Fairfax County is seeking an experienced, dynamic, and innovative leader with well-honed executive skills to serve as the next Director of Fairfax County's Department of Transportation (FCDOT). This is a unique opportunity for a qualified professional to play a key leadership role in shaping the future of the county's transportation network and systems for decades to come. The director is responsible for managing a staff of nearly 190 employees organized into eight divisions. FCDOT is responsible for the planning, design, and execution of hundreds of transportation projects throughout the county. The department has a total annual budget of $1.13 billion in thirteen separate funds: Transportation Program Overview. The capital projects budget is $751m and the rail/bus budget totals $290 million. The staffing operations budget is nearly $20 million. The department works very closely with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), which owns and maintains the county's road network. In addition, FCDOT has oversight of the Fairfax Connector Bus system and plays a key role in decisions related to the county's fourteen Metrorail stations, owned and operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). FCDOT carries out the goals of the county's Board of Supervisors through the Transportation Priorities Plan (TPP) and numerous other initiatives such as regional corridor studies, the Richmond Highway Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, the Active Fairfax Plan, Safe Streets for All, and Capital Bike Share.
The director serves on the Deputy County Executive's Leadership Team and represents FCDOT at meetings with the Board of Supervisors, the County Executive, the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA), the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG), WMATA, and others, as required.
The position:
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 four-year college or university with a degree in civil engineering/transportation, financial management or a closely related field; plus, six years of progressively responsible relevant experience including four years in a responsible administrative capacity; graduate degree in civil engineering/transportation preferred.
The successful candidate possesses the following: