It Program Manager Jobs in Olney, MD (NOW HIRING)

Salary : $104,440.75 - $182,771.26 Annually
Location : HERRITY BUILDING (B-2), 12055 GOVERNMENT CENTER PKWY, FAIRFAX (EJ26), VA
Job Type: FT Salary W BN
Job Number: 26-01173
Department: Land Development Svcs
Opening Date: 08/01/2026
Closing Date: 8/21/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Pay Grade: S33
Posting Type: Open to General Public
Job Announcement
Fairfax County boasts a top-notch school system, safe neighborhoods, thousands of acres of parkland, and bustling town centers. County government sits at the heart of this dynamic community of almost 1.2 million residents and seeks employees eager to bring their energy, enthusiasm and skills to serve Fairfax residents and to shape the county's future. Land Development Services (LDS) is the steward of the county's land development and building construction codes and regulations, and its staff members embrace their essential role as "first preventers." Every day, through careful review, permitting and inspection of site and building construction, our staff protect the health, safety, welfare, and environment for those who live in, work in, and visit Fairfax County. Our department also serves as the gateway to much of the county's economic development, reviewing over 30,000 building and site plan submissions, issuing nearly 70,000 building permits, and conducting over 220,000 building and site inspections each year. If you would like to join a creative, collaborative, innovative team doing meaningful work, then LDS is the place for you.
This position serves within the county's Land Development Services Department as the business-side lead for the Planning and Land Use System (PLUS). Also serves as the primary liaison between agency leadership, the multi-agency land development review community, and the Department of Information Technology (DIT), ensuring that program and project activities remain aligned with strategic objectives.
Key responsibilities:

• Manage PLUS programs and projects, including prioritization, planning, and monitoring of program health and performance.
• Lead and support steering committees and executive briefings, preparing materials and facilitating discussions with agency and DIT leadership.
• Oversee the creation, execution, and management of vendor contracts required to meet program objectives, including monitoring vendor performance and reporting to county leadership.
• Provide direction, coaching, and performance management for subordinate staff.
• Maintain awareness of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, and apply relevant tools to improve program efficiency and data quality.

Employment Standards
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
(Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to")
Possession of a bachelor's degree in computer science, or closely related field; plus five years of experience in systems design, development, and maintenance in a large information systems environment, including supervisory experience.
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check to the satisfaction of the employer prior to appointment.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience in land use, land development review, permitting, or planning systems.
• PMP or similar program/project management certification.
• Prior experience in a liaison role between business units and an IT department.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum frameworks in a business-owner or product-owner capacity.
• Familiarity with evaluating and adopting AI tools to improve program efficiencies.
• Experience leading a team of technology professionals.
• Experience developing and leading organization-wide technology initiatives.
• Experience developing task orders and managing vendor performance for hosted IT services, data management, and technology integration projects in a government environment.
• Experience developing and implementing IT policies and processes to support enterprise applications across multiple business units or government agencies.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Duties are normally performed in sedentary office type environment. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.
SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Panel interview and may include exercise.
Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with a significant number of residents speaking languages other than English at home (including ). We encourage candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for 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. TTY 703-222-7314. EEO/AA/TTY.
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Merit Positions
Fairfax County is proud to offer employees an attractive and comprehensive benefits program, including the following:

• Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage
• Group Term Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• LiveWell Program
• Flexible Spending Programs
• Paid Leave (annual, sick, parental, volunteer activity, and more!)
• Paid Holidays
• Deferred Compensation
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employees' Child Care Center
• Continuous Learning Opportunities

Please click for a summary of our benefits.
NOTE: Fairfax County Government is a qualifying employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. For more information about the PSLF program:
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Non-Merit Positions

1. Non-Merit Benefit Eligible: scheduled to work a minimum 1,040 hours and no more than a maximum of 1,560 hours in a calendar year.
   • Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage
   • Flexible Spending Program
   • Deferred Compensation
2. Temporary: scheduled to work a maximum of 900 hours in a calendar year.
   • No benefits

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What is the highest level of education that you have completed?

• Less than 12th grade
• High school diploma or GED
• Some college
• Associate's degree
• Bachelor's degree
• Master's degree
• Doctorate degree

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If you answered "Some college" for the highest level of education completed, please indicate the number of quarter or semester hours you have completed towards a degree.

• Less than 45 quarter hours
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• 90 to less than 135 quarter hours
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Please indicate the major(s) or minor(s) for your completed degree(s). Check all that apply.

• Computer science
• Information Technology / Information Systems
• Software Engineering
• Data Science / Analytics / Informatics
• Technology Management / IT Management
• Business Administration / Management
• Project Management / Operations Management
• Public Administration
• Public Policy / Public Sector Management / Urban Studies
• Systems Engineering / Industrial Engineering
• Organizational Leadership / Organizational Communication
• Other (related field)
• Other (non-related field)
• Not applicable

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If you answered "Other (related field)" or "Other (non-related field)" for the previous question, please list all of your majors and minors. If this question does not pertain to you, or you do not have a degree, enter "Not applicable".
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How many years of full-time equivalent professional experience in systems design, development, and maintenance in a large information systems environment do you possess?

• None
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How many years of full-time equivalent professional supervisory experience do you possess?

• None
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How many years of experience do you have managing programs/projects in land use, land development review, permitting, or planning systems in a municipal or federal context?

• None
• Less than one year
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How many years of experience do you have developing task orders and managing vendor performance for hosted IT services, data management, and/or technology integration projects in a government setting?

• None
• Less than one year
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How many years of experience do you have developing and deploying IT policies and processes to support enterprise-level applications across multiple organizational units/agencies?

• None
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Do you hold a PMP (Project Management Professional) certification or a similar program/project management certification (e.g., PMI-ACP, CAPM, etc.)?

• Yes
• No

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How many years of experience do you have serving as a liaison between business units and an IT department?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
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How many years of experience do you have working within an Agile/Scrum framework in a business-owner or product-owner capacity?

• None
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How many years of experience do you have implementing AI tools to improve program or process efficiencies in an organization?

• None
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