Capital Projects Manager - Transit Delivery, Grade

Salary : $92,075.00 - $149,112.00 Annually

Location : 100 Edison Park Dr Gaithersburg MD 20878 USA

Job Type: Permanent

Job Number: 2025-00309

Department: Department of Transportation

Division: DOT 50 Transportation Planning and Design Section

Opening Date: 05/09/2025

Closing Date: Continuous

FLSA: Exempt

About the Position

The anticipated salary range for this position is $92,075 - $146,514

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 Capital Projects Manager is generally responsible for the development and delivery of capital transportation projects, such as roadways, transit facilities, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, and/or drainage improvement projects. The work involves managing capital projects through the planning, design and/or construction phases through completion, acceptance and close-out. General responsibilities include project management, contract administration, development and review of project controls and quality assurance/ quality control. The Capital Projects Manager has a thorough understanding of transportation engineering concepts and principles and is able to effectively identify, develop and deliver strategic communications with internal and external stakeholders, including consultants, contractors, other County agencies, utility companies, state and federal agencies or special purpose agencies (such as M-NCPPC and WSSC) on matters essential to expedite the design and construction of projects and ensure that the work complies with program requirements, contract documents, schedule, budget, regulations, and other requirements. The County is seeking a Capital Projects Manager with knowledge, skills and experience in the following area to assist in the delivery of MCDOT's Flash BRT program.

Transit Delivery - The transit delivery position focuses on the development and delivery of capital transit projects. This position focuses on performing complex technical analysis, developing conceptual and preliminary design, and working with internal and external stakeholders. The ideal candidate for the transit delivery position will have experience working with large projects pursuing FTA CIG funding and will need to be expected to lead processes related to planning, NEPA, Section 106, and preliminary design. Key to fulfilling the role will be the ability to identify, develop, and deliver strategic messages for BRT projects to varied internal and external stakeholder groups. The candidate should possess the ability to discuss complex and technical related engineering issues with any audience and effectively foster understanding and collaboration. In addition, the candidate should be comfortable leading discussions publicly and able to effectively present reports on project status, goals and objectives.

What You'll Be Doing

The Capital Projects Manager works out of the Division of Transportation Engineering and manages very large scale and/or complex capital improvement projects, in planning, design and/or construction phases through completion, acceptance and close-out.

General responsibilities include:

• The Capital Projects Manager exercises a high degree of independent judgment, resourcefulness, and creativity.

• The selected candidate must make critical trade-offs in large scale projects by balancing facility appearance, functionality, durability, maintainability, sustainability, and other factors, including competing demands or desires of varied stakeholders.

• The scope and effect of work include identification and resolution of significant design and construction problems and issues including budget, schedules, and quality for major capital projects.

• The project management function performed by Capital Project Managers is non-supervisory; although some employees in the class may, on occasion, lead lower grade coworkers in broad scope projects.

• Reviews engineering designs and contract documentation prepared by consultants and other agencies to enhance project constructability, so that construction activities may proceed expeditiously with the fullest achievement of County project objectives and within budget.

• Perform cost/ benefit analyses and risk assessment as necessary to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery of the project.

• Meets with MCDOT consultants, citizen organizations, public interest groups, and others to identify and resolve conflicting views regarding the design, construction, acceptance, and close-out of capital improvement projects.

• Conducts meetings with consultants, contractors, other County agencies, utility companies, state and federal agencies or special purpose agencies (such as M- NCPPC and WSSC) on matters essential to expedite design and construction of projects and assure that work complies with program requirements, contract documents, schedule, budget, regulations and other requirements.

• Develops or directs the development of requests for proposals, scope of services, bid packages, contracts, amendments and other documents for the selection and contracting of design and construction services.

• Providing advice and expertise to other County employees regarding design issues related to CIP projects.

Minimum Qualifications

Experience: Five (5) years of professional experience in design/construction project management, contract administration and quality control.

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 and maintenance at all times of a valid Class "C" (or equivalent) driver's license from the applicant's state of residence.

Preferred Criteria, Interview Preferences

Interview preference will be given to candidates who demonstrate:

Demonstrated experience in working with a team to deliver large-scale public transit projects.

Demonstrated experience working on projects funded in part through the Federal Transit Administration and knowledge and experience of FTA requirements and compliance.

Ability to synthesize complex information and effectively communicate such information to a variety of audiences.

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 . 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.

Leave Benefits

Our generous leave package starts with non-MLS permanent and term employees earning 15 days of sick leave and 15 days of annual leave in their first year, as well as up to three additional personal days each calendar year. Positions in MLS earn 35 days of paid time off each year. In addition, we offer all employees 10 paid holidays. Our leave policies adhere to the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, and we provide six weeks of paid parental leave for new parents.

Retirement Benefits

All permanent and term positions are eligible for robust retirement plans. Public safety positions are eligible for a defined benefit pension plan in which they are vested after only five years. Employees in non-public safety positions can participate in retirement plans that contribute up to 12 percent of their annual salary. All employees can also participate in a supplemental retirement plan, the 457 Deferred Compensation Plan, to contribute even more to their retirement goals.

Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Forgiveness

Montgomery County employees are eligible to participate in the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. Participants who meet all requirements may qualify for forgiveness on the remaining balance on their Direct Loans after making 120 qualifying monthly payments under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time in a qualifying public service position. To learn more about PSLF, please visit the Student Loan Repayment Benefits page. Our tuition assistance program allows you to receive up to $2,130 annually in tuition assistance to help you achieve a degree that supports your career path.

Free Mass Transit Benefit

County employees are entitled to use the RideOn Bus service for free with a valid County-employee ID. This benefit can be used any time of the day or evening, including weekends. We also offer a pre-tax flexible spending account to reduce the cost of other mass-transit options such as MARC trains and Metro.

Reduced Child and Health Care Costs

Working for Montgomery County also entitles permanent and term employees to participate in healthcare and childcare Flexible Spending Accounts. These plans allow eligible employees to save on a pretax basis for healthcare and dependent care costs incurred during the plan year.

Employee Wellbeing

We deeply care about your holistic wellness. Our award-winning wellness program, LiveWell, will support you in improving and maintaining your physical, mental, financial, social, and intellectual well-being.

Learn more about our wonderful benefits available to you once you join our team. Montgomery County Benefits

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Do you possess experience in working with a team to deliver large-scale public transit projects? If Yes, briefly describe, if NO, put "N/A"

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Do you possess experience working on projects funded in part through the Federal Transit Administration and knowledge and experience of FTA requirements and compliance? If Yes, briefly describe, if NO, put "N/A"

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Do you possess the ability to synthesize complex information and effectively communicate such information to a variety of audiences? If Yes, briefly describe, if NO, put "N/A"

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