NIKA is hiring for a Medical Construction Manager Support to support the Defense Health Agency’s (DHA) ROBMC in Germany. The role will sit on site.
Named a Top Workplace by the Washington Post, NIKA is a well-established company that is focused on growth within an entrepreneurial environment. We work with governments to operate and manage their real property. Our operations management, engineering, and project management services provide our customers with value and expertise to ensure operational readiness for complex and mission-critical facilities. NIKA benefits include PTO, holidays, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401k matching, and an understanding of work/life balance.
Job Description:
- Medical Equipment Planning Support provides services to Government personnel at sites, projects and
facilities designated by the DHA Program Manager/ Project Manager (PgM/PM) as part of a project
management team. Medical Equipment Planning Support includes coordination with representatives of the
DHA, USACE, gaining organization, Installation, and commercial manufacturers or suppliers to assist in the
timely planning and procurement of the appropriate furniture, non-specialized equipment, and specialized
laboratory/research equipment. Position provides consultation, advice, and technical review of furniture and
equipment planning services provided through an IO&T Contractor and supports parent organization
Logistics staff in all aspects of equipment management. Position advises military PgM/PM or designated
Government representative concerning coordination with construction contractor to resolve equipmentrelated
issues between local research activity staff, installation staff, and contractors.
- Act as primary point of contact between Project Site Office and DHA’s Program Offices, (ICS,
HTM, POD and HIT) coordinating ROBMC’s equipment requirements to those organizations and
to ensure variance reduction and Electronic Health Record compatibility.
- Assist with coordination of equipment and systems reviews, conduct pre-final equipment site
surveys, evaluate and rework equipment design as applicable.
- Review research and laboratory equipment construction submittals.
- Provide technical advice and consultation on new equipment, design of new systems, and modification of systems to meet special requirements and to meet Government specifications.
- Maintain high level of coordination with construction contractor and parent facility organization, through USACE, regarding Log Cat A equipment installation, certification, commissioning, training and maintenance requirements.
- Attend vendor’s factory-based coordination meetings or demonstrations in support of all logistics
categories of equipment.
- Ensure planning of training, certification, commissioning, and maintenance for all logistics categories of equipment is coordinated with parent facility Logistics staff, including appropriate documentation.
- Assist the USACE Commissioning Authority with planning and execution of equipment-related elements of the Commissioning Plan.
- Review O&M data, O&M test and training plans for equipment of all logistics categories.
- Assist parent facility Logistics staff in developing plans for sustainment of equipment postbuilding occupancy.
- Review equipment change orders/ conflicts to advise PgM/PM or designated representative.
- Identify, and assist with coordination of any cyber security requirements (RMF, B2B, etc.) associated with equipment.
- Complete construction walk-throughs of areas where key equipment will be located, and validate utility, data connectivity, security and space requirements are appropriate.
- Assist with review and development of equipment-related Architect’s Supplemental Instructions (ASIs), Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) and systems/design reviews associated with
installation of equipment.
- Assist with development of IO&T services scope of work.
- Assist IO&T Contractor and parent facility staff in validating equipment requirements for relevant logistics categories, based on project equipment planning documents.
- Assist IO&T Contractor and parent facility staff in review of in-use equipment, establishing criteria for re- use, completing necessary surveys to confirm re-use status, developing re-use plan,
and tracking continued availability of designated re-use equipment.
- Coordinate with IO&T Contractor and USACE Construction Management staff to identify key equipment requiring review of associated utilities, data connectivity, security, and space
requirements, with actual design/construction.
- Coordinate with IO&T Contractor and parent facility staff to complete interior design package planning for furniture and artwork, and monitor procurement and installation as directed by
PgM/PM.
- Ensure key equipment planning milestones and early procurement activities are included in the Synchronization Matrix (SynchMat) developed and maintained by the IO&T Contractor or others.
- Assist the IO&T Contractor in maintaining project equipment database.
- Coordinate with the IO&T Contractor and parent facility Logistics staff to develop effective processes for ordering, receipt, storage, and final movement of new equipment into the new facility.
- Coordinate with the IO&T Contractor and parent facility Logistics staff to develop effective process to move and install re-use equipment in the new facility, coordinated with construction
phasing and movement schedules.
- Assist IO&T Contractor and parent facility staff in validating each room in the new facility ismcomplete and usable prior to final occupancy by staff.
- Monitor parent facility Capital Equipment Expense Program (CEEP) activities and coordinate with equipment re-use planning.
- Maintain high-level of coordination with parent facility Logistics staff in respect of standardization for all categories of equipment.
- Ensure equipment planning reviews are conducted with staff as required to validate equipment planning based on project schedule milestones and end-user requirements.
- Coordinate with parent facility Logistics staff to ensure timely procurement actions related to MEDCASE or other requirements not executed through the IO&T Contractor or the construction
General Contractor.
- Assist parent facility Logistics in evaluating new equipment and systems considering maintainability, life expectancy, safety, and functional appropriateness.
- Develop supporting data, research and coordinate logistics support requirements and methodologies for equipment and associated systems.
- Monitor procurement schedules and the provisioning of various project related equipment/system items and repair parts.
- Provide and maintain documentation on issues/problems/lessons learned encountered in
equipment planning for use in reports, briefings, and After-Action Reports.
- Provide technical advice and consultation to parent facility staff and IO&T Contractor on design of new equipment and systems to comply with unique or special requirements and Government
specifications.
- Must be US Citizen
- Must be eligible to obtain security clearance
- DOD School Trained Biomedical Engineer or equivalent Bachelor’s level Biomedical Engineering degree from accredited university.
- Integrates information from a variety of sources into various systems; ensures proper
system interfaces.
- Collects data for analysis and develops products resulting from analysis.
- Excellent communication skills, oral and written.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
- Minimum four years experience on DOD, VA or other Federal Government medical work preferred.
Preferred: Overseas work preferred.
NIKA provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. Further, NIKA takes affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed and employees are treated during employment without regard to any of these characteristics. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.