Capital Projects Team Leader (Transportation Planner IV)
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Capital Projects Team Leader (Transportation Planner IV)
Salary
$91,252.51 - $152,087.10 Annually
Location
FAIRFAX (EJ03), VA
Job Type
FT Salary W BN
Job Number
25-01638
Department
Transportation
Opening Date
08/30/2025
Closing Date
9/19/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
Pay Grade
S30
Posting Type
Open to General Public
Description
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Job Announcement
Since 1977, the Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT) has served the Fairfax County community by enhancing mobility, safety, and the quality of life of residents, businesses, and visitors through planning, coordinating, funding, implementing, and sustaining a multimodal transportation system. FCDOT is seeking a motivated, highly qualified, and public service-oriented Capital Projects Team Leader to join the Active Transportation, Capital Projects, and Traffic Engineering Division. Under general supervision of the section chief, this position will lead a team responsible for providing overall coordination of complex Capital Projects plans and studies with other county, state and federal agencies, as well as residents and elected officials. This includes multimodal projects, such as intersection, roadway, pedestrian, bicycle, transit, and parking facilities. In a dynamic and quickly evolving environment, this position will provide a challenging and rewarding experience for an individual invested in achieving the county's transportation goals.
Responsibilities include:
Performing technical work requiring a high degree of competence in both technical and administrative aspects
Managing a professional team and completing assignments related to multimodal transportation facilities, including intersection, roadway, pedestrian, bicycle, transit, and parking facilities:
Identifying need, location, scope, and cost
Developing and reviewing project engineering design plans, feasibility studies, and environmental documents
Preparing or managing project planning studies
Preparing or managing scopes of work for routine and complex county and VDOT transportation engineering design projects and programs
Reviewing traffic studies submitted to the county on highway and other facility designs
Managing and reviewing engineering consultant plans and studies
Developing, overseeing, and monitoring program and project schedules; scheduling, modifying and organizing staff and other team resources to meet project deadlines; prioritizing, and delegating projects, studies, and tasks
Assisting staff with contract management, including consultant selection, contract evaluation and negotiation, and contract approval
Coaching employees through the performance evaluation process and helping establish development plans for employees
Preparing and communicating technical reports, status reports, meeting summaries, letters, official items for Board of Supervisors' consideration, and other documents, as required
Preparing presentations for and serving as a subject matter expert at project-related public meetings, briefings for senior leadership and/or elected officials, and other audiences, as required to meet specific audience needs
Attending other project-related meetings, both in-person and virtual, including occasional evenings and weekends
For more information on the Fairfax County Department of Transportation, please click here. (https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/transportation/)
Employment Standards
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following: (https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/hr/equivalencies-education-and-experience)
(Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to")
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, urban, regional or transportation planning, or a closely related field, plus five years of progressively responsible transportation planning related experience. The years of experience should include at least one year in the specific area of assignment (for e.g., SAS, Modeling, Facilities Maintenance, et al).
CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:
Valid driver's license
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The appointee to this position will be required to complete a driving record check to the satisfaction of the employer.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
5+ years of experience in transportation planning, civil engineering, and/or transportation design for multimodal transportation projects.
Knowledge of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and experience interpreting and applying ADA requirements for active transportation facility design requirements.
Experience preparing or reviewing capital project design plans and transportation studies.
Experience performing or reviewing transportation and traffic analyses.
Knowledge of and experience with budgeting, financial management, procurement, contract management, and reporting.
Strong project management skills, ability to organize and coordinate multiple projects and assignments and establish priorities.
Experience in data management and GIS information and analysis.
Strong analytical skills, excellent written and oral communication skills.
Possess any of the following licenses/certifications, such as: Member of the American Institute of Certified Planner (AICP); Professional Engineers License (P.E.);Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE); Project Management Professional (PMP);VDOT Locally Administered Projects (LAP) Certification
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with government officials, the development community, colleagues, and the general public.
Experience preparing and making presentations to elected officials and the public.
Experience in supervising professional transportation planners, engineers, and technicians.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Job is generally sedentary in nature. Ability to operate a motor vehicle. Visual acuity to review detailed drawings, plans and documents. Ability to input, access, and retrieve information from a computer. Ability to lift up to 25 lbs. Ability to stand, stoop, bend, stretch, walk, climb, sit, kneel, crouch, reach, crawl, lift and handle materials with manual dexterity. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.
SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Panel interview and may include exercise.
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 (https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/demographics/fairfax-county-general-overview) .) 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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