Engineer V

$5,000 Sign-On Bonus*

Are you passionate about strategic planning and making a real impact on clean water and the environment? Join Fairfax County's award-winning Wastewater Management Team and play a vital role in safeguarding our community and the region's water quality. As a key player on our team, you will have the opportunity to lead Fairfax County's master planning efforts, oversee the Sewer Reimbursement Program, and ensure the sustainability of our wastewater utility services. Make a difference with us and be a part of a team dedicated to excellence and environmental stewardship!

We are seeking an Engineer V with strong technical expertise to support capacity planning and analysis for the County's wastewater system and proven experience as a strong communicator who can establish and maintain effective relationships with technical and non-technical staff and stakeholders.

Responsibilities include:

• Long-term capacity planning for the entire 3,300+ miles of sewer, 63 pump stations, 10+ intermunicipal agreements, and 5 treatment plants. Serves as County hydraulic modeling lead including leading hydraulic model updates, tracking of model networks and scenarios, and training staff in the InfoWorks ICM software.
• Serving as County project manager for consultant led analyses focusing on master planning, flow metering studies, inflow and infiltration assessment, and ArcGIS support services for wastewater planning and monitoring division (WPMD).
• Responsible for scope of work development and execution, coordination with finance, monthly invoice approval, compiling data needs, and performance tracking to ensure on-time on-budget project delivery.
• Overseeing the implementation of the Sewer Reimbursement Program and serve as a technical resource to the Sewer Reimbursement Program Lead.
• Technical analysis and support to the Assistant Division Director Directing for various technical needs including advanced level hydraulic modeling analysis, advanced level excel analyses, and intermediate level GIS analyses.
• Overseeing the management of monthly interjurisdictional flow data for proper billing of multimillion dollars for operation and maintenance of wastewater facilities among several jurisdictions in the metropolitan Washington area.
• Building strong relationships with various county departments, neighboring local governments, regional water and wastewater authorities, and the development community.

• Proven technical skills in hydraulic modeling software (InfoWorks ICM), Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and GIS.
• Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to effectively identify and analyze trends and summarize large amounts of data into concise presentations for senior management briefings.
• Proven strong management and creative problem-solving skills.
• Overseeing the management of monthly interjurisdictional flow data for proper billing of multimillion dollars for operation and maintenance of wastewater facilities among several jurisdictions in the metropolitan Washington area.
• The ability to establish and maintain collaborative relationships with staff, external agencies, residents, environmental groups, government leaders and other stakeholders.

• Benefits
• Retirement

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 architecture field; plus, five years of progressively responsible professional experience in the appropriate engineering or architectural field, including one year of supervisory experience.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:

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

• A master's degree in civil engineering, wastewater engineering, environmental engineering, chemical engineering, biological systems engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related field of engineering.
• 5+ years of experience with wastewater utilities, water or sewerage facilities, or entities subject to environmental regulation.
• One (1) year of experience with the Fairfax County land development process and/or Fairfax County Sewer Reimbursement Program.
• One (1) year of experience as a project manager in the water or wastewater fields.
• One (1) year of experience leading technical analyses using hydraulic modeling software (e.g., InfoWorks ICM), with advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and intermediate proficiency in GIS, supporting a variety of Assistant Division Director needs.