Transportation Design Project Manager IV; Engineer IV

Transportation Design Project Manager IV (Engineer IV)

Salary

$88,765.46 - $ Annually

Location

DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION, 4050 LEGATO ROAD, SUITE 400, FAIRFAX (EJ03), VA

Job Type

FT Salary W BN

Job Number

26-00860

Department

Transportation

Opening Date

07/25/2026

Closing Date

8/21/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

Pay Grade

S29

Posting Type

Open to General Public

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Job Announcement

$5,000 Signing Bonus

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

Since 1977, the Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT) has served the Fairfax County community by enhancing mobility, safety, and the quality of life of residents, businesses, and visitors through planning, coordinating, funding, implementing, and sustaining a multimodal transportation system. FCDOT is seeking a motivated, highly qualified, and public service-oriented Engineer IV to join the Transportation Design Division. This position is a senior level engineering position responsible for overall project management and contract administration for multiple complex multimodal transportation improvement projects and assisting the section chief with the team's projects and developing policy and procedural guidance issues, as needed.

In a dynamic and quickly evolving environment, this position will provide a challenging and rewarding experience for an individual invested in achieving the county's strategic transportation goals.

Responsibilities:

* Provides engineering support during project design, land acquisition, and construction phases for assigned projects, including coordinating with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), County, and other regulatory agencies

* Prepares, monitors, and manages project budgets and schedules to ensure assigned projects are completed on time and within budget

* Develops design engineering and/or construction consultant scopes of work, and negotiates and manages contracts, including approving invoices for payment

* Reviews consultant deliverables, including design/construction plans, plats, and specifications to ensure projects meet all applicable engineering standards and requirements

* Attends project-related design field inspections, utility field inspections, pre-construction and construction meetings, and monitoring construction progress to ensure conformance with project design

* Identifies, responds to, and resolves public concerns related to assigned projects

* Prepares and communicates technical reports, status reports, meeting summaries, letters, official items for Board of Supervisors' consideration, and other documents as required

* Prepares presentations for and serving as a subject matter expert at project-related public meetings, briefings for senior leadership and/or elected officials, and other audiences, as required to meet specific audience needs

* Attends other project-related meetings, both in-person and virtual, including occasional evenings and weekends

For more information on the Fairfax County Department of Transportation, please .

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 Professional Engineer or Architect license in another state will be granted a temporary exemption to this requirement pending the Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers & Landscape Architects decision regarding that individual's application for reciprocity.)

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

The appointee to this position will be required to complete a 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:

* Knowledge of and extensive experience with local, federal and VDOT design standards, guidelines, and procedures, including the VDOT Locally Administered Project (LAP) manual

* Seven years of experience in design and management of complex multimodal transportation projects, including existing and new roadway improvement projects, bike and pedestrian walkway/trail facilities, and spot intersection improvements

* Ability to read and understand roadway and…