Engineering Technician III

Overview

Would you like to be part of a team and take a lead role in supporting the operations of the Building Design Branch? Join the award-winning organization of the Building Design and Construction Division, Building Design Branch, in Capital Facilities Fairfax County Government and be a part of this professional organization that manages the design of County government facilities.

The Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services (DPWES), Capital Facilities (CAP), Building Design and Construction Division (BDCD), Building Design Branch (BDB) seeks an Engineering Tech to serve as a point of contact and take a lead role on a variety of support functions that are crucial to efficient, ongoing operations of the Building Design Branch (BDB).

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 amazing benefits:

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

The Engineering Tech Supports project management tasks including tracking budgets submissions, processing invoices, project website updates, general support and maintenance of historical databases, project awards program, project records management, assistance with presentation development, management of the Branch’s Basic Ordering Agreements, support for permit expediting including management of the permit bond release process.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Assistance to the Assistant Division Directors (Management M-2), Senior Section Managers and Section Managers (Engineer V), and Project Managers (Engineer IV) on small projects or portions of larger projects. Duties include assistance in developing scope of services for architectural/engineering firms or vendors, requesting fee proposals, review of fees or quotes, developing documentation for final approval, reviewing for accuracy with project manager assistance, and coordinating on-site installation through final completion and acceptance.
  
  Assists in the overall management of project budgets by gathering cost and expenditure data and monitoring the budgets through spreadsheets. Works with the vendors to resolve discrepancies with the invoices.
• Manages Basic Ordering Agreement contracts including Request for Qualifications, advertisement, selection, negotiations, contract award, individual task order contract administration, and contract renewals. Organizes and maintains filing of technical information, including plans and project correspondence for the entire branch. Tasks include: set-up of project file…