About the Department:

The Department of General Services, delivers operational and mission critical services 24 hours a day seven days a week on behalf of County residents and Montgomery County Government. DGS manages over 400 County buildings, ensuring they are maintained at the highest level to provide a comfortable environment for employees and the public.

Job Description:

This position is responsible for oversight of leasing/property managing between the DGS Office of Real Estate and the Division of Facilities Management. The successful will be responsible for coordinating with landlords to assure properties are managed per the lease agreements and to resolve issues. The successful candidate will be able to provide excellent communication with occupants of leased facilities, understanding of required compliance inspections and ability to read leases and determine responsibilities between parties. The position will coordinate property management issues at full service and modified net expense leases. The position communicates with the landlord representative to meet the needs of the user/occupants, and may deploy County contracts/personnel to provide services as needed.

Duties may include resolving disputes with landlords over rent issues; coordinating tenant improvements, space reorganizations and construction projects in leased spaces; reviewing leases and licenses to determine responsibility among parties.

This is supervisory work managing leased buildings and other facilities for the County, which includes planning for, administering, providing, coordinating, reviewing, and in other ways assuring the full range of property management services performed by County employees, contractors, or others. Contacts include County managers, supervisors, and employees; Landlords and /or their property managers or other representatives, to exchange routine and non-routine information concerning such matters as daily building conditions, office upgrades, housekeeping (including trash and recycling services), first-order maintenance and repairs, and emergencies, including power outages; representatives of non-County facility users for recurring use issues, such as daycare centers, or one- time events – community use of public facilities or elections; such private sector contacts as general contractors, task order or job order contractors, on-site contractor employees and suppliers, landlords and their representatives and utility company representatives regarding utility services, and, less frequently, State or Federal compliance inspectors.

This position is considered Essential and employees are required to respond to may be placed on stand-by duty during severe weather or other urgent conditions. Employee must have the ability to work standby shifts and respond to after-hours emergency service calls. Work schedule may change to include weekends and/or evenings as part of the regular workweek.Additional Employment Information

Effective August 30, 2021 all new hires will be required to provide proof that they are fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus prior to their first date of employment. Individuals who are unable to be vaccinated should contact OHR@montgomerycountymd.gov to discuss possible accommodations.

OHR reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position/IRC.

Montgomery County Government is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Office of Human Resources via email to OHR@montgomerycountymd.gov . Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.

Montgomery County Government also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, please refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference .

All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant's responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for interview.

If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.

Montgomery County Ethics Law : Except as provided by law or regulation, the County's "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriff's office) are subject to the County's ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at 19A-12 of the County Code . Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the Ethics Commission website.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience: We are looking for someone with five (5) years of professional experience in building management, property management, or leasing management.

Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree. Relevant Fields of study: Business Management, Organizational Management, or related fields.

Equivalency: An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.

LICENSE: Possession and maintenance at all times of a valid Class “C” (or equivalent) driver’s license from the applicant's state of residence.

Preferred Criteria:

All applicants will be reviewed by OHR for minimum qualifications. Applicants who meet minimum qualifications will be rated "Qualified," placed on the Eligible List, and may be considered for interview.

Selection for interviews will be given to applicants with experience in the areas of:

Experience in managing commercial leased properties including recurring property management requirements and reporting.