Engineering Technician III

Do you want to be part of the Solid Waste Management team? If yes, come and make the difference.

This position serves as the lead of the department and is also a team player that is able to work in a fast-paced collaborative team environment to perform Engineering technical support work for the Solid Waste Management Program.

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.

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:

• Benefit
• Retirement

• Supervises the scope of work and coordinate with staff and vendors to ensure completion of projects in a timely manner, to include, evaluating and inspecting the job sites, scheduling, coordinating with other jurisdictions and environmental agencies for necessary permits, monitoring and evaluation work crew production.
• Ensures that all stormwater, wastewater and environmental compliance regulations are followed, and best management practices are implemented.
• Responsible for project management oversight in relationship to landfill gas systems, soil erosion prevention, MS4 compliance and SPCC (Spill Prevention, Control Countermeasure) regulatory compliance, and Environmental Project Management.
• Inspects job sites to determinate the scope of work and actions taken are in accordance with compliance and/or approved written plans.
• Performs leadership, supervisory, and administrative duties related to the Engineering Technician and compliance groups.
• Coordinates with other jurisdictions and environmental agencies for necessary permits.
• Overall responsibility for 24/7 monitoring system alarms associated with the complex methane gas, leachate, and H2S system.
• Provides supervision and scheduling for 24/7 on-call staff.
• Provides overall support for after hour system alarms and on-call reporting and scheduling.
• Assists complex Assistant Superintendents with the management of other waste, mulch, and grinding operational needs.
• Serves in lead position during snow removal and all other weather related and departmental emergencies.
• Performs leadership, supervisory and administrative duties related to meeting with and responding to the Board of Supervisor's staff.
• Supports, encourages and engages staff in safe working practices and complies with Solid Waste and DPWES safety programs and guidelines.
• Ensures that staff follow all safety policies and practices and are operating as trained and instructed.

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

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:

• A valid driver's license.
• Class II Waste Management Facility Operators License within 18 months of hire.
• OSHA-Approved Confined Space Training - 16 Hour Course within 6 months of hire.
• Aerial Lift and Fall Restraint Certification within 6 months of hire.
• Forklift Safety Training Certificate within 3 months of hire.

• Erosion & Sediment Control (E&S) License.
• Class II Facility Operators License.
• Purchasing experience (PO, PR, etc).
• Three years of Solid Waste experience
• Two years of pump station and methane gas experience.
• Two years of experience managing construction projects.