Construction/Maintenance Project Manager I

Do you enjoy making tangible impacts on the daily lives of Fairfax County residents and visitors? If you do, join Fairfax County's Maintenance and Stormwater Management Division, within the Department of Public Works and Environmental Services (DPWES), in the role of maintaining and enhancing the transportation assets of Fairfax County as an Construction/Mainteance Project Manager I. The Project Manager will contribute significantly to the functionality and maintenance of the County's extensive transportation network, consisting of pedestrian facilities, that benefit both residents and visitors.

DPWES is a diverse, nationally-accredited and award-winning public works agency with approximately 1,000 employees providing solid waste, capital facility development, wastewater, stormwater, urban forestry, and land acquisition management services for the most populous county in Virginia. Join our team to help us protect the environment and serve the people of Fairfax County by creating and preserving a sustainable community that is an ideal place to live, work, and play for everyone.

Fairfax County Government is committed to our employees, and offers comprehensive benefits, including a defined-benefit retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; paid leave; tuition reimbursement; and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. Through our LiveWell Program and the County Benefits Division, we endeavor to cultivate a culture of wellbeing that empowers, educates and engages employees and retirees to make life-long choices that promote a holistic approach to their physical, mental, emotional, social, spiritual and financial wellness. Please review our awesome benefits:

• Benefits
• Retirement

• The Fairfax County DPWES is seeking a Project Manager being responsible for managing the maintenance and evaluation of the County's complex transportation program. The transportation system consists of walkways, pedestrian bridges, roadways, streetscapes, landscapes and appurtenant features.
• Under the general supervision of the Section Chief, independently performs construction and maintenance project management work including but not limited to planning, monitoring, scheduling, budgeting, scoping, coordinating, managing, and payment approvals of work of consultants and construction contractors to carry out capital construction, facility renovations, maintenance, infrastructure rehabilitation and infrastructure renewal projects.
• Mainly, these projects are related to the County's transportation maintenance program, including, but not limited to, County roads, walkways, pedestrian bridges, park-n-ride lots, transit lots, bus shelters, streetscape areas, snow removal and flood response.
• Uses electronic and paper controls to support business area needs including asset management systems, spreadsheets, Microsoft office products and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
• This position is considered an essential position and is required to be available 24 hours a day/seven days a week to respond and assist with snow, flooding, and other designated emergencies on an as needed basis.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following:
(Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to")
Graduation from a four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Landscape Architecture, Environmental or Life Sciences, Construction Management, Business Administration, Facilities Management or related field; plus four years of progressively responsible experience in the supervision or management of construction or maintenance projects, including at least two years of experience in contract administration.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:

• Valid driver's license.
• VDOT Work Zone Traffic Control within 18 months of hire.
• DEQ Erosion & Sediment Control Combined Administrator certification, Sediment Control Reviewer certification and/or Sediment Control Inspector certification - completion of first required training class within 12 months of hire and certification required within 12 months of date of completion of first required class.

• Experience managing complex maintenance projects and programs from concept to completion.
• Experience reading and interpreting construction plans.
• Experience with monitoring contractor's work.
• Experience working within active roadways and complying with VDOT work zone safety requirements.
• Experience creating scope of work, negotiating proposals, and preparing documentation for Architect/Engineer task orders and service requisitions.
• Experience using GIS and database software.
• Ability to evaluate issues analytically
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing
• Ability to interact and communicate with the public in an effective and professional manner.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with elected officials, contractors and stakeholders.