Senior Architect (Engineer IV

Senior Architect (Engineer IV)

Salary

$88,765.46 - $ Annually

Location

FX. CTY. GOVERNMENT CENTER, 12000 GOVERNMENT CENTER PKWY., FAIRFAX (EJ32), VA

Job Type

FT Salary W BN

Job Number

26-01132

Department

Facilities Management

Opening Date

08/01/2026

Closing Date

9/11/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

Pay Grade

S29

Posting Type

Open to General Public

* Description

* Benefits

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Job Announcement

$5,000 Signing Bonus

* This position includes a signing bonus for new merit county employees.

This position serves as a technical expert overseeing a wide range of architectural design and space management activities. Leads and guides design professionals in planning, designing, and delivering interior retrofit projects for commercial buildings, including producing and stamping architectural drawings. Also supervises a team of 2 or more employees. This position works under the principal architect of the department.

Provides professional support across more than 230 county-owned and designated leased facilities totaling over 11 million square feet. Leveraging deep technical expertise, strong design capabilities, attention to detail, and a commitment to quality control, develops and reviews reports, contract drawings, specifications, schedules, and budgets for space management and architectural projects.

Ensures timely completion of assigned projects while maintaining the department's quality standards and adhering to industry best practices. Also ensures that designs and projects are financially and operationally viable, delivered efficiently, and aligned with the strategic needs of the department. Additionally, a successful candidate may need to demonstrate years of experience producing contract documents.

Note:

This position is designated an essential employee.

Employment Standards

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, four years of progressively responsible professional experience in the appropriate engineering or architectural field.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES

REQUIRED:

* Valid driver's license

* Possession of a valid Virginia Professional Engineer or Architect license is required. An individual who possesses a valid Registered Architect license in another state will be granted a temporary exemption of a maximum of six months to this requirement pending the Virginia Board for Architects decision regarding that individual's application for reciprocity.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check and driving record check to the satisfaction of the employer.

BONUS ELIGIBILITY:

Positions within this classification that are general merit may be eligible for a one-time hiring incentive bonus for new county employees only. This bonus program requires a signed payback agreement between the department and employee.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

* Seven 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 $500,000 involving multiple trades.

* Seven or more years of demonstrated history in interpreting and applying building codes and regulations. Proficient in reading building architectural and engineering plans.

* Seven or more years of project management experience as a licensed architect for a complex portfolio of commercial buildings that include but not limited to: development of contracts using Revit or Auto Cad, 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.

* Seven 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.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

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