Heavy Equipment Operator

Salary:$50,839.78 - $84,732.96 Annually

Location: FAIRFAX (FJ30), VA

Job Type: FT Hourly W BN

Job Number:25-00696

Department: DPWES Stormwater Management

Opening Date: 03/22/2025

Closing Date:4/4/2025 11:59 PM Eastern

Pay Grade: S18

Posting Type: Open to General Public

DPWES is a diverse, nationally-accredited, ed and award-winning public works agency with approximately 1,000 employees providing solid waste, capital facility development, wastewater, stormwater, urban forestry, and land acquisition management services for the most populous county in Virginia. Join our team to help us protect the environment and serve the people of Fairfax County by creating and preserving a sustainable community that is an ideal place to live, work, and play for everyone. Fairfax County Government is committed to our employees and offers comprehensive benefits, including a defined-benefit retirement plan; medical, life, and disability insurance; paid leave; tuition reimbursement; and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. Through our LiveWell Program and the County Benefits Division, we endeavor to cultivate a culture of well-being that empowers, educates, and engages employees and retirees to make life-long choices that promote a holistic approach to their physical, mental, emotional, social, spiritual, and financial wellness. Please review our awesome benefits:

Benefits

Retirement

Fairfax County’s award-winning Stormwater team works to reduce flood risk and protect local watersheds and the Chesapeake Bay with comprehensive watershed and infrastructure management to protect people, the environment, and property.

Note: The appointee to this position will be required to be available twenty-four hours a day/seven days a week (24/7) to respond to snow, flooding, and other designated emergencies on an as-needed basis.

*A $2,500 signing bonus is available to new county employees hired in the Heavy Equipment Operator position. Applicants must possess a valid CDL at the time of application submission to be eligible.
Employment Standards
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 
Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to completion of the tenth grade and three years of experience operating motorized equipment and/or semi-tractor trailers, as appropriate.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED: 

Valid driver's license.
Commercial driver's license (CDL) Class "A". 
Tanker Endorsement within 12 months of hire.  

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check, driving record check, and pre-employment physical to the satisfaction of the employer.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Ability to read and interpret engineering plans for utility locations before excavation.
Experience leading crews and maintenance and construction projects.
Two years or more a crew lead or foreman.
Two years of experience plowing snow.
Two years of experience operating equipment such as: low boy tractor and trailer, excavator, backhoe, skid steer, rubber tire loader.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Ability to pass pre-employment physicals. With or without reasonable accommodation, performs duties to include pushing, pulling, lifting, bending, stooping, walking, climbing in and out of catch basins and manholes (with assistance, includes removal and replacement of manhole covers weighing up to 90 lbs.). The candidate must be physically and mentally capable of performing confined space entry operations via 21" manholes with vertical descent using integral or portable ladders, further requiring the use of all applicable protective equipment and documentation. Hard hat, eye protection, hearing protection, safety footwear, long pants, sleeved shirt, and personal fall arrest harness. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:

Panel interview and may include exercise.