Salary : $80,776.80 - $141,359.50 Annually
Location : FX. CTY. GOVERNMENT CENTER, 12000 GOVERNMENT CENTER PKWY., FAIRFAX (EJ32), VA
Job Type: FT Salary W BN
Job Number: 26-01012
Department: Facilities Management
Opening Date: 07/11/2026
Closing Date: 7/24/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Pay Grade: S27
Posting Type: Open to General Public

Job Announcement

Are you energized by keeping facilities running smoothly and making meaningful improvements every day? We're looking for a proactive and collaborative contract manager to support our Operations and Maintenance division. In this role, you'll work under the leadership of a facility manager and/or the Assistant Director of Operations and Maintenance, overseeing a wide range of maintenance, repair, and replacement activities across multiple building systems.

You'll have the opportunity to manage projects and contractors in areas such as HVAC/mechanical, plumbing, electrical, life safety systems (including fire alarms, sprinklers, and generators), conveying systems, structural repairs, building envelope, ADA compliance, and various civil/site elements (painting, fencing, paving, doors and gates, and more).

Other responsibilities include:

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of assistant contract managers
• Ensure work assigned to contract managers is completed on time, within budget, and to high operational standards
• Collaborate closely with the Department of Procurement and Material Management (DPMM) to guide contract development
• Manage budgets for multiple blanket purchase orders, understanding financial impacts and ensuring cost-effective decisions
• Conduct cost-benefit analysis and provide strategic recommendations to department leadership
• Identify opportunities to enhance operational efficiency and strengthen facilities operations
• Evaluate and recommend when to outsource work versus completing tasks in-house

This is a great role for someone who enjoys building relationships, improving processes, and making a visible impact across diverse facilities. If you're a natural problem-solver with strong leadership skills and a passion for operational excellence, we'd love to hear from you.

Note: This position is designated as Essential Personnel.
Employment Standards

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

(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:
Valid driver's license

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check to the satisfaction of the employer.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5 or more years of experience in facilities operations, contract oversight, or maintenance management, preferably in a supervisory role for commercial building Subsystems in occupied buildings greater than 50,000 gross sq.ft. per building to include low rise and high rise (5 stories of more) buildings.
• Experience supervising contract managers or facility staff.
• 5 or more years demonstrated history in the full performance responsibility for a portfolio of commercial building subsystems infrastructure replacement projects in occupied commercial facilities including but not limited to: development of maintenance contracts, authoring scope of work, financial oversight, submittal approval, RFI responses, oversight of quality control, contractor selection and oversight of maintenance repair/replacement project documentation, project schedule, and risk mitigation.
• Demonstrated strong familiarity, experience, and technical knowledge of commercial building electrical, life safety, building envelope, plumbing, conveying and associated trades and systems with oversight of maintenance projects and contracted maintenance programs in low-rise, mid-rise, and high-rise buildings.
• Experience developing or managing facility maintenance or repair contracts.
• Experience managing multiple budgets or blanket purchase orders.
• Experience being responsible for managing commercial building projects and/or maintenance that included commercial critical system replacements up to $250,000.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Ability to lift up to 30 lbs. Job is generally sedentary in nature, however, must be mobile for buildings and grounds site visits. Must be able to climb ladders to access equipment and roof tops. Must be able to communicate well verbally and in writing. Clear, concise, and professional communication. Strong written and verbal communication skills. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Panel interview and may include exercise.

The population of Fairfax County is very diverse where 39% of residents speak a language other than English at home and we encourage candidates bilingual in English and a foreign language to apply to this opportunity.

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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
• Deferred Compensation
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employees' Child Care Center
• Continuous Learning Opportunities

Please click 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:

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Non-Merit Positions

1. 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
2. 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
• Associate's degree
• Bachelor's degree
• Master's 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 your area(s) of study or major(s)/minor(s) towards a degree. Check all that apply.

• Planning
• Architecture
• Engineering
• Public administration
• Business administration
• 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 driver's license?

• Yes
• No

06

How many years of full-time equivalent professional experience in performing building maintenance, repair and/or construction, or in managing residential or facilities development projects do you have?

• 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 years or more

07

How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have in a supervisory or lead capacity as a part of your experience performing building maintenance, repair and/or construction, or in managing residential or facilities development projects?

• 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

Please indicate which of the areas you have at least 5 years of experience within. Check all that apply

• Facilities operations
• Contract oversight
• Maintenance management
• None of the above

09

Do you have experience in a supervisory role for commercial building Subsystems overseeing facilities operations, contract oversight or maintenance management in occupied buildings greater than 50,000 gross sq.ft. per building to include low rise and high rise (5 stories of more) buildings?

• Yes
• No

10

How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have supervising contract managers or facility staff?

• 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

How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have with full performance responsibility for a portfolio of commercial building subsystems infrastructure replacement projects in occupied commercial facilities?

• 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

12

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

• Development of maintenance contracts
• Authoring scope of work
• Financial oversight
• Submittal approval
• RFI responses
• Oversight of quality control
• Contractor selection
• Oversight of maintenance repair/replacement project documentation
• Project schedule
• Risk mitigation
• None of the above

13

How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have developing or managing facility maintenance or repair contracts?

• 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

14

How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have managing multiple budgets or blanket purchase orders?

• 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

15

Please indicate the types of buildings you have oversight experience for maintenance projects/programs. Check all that apply.

• Low-rise building
• Mid-rise building
• High-rise building
• None of the above

16

Please indicate all the types of trades you have experience and technical knowledge of, for oversight of commercial building maintenance projects and programs. Check all that apply.

• Electrical
• Life safety
• Building envelope
• Plumbing
• Systems
• None of the above

17

Do you have experience currently or in the past year been directly responsible for managing commercial building projects and/or maintenance that included commercial critical system replacements up to $250,000?

• Yes
• No

18

Are you able to lift items weighing up to 30 pounds with or without reasonable accommodation?

• Yes
• No

19

This position is considered essential personnel for purposes of continuity of operations. Essential personnel will be required to report to work during times designated countywide as approved for unscheduled leave regardless of the emergency (i.e., weather, transportation, other disaster). Are you willing and able to report to work during these situations?

• Yes
• No

20

The position location and work schedule can be altered or changed at any given time due to business necessity and continuity of operations. Are you willing and able to work under these conditions?

• Yes
• No

Required Question