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Salary : $60,894.29 - $106,565.06 Annually
Location : OPERATIONS SUPPORT BUREAU, 3911 WOODBURN ROAD, ANNANDALE (HJ14), VA
Job Type: FT Hourly W BN
Job Number: 26-01212
Department: Police
Opening Date: 08/15/2026
Closing Date: 8/28/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Pay Grade: S21
Posting Type: Open to General Public
Job Announcement
This position supports the Fairfax County Police Department's Photo Enforcement Program within the Traffic Division and reports to the Photo Enforcement Manager. Assists with the coordination and implementation of photo enforcement initiatives throughout Fairfax County, including collaboration with Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) on the School Bus Stop Arm Program, which is administered by FCPS and enforced by the Police Department.
Assists with researching, evaluating, and documenting photo enforcement technologies, industry practices, and program enhancements to support operational effectiveness and compliance with applicable policies and procedures. Responsibilities include providing administrative and project support, assisting with vendor coordination, stakeholder communication, site reviews, contract monitoring, and serving as a resource for assigned photo enforcement projects. Assists in reviewing project plans for compliance with established policies, standards, and legal requirements; monitors and reports changes in federal, state, and local laws related to photo enforcement; and helps identify and address program issues.
Additional duties include supporting coordination efforts with the courts, County Attorney's Office, and other stakeholders regarding legislative matters, regulatory updates, and the implementation of changes affecting photo enforcement programs.
This position performs in the assigned functional areas of program support, photo technology research and/or analysis, program coordination, law enforcement, program management, project management, photo enforcement compliance, and/or providing technical legal or court support services.
Illustrative Duties
(The illustrative duties listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list. A complete list of position duties and unique physical requirements can be found in the position description.)
Conducts professional-level work in functions or activities, such as financial, budgetary, procurement, contract administration, human resources, training, information technology, and similar functions;
Assists with a variety of technical and professional work related to monitoring and reporting on departmental business processes, activities, and outcomes;
Performs designated segments of projects or programs with well-defined objectives, including activities such as data collection, synthesis of data gathered to support analysis, and documentation of findings and recommendations;
Performs data collection activities in support of existing studies, projects or programs, including conducting research; participating in interviews; administering customer, organizational or employee surveys; assisting in the facilitation of focus groups; participating in work group collaboration; and mapping or charting of workflow processes;
Assists with measuring and analyzing indicators of performance, quality, quantity and efficiency of services;
Compiles and provides business information to management;
Maintains index or log of standard forms for gathering information from a variety of audiences;
Formats data sets and performs qualitative and descriptive statistical analysis to aggregate and assimilate data for displaying potential patterns and trends;
Assists in implementing business improvements, such as changes to policies, work practices, processes and procedures;
Contributes to position papers, evaluation reports and presentations.
Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities
(The knowledge, skills and abilities listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list).
Basic knowledge of mission, goals and objectives of the organizational unit, program or activities to which incumbent is assigned;
Knowledge of the principles, practices and techniques governing management, organization, operations and programmatic services;
Knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques relating to the functional area of business operation (e.g. personnel, budgeting and financial management, contract administration and management);
Ability to identify possible solutions for solving business problems;
Ability to perform a variety of fact-finding techniques (e.g., interview, case analysis, observation, research, benchmarking) to gather information in support of programs, projects, studies, assessments and evaluations;
Ability to aggregate and assimilate data to identify major patterns, trends and themes regarding organizational and program effectiveness and efficiency;
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing;
Ability to use word processing and presentation software to prepare documents, and to use spreadsheet and statistical analysis software packages to store, manipulate, analyze and present data;
Ability to train, lead, and/or supervise paraprofessional staff.
Employment Standards
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
(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 with a bachelor's degree in the field related to the assigned functional area.
BRIDGE CLASS EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS:
Four years of increasingly complex technical experience in the assigned functional area, comparable to experience at the Admin Assistant IV, or higher, level. This class can serve as a bridge class enabling individuals who do not meet the educational or professional experience standards listed above to qualify for this class by possessing four years of increasingly complex technical experience in the assigned functional area, comparable to experience at the Admin Assistant IV, or higher, level. The purpose of this bridge class is to promote upward mobility within the Fairfax County workforce. However, persons qualifying for this class on the basis of their technical experience may not substitute this technical experience for education, or for professional experience, in order to qualify for other employment opportunities.
CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:
Valid driver's license (required at the time of application)
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The appointee to the position will be required to complete the following to the satisfaction of the employer:

• Criminal Background Investigation
• Credit Check
• Driving Record Check

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience working with law enforcement.
• Experience working with databases and/or recordkeeping software.
• Experience researching, evaluating, and documenting photo enforcement technologies.
• Proficiency with using Microsoft Word and Excel.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Be able to communicate clearly with others and is regularly required to talk, hear, stand, walk, use hands and arms.
• Occasional physical work requirements include the incumbent to occasionally climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, lift, reach and carrying up to 40 pounds.
• Physically mobile to conduct site visits while managing all FCPD photo enforcement projects that require numerous meetings with stakeholders, county agencies, architects, developers and construction managers from planning through project completion.
• Sit or stand for long periods of time.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
• The incumbent must be able to operate keyboard-driven small office equipment such as computers, cameras, telephones, copiers, fax machines, laptops, scanners, tablets and mobile devices.
• All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Panel interview and may include a practical 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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Requisition 26-01212
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

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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

01
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

02
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
• 45 to less than 90 quarter hours
• 90 to less than 135 quarter hours
• 135 to less than 180 quarter hours
• 180 or more quarter hours
• Less than 30 semester hours
• 30 to less than 60 semester hours
• 60 to less than 90 semester hours
• 90 to less than 120 semester hours
• 120 or more semester hours
• Not applicable

03
Please indicate your area(s) of study or major(s)/minor(s) towards a degree. Check all that apply.

• Criminal justice
• Business administration
• Public administration
• Other (related field)
• Other (non-related field)
• Not applicable

04
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".
05
Do you currently possess a valid driver's license?

• Yes
• No

06
How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have working in the assigned functional areas of program support, photo technology research and/or analysis, program coordination, law enforcement, program management, project management, photo enforcement compliance, and/or providing technical legal or court support services?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four or more years

07
If you are a Fairfax County employee and using the Bridge Class in order to meet the minimum qualifications of the job classification, do you have at least four years or more of increasingly complex technical experience in the functional areas of program support, photo technology research and/or analysis, program coordination, law enforcement, program management, project management, photo enforcement compliance, and/or providing technical legal or court support services, comparable to experience at the Administrative Assistant IV, or higher, level?

• Yes
• No
• Not applicable (I am not using the bridge class to meet the minimum qualifications)

08
Please indicate your level of proficiency with Microsoft Excel.

• Beginner (Basic knowledge of creating a worksheet; performing calculations in a worksheet; modifying and formatting a worksheet; printing workbook contents)
• Intermediate (Knowledge of inserting and modifying graphic objects in a worksheet; customizing and enhancing workbooks; analyzing data using Pivot Tables, Slicers, and Pivot Charts)
• Advanced (Extensive knowledge of increasing productivity and improving efficiency by streamlining workflow; collaborating with others using workbooks; auditing worksheets; analyzing data; working with multiple workbooks; importing and exporting data, using Excel with the web)
• No experience

09
Please indicate your level of proficiency with Microsoft Word.

• Beginner (Basic knowledge of creating, editing, formatting, and saving simple documents; inserting simple tables; and proofread