Flood Risk Reduction Engineer; Engineer IV

$5,000 Signing Bonus*

Are you ready to join a team dedicated to making Fairfax County flood-resilient? Your expertise can protect lives and build a safer future for our community!

The Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services (DPWES) seeks a Flood Risk Reduction Engineer to help protect our community from flooding. Use your technical skills and leadership to make a real impact.

• Develop and implement strategies and prioritization framework to mitigate flood impacts, document and enhance existing efforts, and coordinate the design of capital construction projects.
• Engage in community outreach, maintain and update educational materials and webpages, support the identification and prioritization of flood mitigation projects, and collaborate with various stakeholders.
• Prepare grant applications and utilize GIS tools to support operations.
• Perform advanced Hydrologic and Hydraulic (H&H) engineering analyses for flood mitigation and stormwater management projects.
• Prepare and review neighborhood flood mitigation project plans and construction documents to ensure regulatory and engineering compliance.
• Provide construction administration, solve design challenges, oversee consultants, coordinate with utilities, and assist with environmental permitting and construction monitoring.
• Manage consultant contracts for stormwater capital improvement projects, including scope development, contract negotiation, and performance monitoring.

• Effective communication:
  Selects the best method for each situation, communicates clearly and professionally, listens actively, and speaks confidently and concisely to individuals and groups.
• Partnering:
  Builds networks inside and outside the organization, collaborates across boundaries, and manages competing interests to foster partnerships.
• Aligning Vision and Values:
  Ensures work aligns with the County's vision and values, seeks clarification when needed, and models alignment for others.
• Teamwork:
  Collaborates across teams and departments, actively contributes to team goals, values all members' input, and recognizes teamwork as essential to the role.
• Conflict Management:
  Prevents destructive conflict, facilitates constructive resolution, and promotes open, positive outcomes in disagreements.

• Project Management:
  Sets goals, plans and adjusts activities, selects appropriate teams, manages budgets, and evaluates outcomes for project success.
• Hydrology and Hydraulics (H&H) modeling:
  Expert in hydrologic and hydraulic engineering for flood mitigation and stormwater management.
• Problem Solving:
  Anticipates issues, evaluates options, makes timely decisions, and implements innovative solutions.
• Information Sharing:
  Delivers accurate information, openly shares knowledge and best practices, and keeps all levels informed.
• Strategic Thinking:
  Assesses organizational status and environment, anticipates challenges and opportunities, sets long-term goals, and incorporates trends into planning.

DPWES is a diverse, nationally accredited and award‑winning public works agency with approximately 1,000 employees providing solid waste, capital facility development, wastewater, stormwater, urban forestry, and land acquisition management services for the most populous county in Virginia. Join our team to help us protect the environment and serve the people of Fairfax County by creating and preserving a sustainable community that is an ideal place to live, work, and play for everyone.

• Benefits
• Retirement

The Stormwater Planning Division is a nationally recognized team committed to improving sustainability and resiliency by equitably reducing flood risk and improving stormwater management and the water quality of approximately 400 square miles of local watersheds and the Chesapeake Bay.

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.

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