About Bodwé Professional Services Group
Bodwé is the Professional Services Group of Mno-Bmadsen, the investment enterprise and a wholly owned instrumentality of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi. We are architects, planners, consultants, designers, engineers, scientists, and federal contractors, committed to growing the economy and legacy of the Pokagon Band and supporting its more than 6,000 citizens. We enhance space and place in partnership with clients that span the country and business sectors, offering full-service architecture and engineering services as well as contract support services for federal agencies. We design and build, preserve and restore, mitigate and manage, serve and problem solve.
Position Summary
This role will assist in strategic and operational equipment planning for all Defense Health Programs (DHP). The DHP responsible functions include Space and Equipment Planning System (SEPS) program management support, Space Criteria program support, equipment data maintenance support, gap analysis based on identified requirements and specifications.
This role will assist in supporting/facilitating various planning and project development teams, conduct space and equipment research, and act as a DHA Facilities Enterprise point of contact for SEPS, Space Criteria, and the 1691.
This role will assist in developing management tools, tracking critical information, organizing materials, developing information briefings/papers, facilitating workflow, organizing/leading meetings, and advising the DHA Facilities leadership on the status of key issues related to SEPS, Space Criteria, and 1691.
This role will also assist in training team members on the systems and processes related to SEPS, Space Criteria, and the 1691.
Accommodation Requests
We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, contact our HR Director (April Hawkins) at 269-927-0144 or careers@bodwegroup.com
Essential Duties
1) Assist DHA-FE as SEPS program owner and functional program manager. 2) Coordinate & manage SEPS User accounts, access requests, credentialling process, and service interruptions. 3) Adjudicate and respond to Criteria Support Requests and application Change Requests. 4) Ensure tasks on IAA with VA for sustainment and development are submitted and funding is identified IAW annual schedule. 5) Provide user training on application functionality. Serve as Organization’s SEPS expert on program functionality and criteria translation. 6) Provide DoD Comptroller cost of living figures to SEPS VA support team when they become available. 7) Provide software support team with updated DMIS ID table when applicable. 8) Program Manager for the Department of Defense (DoD) Information Technology Portfolio Repository / Department of the Navy (DON) Application and Database Management System (DITPR/DADMS) SEPS record. 9) Ensure annual Organizational Execution Plan (OEP) is complete and submitted annually IAW DHA J6 policy. 10) Update criteria chapters in SEPS using space criteria builder module. Tasks include importing updated SPC chapters, validating criteria statements, correcting criteria errors, criteria testing, facility type assignment, publishing updated criteria chapter(s). 11) Coordinate IT architecture with DHA J6. 12) Ensure software functional changes are coordinated with User Manual. 13) Coordinate room code dataset update whenever the UFC 4-510-01, Appendix B is published (annually). 14) Coordinate MIL STD 1691 JSN Equipment dataset update when required (at least semi-annually). 15) Manage room code default equipment content. 16) Provide review and updates on SPC chapters to align with DHA strategies on right-sizing facilities by optimizing room sizes and converting space planning chapters into a specific format to automate SEPS implementation and chapter publication. 17) Coordinate criteria chapter optimization with Healthcare Optimization Division, Integrated Clinical Systems PMO, DHA Medlog Healthcare Technology Management and other PMO’s to ensure facilities planning criteria are aligned with Enterprise priorities. • Provide definitive interpretations of space and equipment-related Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC), Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS), and DHA Specifications. 18) Provide subject matter expertise to develop courses of action, RFI responses, project artifact review and QRB activities on planning efforts and projects in execution. 19) Ensure Space Planning Criteria, SEPS, MIL STD 1691, templates, and UFC 4-510-01, Appendix B room codes are synchronized. 20) Support Project Delivery Teams (PDTs) by providing review of Program For Design (PFD), Project Room Contents (PRC), Functional Planning Functional Program (FPFP), equipment layout drawings, and equipment specification work products. 21) Review project planning artifacts necessary to support issuance of a Design Authorization. 22) Liaison with other DoD Component representatives and external stakeholders to ensure coordination and information sharing occurs throughout the planning and design process. 23) Demonstrate a working knowledge and executive level understanding of the Military Health System (MHS), the Defense Health Agency, DHA Facilities Enterprise, DHNs and the Services facility planning organizations. 24) Demonstrate high level written and oral communication skills. 25) Proficient with the following Microsoft Office programs: Word, PowerPoint, Access, Excel, SharePoint and Outlook. 26) Working knowledge of DoD medical space planning and design criteria, DoD space and equipment planning system (SEPS), and industry standards for the planning and design of medical facilities preferred. |
Education and Experience
Work Environment
This role is intended to be 100% onsite at Defense Health Agency in Falls Church, VA. However, individuals with exceptional qualifications may be permitted to work remote and travel as required.
Physical Demands
The role typically involves a combination of office settings and onsite visits to healthcare facilities, which may include construction zones or areas with ongoing equipment installations. This necessitates adherence to safety protocols and the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) when required.
Equal Employment Opportunity
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Native American Hiring Preference
Our parent company, Mno-Bmadsen, prefers to hire Pokagon citizens who are qualified and suitable for available positions. For purposes of this section, “qualified” means that the applicant meets the technical and experiential needs for employment; and “suitable” means that the candidate appears to be the best fit considering present circumstances and conditions. Targeted preference is in the following order:
Any determinations as to the applicability of the Pokagon hiring preference are at the discretion of each Company President.
Reporting Branch: Federal Support Services
Reporting Entity: Bodwe Federal Services
Fair Labor Standards Act Status: Exempt
Hours Per Week: 40
Reporting Status: Onsite, Remote Work Permitted on Extreme Exceptions
Reports To: Senior Federal Program Manager
Manages Others: No
Overnight Travel: Yes, % Unknown
Bodwé - Federal Support Services Branch
Falls Church, VA
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