Capital Projects Manager, Grade 28

About the Position

WHO WE ARE
MCDOT’s mission is to move people and connect places with seamless, equitable transportation options that are safe, environmentally responsible, and support economic growth and vibrancy in Montgomery County. MCDOT supports its residents, commuters, and visitors with transit options and infrastructure that provides seamless transportation services to the public.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
The Division of Transportation Engineering is recruiting a Capital Projects Manager within the Sidewalk section. There is one (1 vacancy). The successful candidate will have experience in planning, engineering, and constructing Montgomery County’s infrastructures. The Capital Projects Manager is responsible for the planning and designing of transportation infrastructure projects, including pedestrian and bike facilities, roadways, intersections, drainage, and transit improvements. The Capital Projects Manager also completes construction and as-build plan approval.

The Capital Projects Manager will also support the Sidewalk Section in receiving, evaluating, designing, and constructing sidewalks.

The employee will manage medium to larger size complex capital improvement projects while working with a multi-discipline planning, design, and construction team, including staff from other divisions within MCDOT and across different departments. Duties include managing consultant contractors, including managing scope, schedule, and budget and reviewing technical submittals. Ensure Capital Improvement Program (CIP) projects are delivered with an assigned schedule and budget through effective planning and problem-solving techniques.

The employee will prepare for and provide presentations for the M-NCPPC Planning Board, Montgomery County Council Transportation & Environment Committee, and the public. The employee will work collaboratively with regulatory agencies, local jurisdictions, and the public. The position also requires providing good customer service through social media, emails, letters, project meetings, and public meetings.

This job requires employee to communicate with both the public and public officials. Employee must have strong interpersonal skills to communicate and work with residents, elected officials, other government agencies, and transportation professionals.

The employee will require technical knowledge in planning and engineering disciplines (Master Plans, Transportation Facilities, Environmental Inventory and Evaluation, Traffic Engineering, Stormwater Management, Historic Preservation, Permitting, and Procurement Processes) as well as being well-versed in streets and roadway design, ADA and PROWAG requirements, Federal, State and County codes and standards, and contract administration knowledge.?

• You have experience in the preparation of engineering plans, specifications, and construction cost estimates.
• You are detail-oriented, organized, timely, and reliable.
• You are self-sufficient and a problem-solver.
• You convey information professionally and work well with people at all job levels, from field to management.
• You communicate technical and non-technical information effectively, both orally and in writing.
• You can deal tactfully, effectively, and equitably with consultants, contractors, and other interested parties.

What You'll Be Doing

Employee will be responsible for all aspects of project management related to the planning and designing major County Capital Improvement Program (CIP) transportation projects and minor Sidewalk Projects. Duties include the control of the schedule, budget, and quality of multiple projects and interacting with stakeholders to complete projects successfully.

Other duties include, but are not limited to:

• Managing engineering consultants and contractors during a transportation project's planning, design, and construction phases.
• Develop in-house transportation planning and design plans utilizing technologies, but not limited to Civil 3D, AutoCAD, and GIS.
• Perform QA/QC review of in-house design projects and review consultant submittals, including feasibility study reports, engineering design plans, construction cost estimates, and special provisions for technical requirements and compliance with applicable local, state, and national codes and standards.
• Responsibilities also include developing, negotiating, and administrating the scope of work, schedule, and budget for task orders to procure professional engineering services for various transportation projects.
• Able to communicate well both verbally and in writing and be able to present information both formally and informally in a public setting to groups of citizens to personnel of other County departments or state agencies.

Minimum Qualifications

Experience: Five (5) years of professional experience in design/construction project management, contract administration, and quality control.
Preferred Experience: Transportation Design Experience is strongly preferred

Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Civil/Structural Engineering, Construction Management or a related field.

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

License: Possession of a valid Class "C" (or equivalent) driver’s license from the applicant's state of residence.

Preferred Criteria, Interview Preferences

• Experience ensuring accomplishment of preliminary and final engineering plans, developing project schedules, reviewing progress of major milestones during project development, and taking actions to resolve situations/issues that impede work schedule accomplishment.
• Experience in providing implementation of transportation infrastructure projects including development of solutions that accommodate objectives from multiple stake holders.
• Experience in coordinating with Federal, State and local agencies to deliver transportation design projects.
• Experience in developing engineering design plans utilizing Civil3D, AutoCAD and other civil design tools.
• Experience in presenting and responding, both orally and in writing, to elected officials, regulatory review agencies, community groups, business community members, and individuals.
• Experience in coordinating or managing construction inspectors and contractors.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

The Office of Human Resources (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.

Montgomery County Government(MCG) 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 reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should email OHR at Hiring@montgomerycountymd.gov. Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.

MCG also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, 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 or interview preference 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 the Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for an interview.

This will establish an Eligible List that may be used to fill both current and future vacancies.

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.