Principal Engineer Project Coordinator
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Job Description
Job Announcement
This position manages a large scale of highly complex and/or highprofile building design projects projects primarily impact occupied critical structures and associated subsystems project identification and development due diligence shared infrastructure financial oversight design construction and handover to operations.
The successful candidate will develop and manage budgets and budget documents for projects as required. May prepare sign and seal design work technical studies etc. as required. Provides management and supervisory oversight as well as lead and develop assigned branch consisting of multiple teams of highperforming licensed mechanical electrical structural etc. engineers (P.E s). Ensures effective management and delivery of onbudget on time completion of branchs assigned projects which meet using agency requirements and/or overall county goals and strategic plan.
Duties include:- Directs coordinates and manages branch project logistics with multiple agencies community stakeholders and projectbased matrix organizational teams and resources from a variety of internal and external sources including technical legal financial and other specialty fields.
- Leads a diverse team of project stakeholders in the successful management of assigned projects using teambased approach and supports project efforts by working closely with other departments/agencies and organizations to determine more effective processes and tools.
- Maintains positive relationships with regulatory and process development agencies.
- Coordinates project designs schedules and outcomes with regulatory agencies senior leadership state and federal organizations and all other stakeholders and special interest groups.
- Appraises and profiles the associated project risks and phasing to maintain continuity of business mitigating operational impacts and preventing closure of services/building. Identifies communicates and manages all issues and risks and develops implements solutions to correct applicable revisions.
- Communicates project status to internal and external project team members stakeholders and others timely and accurately. Responds to information requests from elected and appointed officials.
- Serves as the FMD technical expert for coordination response resolution and design of complex engineering solutions for existing occupied critical commercial structures.
- Prepares and makes presentations to boards and commissions as required.
This position description is not intended to be all inclusive. Employees may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing business needs of the organization.
Note:This position is designated as essential personnel the employee in this position must fulfill emergency services duties.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 an accredited fouryear college or university with a bachelors degree in Urban/Regional Planning Architecture Landscape Architecture Engineering or a related field and six years of progressively responsible experience in or affiliated with land planning and/or redevelopment engineering or architecture or management of large and complex construction or maintenance projects.
CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:- Valid drivers license
- Professional Engineering (PE) license in the Commonwealth of Virginia or PE license in another state with ability to obtain reciprocity within 6 months in Commonwealth of Virginia.
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check and driving record check to the satisfaction of the employer.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:- Professional Mechanical Electrical or Structural Engineer License in Commonwealth of Virginia.
- Bachelors degree from an accredited University in Engineering.
- At least 10 years experience in the engineering and design industry with at least 3 years in a leadership role as a Senior Engineer or Principle in leading commercial building MEP design and strategy for public facilities.
- Experience delivering effective and persuasive presentations on commercial building critical subsystem replacement project documents and information to employees clients top management and/or public groups.
- Excellent communication skills both written and spoken.
- Proven track record of 3 years of experience in a leadership role as a senior Professional Engineer or Principle leading and managing teams of mechanical electrical and structural professional engineers in the study assessment design permit and construction administration of commercial building critical subsystems replacements.
- 3 years of experience as the primary Professional Engineer leading developing reviewing and approving commercial building critical subsystem replacement assessments studies design permit and construction projects (over $2M).
- 3 years of proven experience and track record in leading conversations and directing the and prioritization of projects with executive level staff.
- 3 years of experience directly supervising and accountable for a team of 4 Professional Engineers in the of design permit and construction administration of commercial building subsystems and subsystems replacement.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Ability to hear normal building equipment and construction alarms and verbal warnings on active construction sites and occupied buildings. Ability to produce handwritten and electronic typed documents. Able to safely climb construction ladders up to 15 feet or more per floor with the potential of multiple floors and able to go up and down stairs for multistory buildings of at least 12 stories. Dexterity to use hand tools. Must be able to physically negotiate rough terrain and typical construction sites to perform field inspections at project construction sites or potential sites for future initiatives. Ability to access tight spaces crawl reach lift up to 25lbs push 25lbs etc. Specific vision abilities include close vision distance vision color vision and depth perception. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.
SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Panel interview and may include written exercise.
This job announcement is listed with a closing date of July 11 2025 and interested applicants are advised to submit their applications as soon as possible. Interviews will be conducted on a regular basis throughout the recruitment with candidates whose qualifications best fit our needs. If your application is received later in the recruitment process it may not be reviewed or considered. The application process may close prior to the currently advertised closing date when the position has been filled.
The population of Fairfax County is very diverse where 38.7 of residents speak a language other than English at home(Spanish Asian/Pacific Islander IndoEuropean and others) and we encourage candidates bilingual in English and a foreign language to apply to this opportunity.
Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race color religion national origin sex pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions age marital status disability sexual orientation gender identity genetics political affiliation or military status in the recruitment selection and hiring of its workforce.
Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. TTY. EEO/AA/TTY.
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Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
