GIS Field Technician (Planning Technician II)

GIS Field Technician (Planning Technician II)

Salary

$55,417.02 - $96,979.79 Annually

Location

DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION, 4050 LEGATO ROAD, SUITE 400, FAIRFAX (EJ03), VA

Job Type

FT Hourly W BN

Job Number

26-01118

Department

Transportation

Opening Date

08/01/2026

Closing Date

8/21/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

Pay Grade

S19

Posting Type

Open to General Public

• Description
• Benefits
• Questions

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 an innovative, motivated, and qualified Planning Technician II to join the Active Transportation, Capital Projects, and Traffic Engineering Division. This position works on projects with Fairfax County's On-Street Parking Team, which include Residential Permit Parking Districts, Community Parking Districts, commercial No Parking, and curbside management. Performs other duties as assigned, including assisting other transportation and traffic programs.

Responsibilities include:

• Performing complex and technical paraprofessional work, requiring independent review and analysis of information, complex calculations, judgment, and decision making
• Visiting field locations to collect transportation data, such as road measurements, traffic and parked vehicle counts, and location and condition of curbside features including highway signs
• Determining location for new highway sign installations, preparing GIS maps to document installation locations, and preparing sign graphics and spreadsheets for new sign orders
• Conducting annual county-wide highway sign inventory and maintaining signs using hand tools
• Reviewing existing highway signs for MUTCD and FWHA requirements, creating necessary maintenance orders to include associated maps, and monitoring sign maintenance/replacement status
• Maintaining relevant GIS layers and associated databases and coordinating with staff to ensure documented field data is accurate and up to date
• Evaluating and updating public content for program web pages, including program maps
• Preparing and placing public hearing signs for new or expanded parking districts
• Providing technical assistance with on-street parking programs and projects
• Preparing written materials as required to successfully complete projects or assignments
• Performing other duties as assigned

For more information on the Fairfax County Department of Transportation, please click here.

Employment Standards

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 three years of paraprofessional planning or zoning related work, as defined by the area to which assigned.

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:

• Knowledge of the principles and methods of traffic engineering and analysis
• Three or more years of paraprofessional experience in traffic engineering, transportation planning, or urban planning program support
• Two years of experience in using Geographic Information System (GIS) tools, database software, design software, and/or traffic analysis tools, and ability to create maps using ArcGIS, ArcCatalog, ArcToolbox, and generate MapBooks
• Experience conducting field data collection and data analysis
• Experience in signage placement and installation in addition to ability to work independently and to make routine decisions regarding compliance with MUTCD and FHWA standards applicable to highway signs
• Experience in coordinating with local and state government entities, including elected officials
• Project management experience with the ability to organize and coordinate multiple projects and assignments at various stages of completion and establish priorities
• Good written and oral communication skills, and computer skills with experience in a variety of software tools to include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with fellow employees, public officials, and the general public

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Ability to use hand tools. Work is generally sedentary, however, employee may be required to do some waking, standing, bending, and carrying of items under 25lbs in weight. 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.) 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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Merit Positions

Fairfax County is proud to offer employees an attractive and comprehensive benefits program, including the following:

• Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage
• Group Term Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• LiveWell Program
• Flexible Spending Programs
• Paid Leave (annual, sick, parental, volunteer activity, and more!)
• Paid Holidays
• Contributory Retirement Plan
• Deferred Compensation
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employees Child Care Center
• Continuous Learning Opportunities

Please click here for a summary of our benefits.

NOTE: Fairfax County Government is a qualifying employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. For more information about the PSLF program: Public Service Loan Forgiveness | Federal Student Aid

For additional details please visit the Countys benefits webpage.

Non-Merit Positions

• Non-Merit Benefit Eligible: scheduled to work a minimum 1,040 hours and no more than a maximum of 1,560 hours in a calendar year.

• Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage

• Flexible Spending Program

• Deferred Compensation

• Temporary: scheduled to work a maximum of 900 hours in a calendar year.

• No benefits

01

What is the highest level of education that you have completed?

• Less than 12th grade
• High school diploma or GED
• Some college
• Associates degree
• Bachelors degree
• Masters degree
• Doctorate degree

02

If you answered "Some college" for the highest level of education completed, please indicate the number of quarter or semester hours you have completed towards a degree.

• Less than 45 quarter hours
• 45 to less than 90 quarter hours
• 90 to less than 135 quarter hours
• 135 to less than 180 quarter hours
• 180 or more quarter hours
• Less than 30 semester hours
• 30 to less than 60 semester hours
• 60 to less than 90 semester hours
• 90 to less than 120 semester hours
• 120 or more semester hours
• Not applicable

03

Please indicate all major(s) or minor(s) for your completed degree(s). Check all that apply.

• Civil Engineering
• Urban Planning
• Regional Planning
• Transportation Planning
• Other (related field)
• Other (non-related field)
• Not Applicable

04

If you answered "Other (related field)" or "Other (non-related field)" for the previous question, please list all of your majors and minors. If this question does not pertain to you, or you do not have a degree, enter "Not applicable".

05

Do you currently possess a valid drivers license?

• Yes
• No

06

How many years of full-time equivalent paraprofessional planning or zoning related work experience do you possess?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

07

How many years of full-time equivalent paraprofessional experience in traffic engineering, transportation planning, or urban planning program support do you possess?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

08

How many years of full-time equivalent project management experience do you possess in establishing priorities and organizing/coordinating multiple projects and assignments?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

09

How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have conducting field observations and performing data analysis?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

10

How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have working in, or coordinating with, local, state, or federal government agencies?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

11

Please indicate which of the following you have experience with. Check all that apply.

• Highway signage placement and installation
• Ensuring compliance with MUTCD standards applicable to highway signs
• Ensuring compliance with FHWA standards applicable to highway signs
• None of the above

12

Please indicate your level of proficiency/experience using ArcGIS Pro software.

• Beginner (Less than 2 years of experience using ArcGIS Pro)
• Moderate (Between 2-3 years of experience using ArcGIS Pro, experience to include 1or more years of experience using one or more extensions (3D Analyst, Business Analyst, Network Analyst, or Spatial Analyst))
• Intermediate (Between 3-5 years of experience using ArcGIS Pro, experience to include at Least 1year experience using one or more extensions (3D Analyst, Business Analyst, Network Analyst, or Spatial Analyst))
• Advanced (At least 5 years of experience using ArcGIS Pro, experience to include at Least 2 years of experience using one or more extensions (3D Analyst, Business Analyst, Network Analyst, or Spatial Analyst))
• None of the above

13

Are you proficient in any of the following Microsoft Office Suite applications? Check all that apply.

• Outlook (Composing email messages; sending and receiving email messages; organizing email messages into folders; managing contacts; scheduling appointments & meetings, managing tasks)
• Word (Knowledge of common functions such as creating a title; using, modifying, and creating styles; indenting paragraphs; using tabs and tables; inserting a hard page break; using page numbering; creating headers and footers; inserting graphics; adding comments and tracking changes)
• PowerPoint (Creating a template and working with a design template; working with graphics, animation and multimedia; building interactive presentations using hyperlinks)
• Excel (Basic knowledge of creating a worksheet; performing calculations in a worksheet; modifying and formatting a worksheet; printing workbook contents; creating and modifying pivot tables; using formulas and links to other cells/worksheets)
• None of the above

14

This position may be required to attend occasional evening and weekend meetings and events, which may require the operation of a personal and/or county vehicle. Are you able and willing to do so?

• Yes
• No

15

Are you willing and able to perform the physical requirements with or without reasonable accommodations?

• Yes
• No

Required Question

Employer Fairfax County

Address 12000 Government Center Pkwy. Suite 270

Fairfax, Virginia, 22035

Phone 703-324-3311

Website http://agency.governmentjobs.com/fairfaxcounty/default.cfm