Senior Technical Project Manager

Senior Technical Project Manager

The City of Alexandria is located in northern Virginia and is bordered by the District of Columbia (Potomac River), Arlington and Fairfax counties. With a population of approximately 150,000 and a land area of 15.75 square miles, Alexandria is the seventh largest city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Alexandria has a charming waterfront and is a unique and historic place to live and work. About one-quarter of the City's square miles have been designated as a national or local historic district. We proudly embrace our rich history and seize the endless opportunities that lie ahead. If you are interested in working for the vibrant City of Alexandria, we invite qualified candidates to apply for our Senior Technical Project Manager position.

What we do and how we do it is driven by our four guiding principles:

• Aligning the work we do with our strategic plan
• Executing against our strategy and ensuring accountability for our results
• Promoting and encouraging a culture of leadership and ownership at all levels of the organization
• Promoting a culture of service excellence, creativity and entrepreneurship

An overview

Alexandria's public buildings power our city's most essential services from public safety and civic engagement to community programs and lifelong learning. As we modernize our facilities and prepare for the future, we are investing in strong capital leadership to deliver sustainable, resilient, and high-performing spaces for generations to come.

We are seeking a Senior Technical Project Manager to serve as a strategic leader in shaping the City's capital program, guiding major design and construction initiatives, and strengthening our long-range facilities planning. This is a high-impact role for a seasoned professional who thrives at the intersection of innovation, technical excellence, and public service.

Reporting to the Assistant Director of Capital Projects, you will help drive a forward-looking capital portfolio, enhance facility standards, and mentor a talented team of project managers. If you are energized by the opportunity to influence city infrastructure at scale, champion sustainability, and deliver meaningful results for the community you serve, this is your chance to make a lasting mark on Alexandria's built environment.

What you should bring

You are a licensed planning, design, or engineering professional with 10+ years leading complex building and capital projects from concept to closeout. You bring a strong command of public-sector project delivery, long-range capital planning, and budget stewardship, paired with the ability to guide teams and elevate design and planning standards. You have deep expertise in capital finance, real estate strategy, and the ability to translate complex financial and asset data into actionable plans. You excel at building strong partnerships, advising senior leaders, and communicating clearly with diverse stakeholders, from user agencies and consultants to community members and elected officials. You lead with purpose, fostering a culture of accountability, mentorship, and continuous improvement. Most importantly, you combine technical expertise with strategic thinking, ensuring every project advance sustainability, community impact, and long-term facility stewardship for the City.

The opportunity – examples of work

• Support the Assistant Director to lead long-range capital facilities planning and prioritize strategies that extend asset lifecycle and optimize taxpayer investment.
• Support the Assistant Director each fiscal year to develop and defend the 10-year Capital Improvement Plan, aligning project priorities with revenue forecasts, debt capacity, asset lifecycle data, and long-term fiscal sustainability. Utilize the City's asset management system to develop studies, analyze data, and develop project proposals in partnership with real estate team, City planners, facilities portfolio managers, interdepartmental capital cross-teams, and community members.
• Deliver proposals to executive leadership and elected officials, ensuring alignment with adopted fiscal and policy priorities.
• Monitor and report capital program performance, including budget forecasts, cashflow projections, strategic priorities, and risk mitigation actions.
• Directly supervise a team of up to five project managers; provide mentorship and coaching support; establish career pathways, ensure adherence to technical standards, and performance expectations to strengthen team capability.
• Oversee delivery of high-impact capital projects, ensuring cost control, schedule adherence, construction excellence, strong communications with stakeholders, and alignment with Citywide strategic priorities.
• Advise the Assistant Director and senior leadership on capital program risks, opportunities, resource needs, procurement approaches, and vendor performance.
• Collaborate with other Capital team leaders to develop and implement standardized project delivery tools, technical specifications, and performance metrics to enhance consistency, transparency, and quality.
• Uphold the City's 2021 Workplace Guidelines and ensure adherence across all facilities projects. Develop and implement facility design and planning standards and specifications in partnership with the DGS Facilities team and Climate Action Office.
• Collaborate with finance, technology, procurement, legal, user agencies, and external partners to streamline processes, accelerate delivery, and mitigate operational disruptions.
• Advance sustainability, energy management, carbon reduction, community equity, and resiliency goals within the CIP portfolio.
• Support and lead community, stakeholder, and elected official communication efforts, ensuring proactive engagement, clear updates, and coordinated decision-making.
• Perform related work as required.

About the department

The Department of General Services take pride in shaping the spaces where our community lives, learns, works, and connects. Our mission is to deliver exceptional stewardship of public facilities and real estate, ensuring safe, sustainable, and high-performing environments that enable City departments to provide vital services every day.

We are builders, problem-solvers, and public-sector innovators committed to investing in our people, elevating service delivery, and planning boldly for the future. We listen to our customers, respond with urgency and care, and hold ourselves to the highest standards of quality and accountability.

Joining our team means doing work that matters, strengthening community assets, advancing sustainability, improving the lives of residents, and leaving a lasting impact on the City of Alexandria. If you are passionate about public service, energized by complex challenges, and motivated by the opportunity to lead meaningful change, you will thrive here.

Minimum & Additional Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Landscape Architecture; ten (10) years of related experience in a position as a Professional Engineer or Landscape Architect of which, five (5) years as a project manager; or any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities. Professional Engineer or Landscape Architect licensure required.

Preferred Qualifications

The ideal candidate will hold a master's degree in Architecture, Urban Planning, Engineering, Construction Management, Landscape Architecture, Public Administration, or a related field, and will bring advanced certifications such as PMP, CCM, LEED AP, or similar credentials. Fifteen (15) years of related experience of which ten (10) years in senior management is preferred. You will have demonstrated experience leading large-scale or portfolio-level capital programs within a municipal or public-sector environment, including responsibility for long-range facility planning, CIP budgeting, procurement strategy, consultant oversight, technical and design expertise, and contractor performance. Strong leadership capability is expected, including experience supervising project managers, building team capacity, and developing standards and processes that drive consistency and excellence. Familiarity with facilities lifecycle planning, asset condition assessments, energy-efficiency and sustainability practices, and community equity and resiliency goals is highly desirable. A proven ability to navigate complex stakeholder environments, communicate effectively with executive leadership and elected officials, and advance projects with transparency, accountability, and strategic foresight will position you for success in this role. Prior Alexandria experience is a plus.

Notes

This position requires the successful completion of pre-employment background checks including but not limited to a criminal background. The Department of General Services (DGS) is a first response department and as such all DGS employees are deemed essential or emergency personnel and maybe required to report to work when the City government is open with liberal leave or closed during emergencies.