Sewer Cleaning Maintenance Manager (Environmental Services Supervisor)

If leadership is your calling, look no further. Join Fairfax County's Wastewater Management Team and lead meaningful change as we continuously improve our environment and enhance the quality of life for our community.

Works within our Wastewater Collection Division to lead and support crews in a robust operations and maintenance program responsible for maintaining the conveyance of wastewater through nearly 3,400 miles of pipe within the county's sanitary sewer infrastructure.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leads and supervises the Sewer Maintenance Group, overseeing employees and frontline supervisors to ensure effective operations and compliance with policies while fostering a positive work culture through emotional intelligence.
• Manages the full employee lifecycle, including hiring, training, mentoring, performance management, and disciplinary actions in coordination with HR, while maintaining accurate position descriptions and completing separation documentation.
• Oversees preventive and scheduled maintenance of the sewer collection system, ensuring the safe and reliable operation of equipment, vehicles, and trailers, developing and updating SOPs, conducting field inspections, and responding to sewer related emergencies.
• Manages procurement of goods and services, inventory control, and purchasing approvals, while monitoring fleet routes and driving behavior to support safe and efficient operations.
• Coordinates work and communication with residents, vendors, contractors, and county agencies, serving as the primary point of contact for citizen and vendor concerns.
• Participates in agency and interdepartmental meetings to align operations and ensure quality control measures are in place to meet performance standards.

• Entrepreneurial mindset
• Self-starter mentality
• Comprehensive leadership approach
• Social Intelligence
• Ability to inspire
• Innovative approach
• Resourceful intellect
• Systemic intelligence

• Benefits
• Retirement

• Valid motor vehicle driver's license.
• Confined Space Certification within 3 months of hire.
• VDOT Work Zone Traffic Control Certification (Flagger) within 3 months of hire.
• VDOT Work Zone Safety Traffic Control Intermediate Certification within 3 months of hire.
• Forklift Safety Training Certificate within 6 months of hire.
• First Aid within 12 months of hire.
• CPR within 12 months of hire.
• AED within 12 months of hire.
• OSHA10 Certification within 12 months of hire.

• Operational Continuity Management: One or more years of experience planning, coordinating, and ensuring continuity of day-to-day field or maintenance operations, including estimating and allocating personnel, equipment, materials, and resources.
• Employee Relations Management: One or more years of experience applying organizational policies and procedures to support employee performance and conduct, including coaching, documentation, and coordination with human resources on corrective actions.
• Customer Service: One or more years of experience serving as a primary point of contact for customers, residents, vendors, contractors, or partner agencies, including responding to inquiries, resolving concerns, and supporting service delivery.
• Safety and Regulatory Compliance: Experience applying safety standards and regulatory requirements relevant to field operations (e.g., OSHA construction principles, utility safety practices, environmental compliance requirements).
• Microsoft Office Proficiency: Experience using Microsoft Office applications (such as Excel, Word, and PowerPoint) to prepare documents, spreadsheets, reports, and presentations as part of regular job responsibilities.
• Data Management: Experience collecting, organizing, analyzing, and using operational data to support decision-making, process improvement, or performance measurement.
• Utility Map and Drawing Interpretation: One or more years of experience reading, interpreting, and applying information from utility infrastructure maps, sewer system drawings, engineering plans, or related technical documents in operational decision making.