Fairfax County is a dynamic community with 1.1 million residents, an award-winning park system, a top-notch school system, safe neighborhoods, and a highly diverse population. At the heart of the community is the nationally recognized leader in park systems, the Fairfax County Park Authority. A large and complex park system encompassing over 24,000 acres of parkland, 427 parks and an estimated 18 million park users per year. The Park Operations Division is responsible for the maintenance, management, service, support, and upkeep of over 400 parks for millions of park users, and includes the care of athletic fields, playgrounds, parking lots, trails, courts, facilities, and other infrastructure.
This position manages the operation of the Facilities Support branch that is responsible for the Maintenance of facilities across over 450 parks, 7 golf courses, 3 lake fronts and numerous historic properties across the county. This position assists with the development and implementation of a comprehensive preventative maintenance program, identifies, and manages major renovation and capital development program. Tracks the sections performance in achieving division wide and section goals, inspects facilities, building systems for operational deficiencies; compared to established standard operating procedures and initiates appropriate corrective measures, delegates assignments to subordinate staff to ensure timely completion of section tasks and projects and monitors the day-to-day operation of 18 both licensed and unlicensed trade staff. Other duties include; budget development and tracking, develops project and equipment life cycle replacement plans, ensures that formal safety inspections are conducted and documented by staff. Reviews practices to ensure compliance with safety policies and procedures. Duties are performed under the direction of the Branch Manager of Facilities and Equipment Support.
This position will report to 4030 Hummer Rd, Annandale, Virginia.
Illustrative Duties
(The illustrative duties listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list. A complete list of position duties and unique physical requirements can be found in the position job description.)
- Manages and oversees work of a major section involved in the maintenance of buildings, grounds, or facilities;
- Develops recommendations for changes or enhancements to improve efficiency and effectiveness of facility services;
- Identifies and prioritizes long-term capital renewal requirements;
- Serves as liaison to the Capital Facilities Building Design and Construction Division for all large and complex capital improvement bond projects;
- Plans, leads, directs small to medium-sized security projects;
- Obtains financial requirements for all projects;
- Forecasts budget and manpower requirements;
- Monitors workload and available resources and makes recommendations to supplement staff with contractors and vendors where appropriate;
- Develops project and equipment life cycle and replacement schedules;
- Develops and maintains equipment inventories;
- Provides guidance, recommendations and advice to department division directors and managers regarding facility projects and/or issues;
- Evaluates facility proposals, purchases, and solutions in terms of benefits, costs, and overall impact to the department;
- Responds to customer complaints in a professional and courteous manner, and takes corrective action;
- Collects, compiles, extracts, and organizes complex data from multiple systems into detailed reports;
- Creates and provides presentations to department senior managers regarding facility operations;
- Assists with the development of long-range plans for major maintenance and facilities-related activities;
- Provides direction and supervision to facilities operations staff;
- Oversees hiring of personnel, assignments, and performance management;
- Plans, directs, supervises, and coordinates the work of subordinate supervisors and skilled workers;
- Ensures quality and adherence to safety standards and compliance with all national, state, and local trades and safety codes;
- Oversees risk management issues pertaining to facility operations;
- Ensures compliance with all procurement policies and procedures;
- Develops strategies to maximize use of departmental assets;
- Participates on inter and intra-agency workgroups and committees;
- Conducts research and cost analysis for new purchases;
- Develops, reviews, and implements standard operating procedures;
- Develops and maintains preventive maintenance programs.
Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities
(The knowledge, skills and abilities listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list.)
- Knowledge of supervisory and administrative principles, practices, and techniques;
- Advanced knowledge of trade-related methods, techniques, and practices and of the properties, characteristics and uses of related equipment, materials and tools;
- Knowledge of national, state, and local trades and safety codes;
- Ability to read and interpret work orders, diagrams, building plans, blueprints, and manufacturer’s manuals;
- Ability to plan, schedule and monitor employees in a major section across multiple shops, workgroups or programs;
- Ability to instruct, motivate and train subordinates in all phases of the work and assist them with work problems;
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with customers, partners, contractors, peers, subordinates, and superiors;
- Ability to estimate trade-related costs and scheduling parameters;
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing;
- Ability to prepare and deliver accurate reports and to keep accurate records;
- Ability to use personal computers and software programs.
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 an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in planning, architecture, engineering, public or business administration or a closely related field: plus, four years of experience in performing building maintenance, repair and/or construction, or in managing residential or facilities development projects including two years of experience in supervisory or lead capacity.
CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:
Driver’s License (Required)
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.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Knowledge of supervisory and administrative principles, practices, and techniques.
- Advanced knowledge of trade-related methods, techniques and practices and of the properties, characteristics and uses of related equipment, materials and tools;
- Knowledge of national, state, and local trades and safety codes;
- Ability to read and interpret work orders, diagrams, building plans, blueprints and manufacturer’s manuals;
- Ability to plan, schedule and monitor employees in a major section across multiple shops, workgroups or programs;
- Ability to instruct, motivate and train subordinates in all phases of the work and assist them with work problems;
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with customers, partners, contractors, peers, subordinates, and superiors;
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Sedentary with walking and lifting less than 5 pounds. All duties may be performed with or without reasonable accommodations.
SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Panel interview; 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.
