voltage systems, including ESS, (access control, video, intrusion), nurse call, 

public address/ intercom, clocks, and structured cabling, with designs and certifications aligned to 

ANSI/TIA-1179-B (Healthcare Facilities) and TIA-568.0-E.

• Structured cabling and telecom space compliance with healthcare densities and media 

recommendations (e.g., Cat6A where high bandwidth is expected; dual Category 6A runs per 

WAP per TIA-1179-B) and that cabling supports clinical and non-clinical systems (RFID, BMS, 

nurse call, security).

• Emergency lighting and egress illumination testing and documentation compliance with Joint 

Commission EC.02.05.07 EP1/EP2 (monthly 30-second and annual 90-minute functional tests of 

battery-powered units), cross-referencing NFPA 101/99 (2012, CMS adoption) where applicable.

• ATS inventory, identification, and monthly functional testing; confirmation of transfer 

performance to the EES and maintenance of records.

ProSource360 Consulting Services, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.