The mission of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is to enhance the quality of life in our community by protecting and improving Montgomery County's air, water, and land in a sustainable, innovative, inclusive, and industry-leading way while fostering smart growth, a thriving more sustainable economy and healthy communities.

DEP is seeking to fill a Manager III (Section Chief) position to lead the Planning, Design, Construction and Monitoring Section within the Recycling and Resource Management Division.

This position will lead a team of planners and engineers in the section and will be responsible for planning, management, and implementation of large, complex construction projects for the Division’s capital improvement project programs, operational facilities upgrades, and landfill remediation projects. This Manager III will be responsible for implementing projects to improve the County’s Solid Waste infrastructure and meet the County’s Permits and Remediation Requirements. As such, this individual will coordinate with engineering consultants, construction contractors, permitting agencies, and construction quality control. The Manager III will also be responsible for overseeing the planning, design, and implementation of capital and non-capital projects of $70 - $100 million or more from FY23 through FY27. Some projects include but is not limited to:

• Gude Landfill Remediation: projected to be a 7-year project starting around October 2022.

• Gude Landfill solar project: to be done after the remediation is complete

• Oaks Landfill solar project

• Material Recovery Facility upgrade

• A compost facility to process food scraps

• Transfer Station modifications to allow top loading of tractor trailer or building a new transfer station

• Transfer Station redesign to incorporate new Zero Waste initiatives or building a new residential drop-off center offsite

• New scales and scale house for Transfer station

• 30-year Post closure monitoring and repairs for Oaks and Gude landfill
  

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Manage CIP design activities and serve as the Contract Administrator responsible for supervising staff activities related to CIP design, permitting and planning such as design engineer contract management and administration; quality assurance to ensure engineer’s compliance with contractual requirements; budget control; schedule control; and conformance with regulatory and permitting requirements. Additionally, the position reviews/verifies/accepts engineers’ work; reviews and approves invoices; resolves engineering issues as the technical authority; and negotiates and authorizes additional work order changes in the best interest of the County.

• Manage CIP construction activities and serve as the Contract Administrator responsible for supervising staff activities related to CIP construction such as constructability planning; construction contract management; administration; quality assurance to ensure construction contractors’ compliance with project plans and specifications; budget control; schedule control; and conformance with regulatory and permitting requirements. Additionally, the position reviews/verifies/accepts contractors’ work; reviews and approves invoices; resolves construction issues as the technical authority; negotiates and authorizes work order changes in the best interest of the County.

• Explore solid waste industry technology advances and innovative ideas, work in conjunction with the other Manager III’s in the Division to identify processes where new technologies can be implemented and that can lead to gains in productivity and efficiencies, and propose, design, plan and implement CIP projects that can achieve positive sustainable outcomes (i.e., infrastructure needed for the conversion of diesel curbside collection vehicles into electrical vehicles).

• Prepare and manage the budget of $70 - $100 million or more; coordinating with other sections in department and Senior Accountant; and monitoring CIP expenditures versus budget.

• Supervise and oversee Design Project Managers (Engineers); Planners (Planning Specialists); Construction Project Managers (Engineers); and Maintenance Engineers.

• Develop contractual documents including Requests for Proposals, bid packages for Invitations for Bids, Engineering and Construction Task Orders, Scopes of Services, contracts, and amendments, as well as negotiating or directing the negotiations of contracts, task orders, changes and other contractual documents with contractors, consultant engineers and other firms.
  

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR :

• Experience applying the principles, practices, requirements, systems, procedures and methods appropriate to construction management, contract administration, budget and financial management and human resources management.

• Experience with complex engineering requirements affecting construction of waste and recycling facilities.

• Ability to control large scale critical assignments through program/project planning techniques.

• Ability to plan, direct and supervise the work of subordinate professional, administrative, and/or labor/trades personnel.

• Ability to strategically plan, organize, coordinate, and administer the operations of one or more organizational units.

• Ability to make decisions and solve administrative and operational problems arising in the organizational unit managed.

• Skill in oral and written communication to multiple audiences and organizations in varying situations sufficient to develop defenses of and justifications for recommended courses of action; and, to gain compliance, cooperation, work integration, and/or understanding outside of immediate organization.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with officials, managers, employees and the public.
  

This position requires possession of a valid driver’s license and the ability to drive a County vehicle to travel frequently to worksites in order to inspect and oversee construction jobsites as well as meet with contracting staff and attend meetings and perform other work at various locations throughout Montgomery County.

Occasional evening or weekend work is required.

As a manager/supervisor of unionized employees, this position has a responsibility for fostering a positive labor relations environment based on mutual trust, respect, and cooperation.

To ensure a positive workplace and to comply with federal, state and County laws, the incumbent is responsible for completing mandatory trainings within the first three to six months or within the specified timeframe.

For information about Montgomery County’s comprehensive benefit offerings, please visit the MCG Careers Total Rewards webpage and check out our competitive benefits.

Additional Employment Information

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 : Five (5) years of progressively responsible professional experience in construction management, engineering, solid waste facility management or waste-to-energy facility management.

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

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

There are NO Preferred Criteria Assessments . All Applicants will be reviewed by the Office of Human Resources (OHR) for minimum qualifications. Those applicants who meet minimum qualifications will be rated “Qualified”, placed on the eligible list, and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications of the same grade or higher will be placed on the Eligible List as a “Transfer” candidate and may be considered for an interview.

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

· Experience managing a capital project program and organization across the capital project life-cycle – planning/assessment, design, permitting, implementation, construction and monitoring.

· Experience developing a multi-year capital improvements program plan and budget.

· Experience in contract management including development of solicitations, work orders, bid documents and cost estimates; payment approval; and contract negotiations and disputes.

· Experience supervising technical and non-technical staff (i.e., engineers, planners, technicians, inspectors, and contractors) following all applicable policies, personnel regulations, and collective bargaining agreements.

· Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.

· Possession of an active Professional Engineer’s License.

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 . Minimum Salary 82068 Maximum Salary 148607 Currency USD