Senior Architect (Engineer IV)

Senior Architect (Engineer IV)

Salary

$88,765.46 - $155,339.60 Annually

Location

FX. CTY. GOVERNMENT CENTER, 12000 GOVERNMENT CENTER PKWY., FAIRFAX (EJ32), VA

Job Type

FT Salary W BN

Job Number

26-01132

Department

Facilities Management

Opening Date

08/01/2026

Closing Date

9/11/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

Pay Grade

S29

Posting Type

Open to General Public

• Description
• Benefits
• Questions

Job Announcement

$5,000 Signing Bonus

• This position includes a signing bonus for new merit county employees.

This position serves as a technical expert overseeing a wide range of architectural design and space management activities. Leads and guides design professionals in planning, designing, and delivering interior retrofit projects for commercial buildings, including producing and stamping architectural drawings. Also supervises a team of 2 or more employees. This position works under the principal architect of the department.

Provides professional support across more than 230 county-owned and designated leased facilities totaling over 11 million square feet. Leveraging deep technical expertise, strong design capabilities, attention to detail, and a commitment to quality control, develops and reviews reports, contract drawings, specifications, schedules, and budgets for space management and architectural projects.

Ensures timely completion of assigned projects while maintaining the department's quality standards and adhering to industry best practices. Also ensures that designs and projects are financially and operationally viable, delivered efficiently, and aligned with the strategic needs of the department. Additionally, a successful candidate may need to demonstrate years of experience producing contract documents.

Note: This position is designated an essential employee.

Employment Standards

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following: (Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to")

Graduation from a four-year college or university accredited by the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technologies with a bachelors degree in the appropriate engineering or architectural field; plus, four years of progressively responsible professional experience in the appropriate engineering or architectural field.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:

• Valid driver's license
• Possession of a valid Virginia Professional Engineer or Architect license is required. An individual who possesses a valid Registered Architect license in another state will be granted a temporary exemption of a maximum of six months to this requirement pending the Virginia Board for Architects decision regarding that individuals application for reciprocity.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

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

BONUS ELIGIBILITY:

Positions within this classification that are general merit may be eligible for a one-time hiring incentive bonus for new county employees only. This bonus program requires a signed payback agreement between the department and employee.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Seven or more years of demonstrated history directly responsible and accountable for management and supervision of full performance space planning design and construction projects in occupied buildings greater than 100,000 gross sq. ft., per building to include low rise and high rise (5 stories or more) buildings with individual project budgets over $500,000 involving multiple trades.
• Seven or more years of demonstrated history in interpreting and applying building codes and regulations. Proficient in reading building architectural and engineering plans.
• Seven or more years of project management experience as a licensed architect for a complex portfolio of commercial buildings that include but not limited to: development of contracts using Revit or AutoCad, authoring scope of work, financial oversight, design development, submittal approval, RFI responses, construction quality, safety performance, oversight of quality metrics and quality performance, firm/contractor selection and oversight, oversight of project documentation and project schedule, and risk mitigation.
• Five years of experience stamping drawings for commercial building complex building interior retrofits.
• Seven or more years demonstrated history of responding to permit comments, code related comments or AHJ related comments with written responses.
• Seven or more years as a supervisor or manager overseeing other team members.
• Graduated from a four-year college or university with a recognized accredited professional degree program and received a bachelor's degree in architecture or master's degree in architecture.
• Registered with NCARB is preferred.
• Proficient in reading architectural, structural, and engineering plans.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Access facility equipment and equipment rooms. Mobile to access active construction sites. Wear personal safety equipment to include safety shoes, ear protection, safety glasses, and hardhat. Ability to climb ladders, access tight spaces, crawl, reach, lift 25 lbs., push 25lbs, etc. Dexterity to use hand tools. Vision to see detail drawings, construction and discern color. Drive a motor vehicle. Communicate with others verbally and in writing. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:

Panel interview and may include exercise.

Note: This job announcement is listed with a closing date of 9/11/26, and interested applicants are advised to submit their applications as soon as possible. Interviews will be conducted on a regular basis throughout the recruitment with candidates whose qualifications best fit our needs. If your application is received later in the recruitment process, it may not be reviewed or considered. The application process may close prior to the currently advertised closing date when the position has been filled.

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.

• Architecture
• Engineering
• 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

Did you graduate from a college or university accredited by the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technologies?

• Yes
• No

06

Which of the following types of licenses do you possess?

• Professional Engineer (PE) in Virginia
• Registered Architect (RA) in Virginia
• PE or RA license in another state
• None of the above

07

If you possess a valid Professional Engineer (PE) or Registered Architect (RA) license, please list your license number, the expiration date, and the state in which you are licensed. If this is not applicable to you, enter "Not applicable."

08

Do you currently possess a valid drivers license?

• Yes
• No

09

How many years of full-time equivalent professional progressively responsible experience in the appropriate engineering or architectural field 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 to less than six years
• Six to less than seven years
• Seven to less than eight years
• Eight or more years

10

How many years of full-time equivalent professional progressively responsible experience do you have in the supervision and management of full performance space planning design and space planning design and construction projects in occupied buildings greater than 100,000 gross sq. ft., per building to include low rise and high rise (5 stories or more) buildings with individual project budgets over $500,000 involving multiple trades?

• 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 to less than six years
• Six to less than seven years
• Seven to less than eight years
• Eight to less than nine years
• Nine to less than ten years
• Ten or more years

11

How many years of full-time equivalent professional experience do you have interpreting and applying building codes and regulations?

• 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 to less than six years
• Six to less than seven years
• Seven to less than eight years
• Eight to less than nine years
• Nine to less than ten years
• Ten or more years

12

How many years of full-time equivalent professional project management experience do you have as a licensed architect for a complex portfolio of commercial buildings?

• 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 to less than six years
• Six to less than seven years
• Seven to less than eight years
• Eight to less than nine years
• Nine to less than ten years
• Ten or more years

13

Please indicate all of the following project management duties you have experience with as an Architect. Check all that apply.

• Development of contracts using Revit or AutoCad
• Authoring scope of work
• Financial oversight
• Design development
• Submittal approval
• RFI responses
• Construction quality
• Safety performance
• Oversight of quality metrics and quality performance
• Firm/contractor selection and oversight
• Oversight of project documentation and project schedule
• Risk mitigation
• None of the above

14

How many years of full-time equivalent professional experience do you have stamping drawings for commercial building complex building interior retrofits?

• 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 to less than six years
• Six to less than seven years
• Seven to less than eight years
• Eight to less than nine years
• Nine to less than ten years
• Ten or more years

15

How many years of full-time equivalent professional experience do you have responding to permit comments, code related comments or AHJ related comments with written responses?

• 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 to less than six years
• Six to less than seven years
• Seven to less than eight years
• Eight to less than nine years
• Nine to less than ten years
• Ten or more years

16

How many years of full-time equivalent professional experience do you have as a supervisor or manager overseeing other team members?

• 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 to less than six years
• Six to less than seven years
• Seven to less than eight years
• Eight to less than nine years
• Nine to less than ten years
• Ten or more years

17

Please indicate how many employees you have experience supervising. If you do not have employee supervision experience, enter 0.

18

Are you registered with the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards?

• Yes
• No

19

Are able and willing to meet the physical requirements for this position with or without reasonable accommodation?

• Yes
• No

20

This position is considered "essential," which requires the incumbent to report to work regardless of the countys operating status (open or closed). Are you able to report to work in time of weather emergencies?

• 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