Job Description

The Department of General Services seeks a highly skilled and experienced manager to directly supervise senior project managers including professional engineers and architects to implement the County's building/facility infrastructure six-year Capital Improvements Programs.

The employee will be responsible for budget and schedule control of numerous multimillion dollar construction and professional services contracts. The employee must be thoroughly familiar with the legal aspects of the architectural/engineering planning, design and construction process.

The employee will also be responsible for: producing clear and concise public solicitations for capital projects including Requests for Expression of Interest (REOI), Requests for Proposal (RFP) and Invitations for Bid (IFB); developing contract change orders and amendments; performing comprehensive review and analysis of Critical Path Method (CPM) schedules; conducting Value Engineering reviews; conducting staff resource analysis to maximize staffing assignments; conducting comprehensive construction claims analysis and recommendation, and; conducting dispute resolution and support to senior management. The employee must have thorough knowledge of; construction methods and materials, Construction Specifications Institute (CSI), American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials (AASHTO), American Society for Testing & Materials (ASTM), and International Code Council (ICC)), and must have knowledge of the public procurement of professional and construction services. Knowledge of, or the ability to rapidly acquire knowledge of, Montgomery County Procurement Regulations is preferred. The employee must also have excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to develop technical specifications.

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.

Experience: Five years of progressively responsible professional experience in the field of engineering or architecture, capital project management, and the management of professional and non-professional staff.

Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree.

Equivalency: An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted. For applicants possessing very hard-to-find skills which are a critical need to the department/agency, training and certification may be accepted in lieu of full degree requirements.

There are no preferred criteria. All applicants will be reviewed by OHR for minimum qualifications. Those applicants who meet minimum qualifications will be rated "Qualified," placed on the Eligible List, and may be considered interview.

Preference for interviews will be given to applicants with experience in the following:

• Experience in overseeing, directing and managing the preparation, review, defense, implementation and monitoring of a Capital Improvement Program (CIP).
• Experience managing multiple projects at any given time.
• Experience preparing and presenting internal and public briefings and presentations.
• Experience in the selection of professional consulting firms and construction companies for successful implementation of the projects.
• Experience in procurement and administration of contracts comprising a portfolio of varied capital project activities.
• Experience performing thorough, critical review of design and construction solicitations, contracts and change requests.
• Registration as a Professional Engineer or Professional Architect or Certified PMP.
• Demonstrated experience in leading, supervising, coordinating and directing a team of professional and nonprofessional capital project staff.
• Knowledge of building construction methods and materials; CSI, AASHTO, ASTM; BOCA; and Montgomery County Procurement Regulations
• Expertise in the development of clear and concise RFPs, IFBs and technical specifications.
• Demonstrated experience in maintaining cost and schedule control of complex, multimillion dollar construction contracts.
• Experience in reviewing, negotiating and processing contract claims and changes