Job Abstract

Ever wanted to build unique and interesting environmental infrastructure projects in one of Virginia’s largest counties? Do you want to answer the call of public service and provide a direct benefit to the environment and help support the local community?

The Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services (DPWES) Solid Waste Management Program (SWMP) seeks a Project Coordinator who is highly motivated, brings enthusiasm, and has direct sustainability and construction management team leadership experience. This person will lead and be a member of a collaborative team of dedicated high performing staff that are responsible for the implementation of SWMP’s capital improvement projects.

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

• Supervises and manages personnel in the Projects Branch, leads in the development, coordination, management and implementation of the Capital Improvement Plan containing multiple environmental and solid waste facilities including landfills, methane gas collection systems, transfer stations, solar project implementation, leachate pump stations, ground water systems, stormwater structures, and more.
• Provides leadership, guidance, oversight, training, mentoring and direction to assigned project managers. It is responsible for the work prepared by the individuals assigned to the Branch and under his/her direct supervision.
• Develops and manages project scopes of work, budgets and schedules.
• Negotiates, manages and ensures the work of professional engineering and consulting services firms complies with contract and schedule requirements and serves as the project manager for complex and/or sensitive capital improvement projects.
• The position requires extensive project management and project implementation experience and knowledge of local, state and federal codes and regulations. Provides responsive and effective communication orally and in writing and regularly represents the agency and provides presentations, reports, and information on project related matters to elected and appointed officials, federal and state agencies, county senior staff, outside agencies and residents.
• Maintains excellent relations and ensuring projects are properly coordinated with all stakeholders.
• May be called upon to serve as expert witness in court cases, claims, public hearings, appeals boards, or the state legislature.

The knowledge, skills and abilities listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list.)

• Attends public hearings;
• Assists in the preparation of the agency budget;
• Knowledge of modern construction practices and methods;
• Knowledge of the theories and practices of civil engineering;
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of real property acquisition;
• Knowledge of federal, state and local laws and regulations governing land acquisition, construction, condemnation proceedings, and contracts;
• Ability to negotiate with property owners or agents and to direct subordinates in exercising proper judgment in property negotiation;
• Ability to plan, organize, coordinate, assign and evaluate the work of professional and support staff in a complex, highly interactive work environment;
• Ability to direct programs requiring coordination with other governmental agencies, private developers, lending institutions and citizen organizations;
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing;
• Ability to structure, prepare and deliver concise, understandable presentations on complex issues;
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with elected and appointed officials and representatives of public, private sector and community organizations;
• Ability to review and analyze construction plans and specifications;
• Ability to enforce contractual specifications;
• Ability to train and supervise subordinates.

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 an accredited four-year college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Urban/Regional Planning, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Engineering, or a related field, and six years of progressively responsible experience in or affiliated with land planning and/or redevelopment, engineering or architecture, or management of large and complex construction or maintenance projects.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:
A valid driver's license.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check, credit check, and driving record check to the satisfaction of the employer.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Three or more years of demonstrated successful supervisory, leadership, teamwork and program/project management skills.
• Three years of experience overseeing the professional work of engineers, project managers, landscape architects and technicians.
• Three years of experience successfully managing capital improvement projects from concept, through design and construction utilizing professional service engineering contracts.
• Three years of experience reviewing and analyzing construction plans and specifications.
• Three years of experience demonstrating extensive knowledge and experience implementing solid waste projects including landfills, methane gas collection systems, transfer stations, solar projects, leachate pump stations, ground water systems, or large stormwater systems through applicable federal, state and local codes and regulations.
• Three years of experience demonstrating the ability to establish collaborative relationships with staff, outside agencies, residents, environmental groups and government leaders, and the ability to lead and build teams through collaboration and development and implementation of effective and efficient processes.