Facilities Services Specialist

Job Announcement

Under the direction of the contract services manager, plans, coordinates, monitors, and inspects the day-to-day work involving custodial services, landscape and grounds maintenance services, and pest control services performed by contractors at county facilities to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the contractual agreement. Specific duties include:

• Prepares and facilitates monthly performance and quarterly evaluation performance based meetings with contractors.
• Coordinates work with county staff, building occupants and contractors to conduct regular inspections of facilities and resolves issues and problems.
• Receives, reviews and evaluates complaints regarding custodial and landscape services. Determines and initiates the appropriate corrective action needed to ensure that contract specifications are in compliance and acceptable standards are being maintained.
• Coordinates work with county staff, building occupants and contractors to conduct regular inspections of facilities and resolves issues and problems.
• Receives, reviews and evaluates complaints regarding custodial and landscape services. Determines and initiates the appropriate corrective action needed to ensure that contract specifications are in compliance and acceptable standards are being maintained.

Schedule: Flexible working schedule is required as well as overtime, call-back and on-call.

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 four-year college or university; plus three years of experience in providing facilities and grounds maintenance/property management services.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:
Possession of a valid motor vehicle driver’s license

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• All newly hired employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (two weeks after the last required dose) as a condition of employment or obtain approval of a medical or religious exemption prior to their start date. Proof of an exemption or vaccination status will be required during the pre-employment onboarding process. New employees who obtain an exemption from the vaccine mandate for medical or sincerely held religious beliefs may be subject to a weekly testing requirement. Vaccinated employees and employees with a medical or religious exemption will complete the attestation online on their first day of employment or shortly thereafter.
• This position is considered "essential personnel" and will be required to report to work during times designated countywide as approved for unscheduled leave regardless of the emergency situation (i.e., weather, transportation, other disaster).
• The appointee to the position must satisfactorily complete a criminal background check and driving record check.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• At least one year of experience inspecting the daily work of contract staff, to include preparing frequent performance-based evaluations.
• Experience in conducting regular inspections of facilities to resolve issues and problems.
• Experience developing and preparing bid specifications.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Job is generally sedentary in nature; however, visual acuity is required to read data on computer monitor; incumbent must be able to operate keyboard driven equipment. Must communicate with others. May be required to lift up to 30 pounds. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Panel interview and may include a written or practical exercise.

The population of Fairfax County is very diverse where 39.8% of residents speak a language other than English at home (Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and others) and we encourage candidates bilingual in English and a foreign language to apply to 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. Contact 703-324-4900 for assistance. TTY 703-222-7314. DHREmployment@fairfaxcounty.gov EEO/AA/TTY.