Section Chief, Transportation Design Division (Engineer V) - Fairfax County

This position is eligible for a $5,000 signing bonus for new county employees.

Join the future of transportation with the Fairfax County Department of Transportation! Since 1977, the Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT) has been at the forefront of transforming our community. We are committed to enhancing mobility, safety, and the quality of life for residents, businesses, and visitors. Our mission is to plan, coordinate, fund, implement, and sustain a cutting-edge multimodal transportation system that meets the dynamic needs of Fairfax County.

Are you passionate about making a tangible difference in your community? Do you have the drive and expertise to lead transformative transportation projects? FCDOT is seeking a motivated, highly qualified, and public service-oriented Engineer V to join our Transportation Design Division as a Section Chief. Bring your skills, vision, and passion for public service to a team dedicated to innovation and excellence. Transform your career and your community with FCDOT. Together, our team will create a brighter, more connected future for all!

As a Section Chief, you will provide:

• Leadership and Guidance: Provide strategic direction and technical expertise in various phases and stages of project development and mentor staff engineers and technicians.
• Complex Transportation Project Management: Oversee a diverse range of projects, and perform technical work, and supervise and direct technical work of engineers and technicians, including developing plans, specifications, and estimates in accordance with state and local regulations.
• Contract Administration: Responsible for all aspects of contract administration, including consultant selection, project scoping, contract approval, schedule review and approval, plan review, payment certification, resolution of contract issues, quality control, and project close-out.
• Enhanced Collaboration: Work closely with other FCDOT Divisions, and other county and state agencies to ensure projects conform to local, state, and federal design standards, meet established goals for improving transportation mobility and safety, and are completed on time and within budget.

Position responsibilities include:

• Overseeing timely and efficient completion of transportation design projects,
• Developing and reviewing engineering designs for complex multimodal transportation projects; managing and reviewing engineering designs, reports, and analyses prepared by consultants,
• Reviewing and approving project schedules, justifications for schedule adjustments, scopes of work, contracts, budgets, project documentation, and correspondence to ensure compliance with county policies and procedures, and state and federal regulations,
• Preparing and monitoring budgets for assigned projects and/or programs; advising division chief of status, and coordinating budget requirements with various other county departments; preparing and providing periodic updates of cash flow requirements for projects and programs,
• Ensuring timely and accurate processing of contract actions, and monitoring adherence to contract and procedural requirements from initial scope and contract development through project closeout,
• Leading and/or attending project progress meetings, design review meetings, public information meetings, and others as necessary during all stages of project development to identify and resolve design and construction issues,
• Developing and monitoring workload and maintaining project tracking database to ensure projects are completed timely and within budget,
• Providing periodic project status updates to elected officials, local, state, and federal agencies, and other stakeholders,
• Reviewing and monitoring state and federal regulations, design guidelines, and contract requirements related to transportation projects and recommending changes to county policies and procedures to ensure compliance,
• Assisting in providing progress reports on the Board’s Transportation Priorities Plan (TPP) and providing updates to the division chief, department director, elected officials, the public, and others as necessary,
• Managing a team of engineers, including hiring, coaching, mentoring, training, and evaluating performance,
• Performing other duties as assigned.

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