Salary : $104,440.75 - $182,771.26 Annually
Location : HERRITY BUILDING (B-2), 12055 GOVERNMENT CENTER PKWY, FAIRFAX (EJ26), VA
Job Type: FT Salary W BN
Job Number: 26-01173
Department: Land Development Svcs
Opening Date: 08/01/2026
Closing Date: 8/21/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Pay Grade: S33
Posting Type: Open to General Public

This position serves within the county's Land Development Services Department as the business-side lead for the Planning and Land Use System (PLUS). Also serves as the primary liaison between agency leadership, the multi-agency land development review community, and the Department of Information Technology (DIT), ensuring that program and project activities remain aligned with strategic objectives.

Key responsibilities:

• Manage PLUS programs and projects, including prioritization, planning, and monitoring of program health and performance.
• Lead and support steering committees and executive briefings, preparing materials and facilitating discussions with agency and DIT leadership.
• Oversee the creation, execution, and management of vendor contracts required to meet program objectives, including monitoring vendor performance and reporting to county leadership.
• Provide direction, coaching, and performance management for subordinate staff.
• Maintain awareness of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, and apply relevant tools to improve program efficiency and data quality.

Employment Standards

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

(Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to")
Possession of a bachelor's degree in computer science, or closely related field; plus five years of experience in systems design, development, and maintenance in a large information systems environment, including supervisory experience.

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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience in land use, land development review, permitting, or planning systems.
• PMP or similar program/project management certification.
• Prior experience in a liaison role between business units and an IT department.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum frameworks in a business-owner or product-owner capacity.
• Familiarity with evaluating and adopting AI tools to improve program efficiencies.
• Experience leading a team of technology professionals.
• Experience developing and leading organization-wide technology initiatives.
• Experience developing task orders and managing vendor performance for hosted IT services, data management, and technology integration projects in a government environment.
• Experience developing and implementing IT policies and processes to support enterprise applications across multiple business units or government agencies.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Duties are normally performed in sedentary office type environment. 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 ). We encourage candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for 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

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

• Computer science
• Information Technology / Information Systems
• Software Engineering
• Data Science / Analytics / Informatics
• Technology Management / IT Management
• Business Administration / Management
• Project Management / Operations Management
• Public Administration
• Public Policy / Public Sector Management / Urban Studies
• Systems Engineering / Industrial Engineering
• Organizational Leadership / Organizational Communication
• 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

How many years of full-time equivalent professional experience in systems design, development, and maintenance in a large information systems environment 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 to less than nine years
• Nine years or more

06

How many years of full-time equivalent professional supervisory 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 experience do you have managing programs/projects in land use, land development review, permitting, or planning systems in a municipal or federal context?

• 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 or more years

08

How many years of experience do you have developing task orders and managing vendor performance for hosted IT services, data management, and/or technology integration projects in a government setting?

• 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 or more years

09

How many years of experience do you have developing and deploying IT policies and processes to support enterprise-level applications across multiple organizational units/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 to less than six years
• Six to less than seven years
• Seven or more years

10

Do you hold a PMP (Project Management Professional) certification or a similar program/project management certification (e.g., PMI-ACP, CAPM, etc.)?

• Yes
• No

11

How many years of experience do you have serving as a liaison between business units and an IT department?

• 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 or more years

12

How many years of experience do you have working within an Agile/Scrum framework in a business-owner or product-owner capacity?

• 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 or more years

13

How many years of experience do you have implementing AI tools to improve program or process efficiencies in an organization?

• 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 or more years

Required Question