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Fairfax County Government · 7 hours ago

Engineering Technician III

Fairfax, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$62K/yr - $104K/yr

4+ years exp

Fairfax County Government is an award-winning organization managing the design of County government facilities. The Engineering Technician III role involves supporting project management tasks, assisting in the overall management of project budgets, and serving as a point of contact for various support functions crucial to the Building Design Branch's operations.

GovernmentService Industry

Responsibilities

Assistance to the Assistant Division Directors (Management M-2), Senior Section Managers and Section Managers (Engineer V), and Project Managers (Engineer IV) on small projects or portions of larger projects. Duties include assistance in developing scope of services for architectural/engineering firms or vendors, requesting fee proposals, review of fees or quotes, developing documentation for final approval, reviewing for accuracy with project manager assistance, and coordinating on-site installation through final completion and acceptance. Assists in the overall management of project budgets by gathering cost and expenditure data and monitoring the budgets through spreadsheets. Works with the vendors to resolve discrepancies with the invoices

Manages Basic Ordering Agreement contracts including Request for Qualifications, advertisement, selection, negotiations, contract award, individual task order contract administration, and contract renewals. Organizes and maintains filing of technical information, including plans and project correspondence for the entire branch. Tasks include: set-up of project file system, maintaining matrix of current file locations, locating documents within the files, organizing file cabinets and hanging plan racks, archiving completed project files and, if necessary, retrieval

Assist in creating project presentations using draft information provided by staff. Receives project information and coordinates the website updates and ADA compliance requirements. Compiles completed projects reports from the CAP Divisions and serves as the point of contact to provide required information for the annual CAP Completed Projects Book. Completes project presentations and applications for project award submissions. Maintains completed project logs and assists with the monthly status reports in Capital Project Management System (CPMiS). Maintains A/E contract book log; and AutoCAD CD library for project plans, including coordination with Facilities Management Department and project managers. Receives process revisions and templates from professional staff to update the Building Design and Construction Division’s Project Management Guide standards. Gathers data on project consultants and project costs and creates/maintains the historical database on the information that serves as the guideline for future contracts

Provides permit coordination and facilitation support for project managers. Permit work includes delivering, logging in, transmitting pay vouchers, responding to procedural questions, and follow-up tracking for all variety of project permits including site, building, VDOT, and demolition permits. Manages the Land Development Services Construction Agreements ensuring that the final construction is performed, and projects are released from bond, including processing extension as required by analyzing the site work performed to the pro-rate the cost

Serves as point of contact and takes a lead role for a variety of support functions that are crucial to efficient ongoing operations of the Building Design Branch. Duties include safety coordinator responsible for inventory of safety equipment and ongoing safety training opportunities, maintains staff training and continuing education records, processes the renewal of professional licenses and P-card purchases. Assists in event planning for the Division team building and recognition events

Qualification

Microsoft Office SuiteProject ManagementDocument PreparationWebsite ManagementSafety CoordinationBilingual

Required

Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to high school graduation or a G.E.D. issued by a state department of education; plus, four years of engineering technical support work

Valid driver's license

The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check and a driving record check to the satisfaction of the employer