Job Abstract

$5,000 Sign-On Bonus*

Serves as a technical expert, plans and directs design professionals in a variety of architectural and space planning/interior design activities. Designs and stamps drawings for building interior retrofits and other architectural designs. Provides a wide range of professional support to county-owned and designated leased facilities under the department's responsibility. Support is provided to over 240 facilities encompassing over 11 million square feet of space. As a registered architect, leverages a strong technical background, excellence in design, attention to detail and quality control to perform and review reports, design drawings, specifications, schedules, and budgets for commercial building architectural/space planning/interior design projects. Ensures the timely completion of projects assigned consistent with quality standards of the Facilities Management Department (FMD) and industry standards, as well as, ensuring projects and designs are financially and operationally viable and completed in a cost-efficient manner. Works under the guidance and general direction of the Facilities Management Department Assistant Director, Design, Engineering and Construction.

* This position includes a signing bonus for fully qualified new county employees in the amount of $5,000.

Note: This position is designated an "Essential Employee."

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 accredited by the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technologies with a bachelor's degree in the appropriate engineering or architectural field; plus five years of progressively responsible professional experience in the appropriate engineering field.

• A valid driver's license.
• Possession of a valid Virginia Professional Architect license.

• Five or more years of demonstrated history directly responsible and accountable for management and supervision of full performance space planning design and construction projects in occupied buildings greater than 100,000 gross sq. ft., per building to include low rise and high rise (5 stories or more) buildings with individual project budgets over $100,000 involving multiple trades.
• Five or more years of demonstrated history in interpreting and applying building codes and regulations. Proficient in reading building architectural and engineering plans.
• As a licensed architect, five or more years demonstrated history in the full performance responsibility for a portfolio of complex commercial building space planning projects in occupied commercial facilities including but not limited to: development of contracts, authoring scope of work, financial oversight, design development, submittal approval, RFI responses, construction quality, safety performance, oversight of quality metrics and quality performance, firm/contractor selection and oversight, oversight of project documentation and project schedule, and risk mitigation.
• Five years of experience stamping drawings for commercial building complex building interior retrofits.
• Five or more years demonstrated history of responding to permit comments, code related comments or AHJ related comments with written responses.
• Seven or more years as a supervisor or manager overseeing other team members.
• Graduated from a four-year college or university with a recognized accredited professional degree program and received a bachelor’s degree in architecture or master’s degree in architecture.
• Registered with NCARB is preferred.
• Proficient in reading architectural, structural, and engineering plans.