Engineer IV

Job Announcement

: $5,000 Signing Bonus*

This job opportunity is being re-announced. Applicants who have already applied remain under consideration and are not required to submit another application. However, applicants who wish to update or revise their original application are encouraged to reapply with the revised information.

Seeking the next exciting challenge in your career? Join the award-winning organization of the Building Design and Construction Division (BDCD), Building Construction Branch, in Capital Facilities Fairfax County Government & be a part of this professional organization managing the construction of County government facilities.

This position works within our Building Design and Construction Division (BDCD), Building Construction Branch (BCB), as an architect, civil engineer, structural engineer, mechanical engineer or electrical engineer. Serves as construction manager overseeing all phases of construction contract administration for building projects. Professionally and collaboratively perform all phases of construction contract administration for new construction and renovation projects, interfacing with project stakeholders and using agencies.

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 Live Well 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 Building Design and Construction Division is an award‑winning organization responsible for implementing all major building, renovation and major capital renewal projects identified in the Fairfax County Capital Improvement Program, including fire stations, libraries, courts, police stations, office buildings, maintenance facilities, parking structures, human services facilities and other major infrastructure and public‑private partnership projects.

This position works in the Building Construction Branch of the Building Design and Construction Division, Capital Facilities in Fairfax County Government Center at 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, Virginia.

Responsible for timely completion, construction budgets, and the overall quality of assigned projects. Solves complex design or construction problems. Supervises the administration of construction contracts to avoid, mitigate, and resolve contractor claims. Performs all aspects of construction contract bidding, award, and administration. Evaluates pre‑qualification requirements for prospective bidders, analyzes safety records, conducts pre‑bid meetings, prepares final bid documents, issues contract awards, and conducts pre‑construction meetings under the supervision of the section manager.

Reviews and approves contractor payments, reviews proposed change orders for entitlement, prepares cost estimates, negotiates change orders, reviews shop drawings, ensures timely and appropriate RFI responses, issues field orders, RFPs, and CCDs. Performs onsite quality control inspections to ensure conformance to construction documents. Evaluates and tracks CPM schedule prepared and updated by the contractor. Coordinates all aspects of project close‑out activities;

punch list, training, O&M manuals, as‑builts, bond release, end‑of‑warranty inspections, and final completion.…