Electrical Healthcare Engineer

Job Title: Electrical Healthcare Engineer

Location: El Paso, TX 79930

Duration: Long term

Salary range/Pay rate: $55-60/hr on W2 (Approx.)

Role & Responsibilities:

• 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 whare 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 shortcircuit/coordination studies with the contractor; confirm arcflash labeling and O&M training.
• Oversee controls integration and pointtopoint verification for all mechanical/electrical/plumbing systems on the Client/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 ridethrough; produce the EPSS operations/testing plan (monthly/annual), alarm responses, and documentation to support NFPA 110aligned readiness for survey; integrate FA and critical systems in EES branches.
• Oversee compliance with Cybersecurity of FacilityRelated 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 timeofday/event logic.
• Verify Fire Alarm acceptance testing (devices, NAC circuits, sequences, mass notification, audibility/intelligibility), and all Electronic Safety & Security systems: access control, intrusion, videsurveillance, 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.

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.

Skills Required:

• Normal power and Essential Electrical Systems (EES) across facilities and consistency with VA Electrical Design Manual (PG1810, March 1, 2025) and the AHJadopted 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, shortcircuit, and arcflash studies, labeling and updates. Coordinate breaker settings and transformer impedances 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 voltagedrop 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 tANSI/TIA1179B (Healthcare Facilities) and TIA568.0E.
• 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 TIA1179B) and that cabling supports clinical and nonclinical systems (RFID, Client, nurse call, security).
• Emergency lighting and egress illumination testing and documentation compliance with Joint Commission EC.02.05.07 EP1/EP2 (monthly 30second and annual 90minute functional tests of batterypowered units), crossreferencing NFPA 101/99 (2012, CMS adoption) where applicable.
• ATS inventory, identification, and monthly functional testing; confirmation of transfer performance the EES and maintenance of records.
• Integration of Client/DDC (HVAC and other building systems) on BACnet/IP networks, maintaining pointtopoint verifications, trend plans, alarm hierarchies, and gateway interoperability schedules consistent with VA controls specifications.
• Cybersecurity for facilityrelated control systems, including Client/DDC, FA networking, and ESS, protocols/services management, documentation, and commissioning practices.
• LV/FA networks compliance with defined pathway survivability classes and cybersecurity hardening for networkconnectable equipment in FA/notification systems
• Load bank arrangements, fuel quality/volume planning, and EPSS operability meet AHJ expectations. Documenting strategies and supplier agreements; align testing and maintenance with NFPA 110 and Joint Commission documentation practices.
• Asbuilt documentation: onelines, panel schedules, feeder directories, arcflash labels, FA shop drawings/completion docs, ATS inventory and test logs, generator test logs, cable certification reports, and cybersecurity artifacts.
• 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 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 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 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 tall 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 the management decision-making process through teamwork, innovation, coordination, and collaboration with other senior members and stakeholders ensure objectives are met toward meeting the healthcare system's overall strategic plan goals.
• Special Purpose Server & System Engineering 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.
• Designs high-availability and fault-tolerant architectures ensuring continuous monitoring and alerting tprotect medications, biologics, vaccines, and patient-critical assets.
• Integrates special purpose servers with enterprise network services in compliance with VA and federal cybersecurity standards.
• Performs advanced troubleshooting of complex, multi-layer system failures involving network hardware, virtual environments, databases, sensors, and application interfaces
• Cybersecurity, Risk, and Compliance Implements and maintains Defense-in-Depth strategies for special purpose servers, including segmentation, access controls, encryption, logging, and monitoring.
• Ensures systems comply with VA cybersecurity policies, NIST, FISMA, and Authority tOperate requirements.
• Participates in vulnerability management, incident response, and remediation activities specific tclinical monitoring platforms.
• Develops and maintains documentation, diagrams, and SOPs required for audits, inspections, and accreditation surveys.
• Enterprise Network Engineering & Integration Designs and supports enterprise network solutions that integrate special purpose systems without degrading performance or security of the broader hospital network.
• Leads network changes impacting clinical infrastructure, including firewall changes, routing updates, switch configurations, and wireless connectivity required for monitoring devices.
• Collaborates with regional and national Client teams talign local implementations with enterprise architecture standards.

Hours of Operations:

• The Contractor must perform required duties Monday through Friday, 8 hours per day, from 8:00 am to 4:45pm, excluding Government holidays. Contractor personnel must not work more than 40 hours per week. Subject to prior approval by supported facility POC's, variations in work schedules are acceptable when the total hours per week are not exceeded and no obligation is incurred that would require contract personnel to be paid overtime.

About our Company: -

22nd Century Technologies, Inc., is one of the fastest growing IT Service Integrator and Workforce Solution companies in the United States. Founded in 1997, 22nd Century Technologies is a Certified National Minority Business Enterprise with 6,000+ people including 600+ Cyber SMEs nationwide supporting our customers in all 50 states, Canada, and Mexico. With HQs in Somerset, NJ and Mclean, VA, 22nd Century has 14 offices throughout the United States. As part of our unrelenting focus on quality and compliance, 22nd Century Technologies delivery is based on Certified Matured Processes including CMMI L3 Dev & SVC, ISO 20000, ISO 27001, and ISO 9001 quality processes. With a strong focus on the public sector, 22nd Century currently holds government contracts with 14 out of 15 Federal Executive agencies including DoD, 37 other Federal agencies, 50 States, 115+ Local agencies, and 37 School Districts. In the last three years, we have expanded our services to Fortune 500 and other commercial clients and currently support 80+ commercial clients.

Recognized among Best Company to Work For by Forbes, 22nd Century Technologies, Inc., consistently exceeds our clients expectations by focusing on their absolute satisfaction with jobs while keeping our employees motivated. 22nd Century Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer" and s & all other parties authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply."

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.