Engineer IV

$5,000 Signing Bonus*

Enjoy taking projects from the drawing board all the way through construction and results on the ground? Join a team where you can blend in-house stormwater channel design and maintenance with managing large-scale inspection programs that keep Fairfax County’s infrastructure resilient and our streams healthy.
This position plans, manages, and delivers open stormwater conveyance asset management and maintenance programs by providing technical leadership, in-house engineering design, and coordination of staff, consultants, contractors, and field crews to maintain compliant, resilient stormwater infrastructure.
Key responsibilities are:

• Manages open stormwater conveyance asset management programs, including inspection, condition assessment, data management, and performance reporting.
• Serves as a technical expert on stormwater conveyance, providing guidance, mentoring, and support to engineers, inspectors, field crews, and other internal teams.
• Perform in-house engineering design and project management for repair, rehabilitation, and restoration of stormwater conveyance systems, ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Develops, negotiates, and administers consultant and construction task orders and purchase orders, monitoring schedules, budgets, and performance.
• Reinforces safety culture and participate in 24/7 emergency response for flooding, snow, and other storm-related events.

Behavioral competencies

• Effective communication – Clearly conveys complex technical information verbally and in writing to team members, leadership, and the public, and produces accurate, concise reports and documentation.
• Problem solving – Analyzes issues systematically and develops practical and innovative engineering and program solutions.
• Process management – Proactively measures and monitors work processes and performance, and takes initiative to implement improvements that enhance efficiency, quality, and compliance.
• Team building – Builds cohesive, high-performing teams by fostering trust, valuing all members’ contributions, and aligning staff, consultants, and contractors toward shared goals.
• Flexibility, dependability and accountability – Willingness to work after hours, in inclement weather, able to adapt to any situation, and hold self and others accountable.
• Managing change – Supports and leads change by implementing effective interim solutions, communicating impacts clearly, and building support for departmental initiatives that improve asset management and service delivery.

Fairfax County’s award-winning Stormwater team works to reduce flood risk and protect local watersheds and the Chesapeake Bay with comprehensive watershed and infrastructure management to protect people, the environment, and property.
This position works in the DPWES Maintenance and Stormwater Management Division Unit located at 10635 West Drive, Fairfax, Virginia.
Benefits of Becoming a County Employee:
Fairfax County Government is committed to our employees, and offers comprehensive benefits, including a defined-benefit retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; paid leave; tuition reimbursement; and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. Through our LiveWell Program and the County Benefits Division, we endeavor to cultivate a culture of wellbeing that empowers, educates and engages employees and retirees to make life-long choices that promote a holistic approach to their physical, mental, emotional, social, spiritual and financial wellness. Please review our awesome benefits:

• Benefits
• Retirement

Note: The appointee to this position is subject to emergency callback 24 hours a day/seven days a week (24/7) to respond to snow, flood, and other designated emergencies requiring division resources, on an as-needed basis.
In 2026, all West Drive assignments will be permanently located at the new Water Resources and Infrastructure building, located at 6000 Freds Oak Road, Burke, VA 22015. Position may require traveling to multiple Fairfax County sites.
*A $5,000 signing bonus is available to new county employees hired in the Engineer IV position.

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. 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.
• VDOT Work Zone Safety Traffic Control Intermediate Certification within 18 months of hire.
• NASSCO’s Pipeline Assessment Certification Program (PACP) within 18 months of hire.
• DEQ – Stormwater Management Plan Reviewer certification – completion of first required training class within 12 months of hire and certification required within 12 months of date of completion of first required class.

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:

• Design Experience – Four (4) years of experience in the design of municipal stormwater conveyance systems and infrastructure, low-impact design (LID), stormwater management BMPs, or natural channel design restoration projects with strong attention to detail and regulatory compliance.
• Construction Management – Four (4) years of experience in the effective delivery of stormwater or environmental capital projects, including managing schedule, cost, quality, safety, scope, and associated construction contract documents.
• Permitting – Four (4) years of knowledge of federal, state, and county codes and regulations for stormwater infrastructure capital and maintenance projects.
• AutoCAD Proficiency – Two (2) years of experience in the use of AutoCAD software to prepare professional design plan sets.
• GIS Proficiency – Two (2) years of proficiency in the use of geospatial information systems to analyze or manage large datasets.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Ability to work in hot and cold temperatures. Ability to hear and properly respond to typical construction alarms and verbal warnings at construction and facility sites. Ability to operate a motor vehicle to drive to/from job sites, off-site meetings, training and/or conferences. Ability to push, pull, stoop, walk, climb, bend, lift and carry objects weighing up to 90 lbs. with assistance and ability to walk/traverse rough, icy, broken terrain, go up and down steep hills, slopes and steps at a sustained rate. Must be able to physically navigate rough and slippery terrain found at stormwater facilities, dams, and typical construction sites to perform field assessments and inspections. Must be able to make direct observation of work in progress including recognizing unforeseen hazards such as sharp objects, warning signs, slippery surfaces, steep depressions, tripping and fall hazards, sudden movement of heavy equipment. Must be able to verbally communicate with others, visual acuity is required to work on computer monitor, incumbent must be able to operate keyboard driven equipment. Physically and mentally able to use all applicable personal protective equipment in an outdoor environment including hardhat, eye protection, hearing protection, safety footwear, long pants, and sleeved shirt. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.
SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Panel interview and may include exercise.
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.

Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with a significant number of residents speaking languages other than English at home (including Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and many others.) We encourage candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for 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 703-222-7314. DHREmployment@fairfaxcounty.gov EEO/AA/TTY.
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