Engineer IV

$5,000 Signing Bonus*

The Department of Public Works and Environmental Services (DPWES) Wastewater Management agency is seeking a wastewater engineer to manage the revised Sewer Reimbursement Policy. When an existing sewer line cannot handle the flows from a proposed development, the sewer line is required to be enlarged to handle the flows from the existing customers, the future customers from the proposed development and any future customers based on the Comprehensive Plan. Developers are responsible for upsizing the sanitary sewer and are then reimbursed by the county for a portion of the project cost. Under supervision of the Engineer V, this position will lead the reimbursement efforts from agreement development through construction completion.

This position may perform engineering or project management tasks to support master planning efforts.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Leading the development and refinement of templates, agreements, processes, and tracking procedures in support of the revised Sewer Reimbursement Policy.
• Tracking Reimbursement Policy annual spending and projecting future reimbursement cashflow.
• Serving as primary point of contact with developers to ensure sufficient documentation for sanitary infrastructure reimbursement has been provided to establish project eligibility for progress partial or full reimbursements.
• Tracking construction progress through site inspections and providing review for change order requests.
• Maintaining comprehensive documentation of reimbursement agreement development, cost estimates, change orders, and payment requests.
• Performing other related tasks as assigned.

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

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:

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

• Three (3) years of experience administering and managing construction contracts in the water and wastewater fields.
• One (1) year of experience with financial and budgetary planning, tracking, and reporting at the project and program level.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to effectively identify and analyze trends and summarize large amounts of data into concise presentations for senior management briefings.