Capital Construction Engineer/Architect Senior

State of Maryland•Baltimore City, MD

11h•Onsite

About The Position

The mission of the Interagency Commission on School Construction (IAC) is to achieve a safe, healthy, and educationally sufficient learning environment for every child attending a public school in Maryland. The vision is a fiscally sustainable statewide portfolio of Pre-K-12 school facilities that will remain educationally sufficient for current and future generations of students and teachers. The Senior Capital Projects Manager directly supports agency initiatives involving the work of the Executive Director, Deputy Director, Capital Projects Director, and the Capital Projects team of the IAC, leading correct interpretation and statewide application of practices and procedures determined by the agency. The Capital Projects team closely advises 24 Local Education Agencies (LEAs) and the Maryland School for the Blind regarding all aspects of school facilities planning, delivery, operations, and maintenance such that facilities are effectively and efficiently operated. This position provides advanced technical expertise in the support of the Capital Project Managers team and as required by statute and to achieve the IAC’s mission. Due to the nature of the IAC’s work, this role will involve review and approval of all aspects of school facility planning, design, construction and operations, including review of technical, architectural, and engineering plans and specifications. This position’s work will provide essential information for IAC and LEA staff, as well as other local stakeholders and State level policy makers; allowing for a more robust staff expertise in facilities-portfolio management, total-cost-of-ownership considerations, and school construction policy development.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree in engineering or architecture from an accredited college or university.
Five years of experience as a design or project Engineer or Architect for large-scale multi-year construction projects.
A Master’s degree in engineering or architecture from an accredited college or university may be substituted for up to one year of the required experience.
Professional Engineer or Professional Architect registration in the State of Maryland or in a state with comparable requirements may be substituted for the required education.
Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in Civil Engineer Corps or Engineering Aid classifications or Construction Engineering Technician, Technical Engineer, or Civil or Combat Engineering specialty codes in the Engineering field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience and education.
Possession of a current license as a professional architect in Maryland or a state with comparable requirements is required.
Employees in this classification are required to possess and maintain a Professional Engineer or Professional Architect registration in the State of Maryland or in a state with comparable requirements.
Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the State of Maryland.
Applicants must consent to State and Federal background check as a routine procedure for all employees.
Employees may be required to carry a mobile device or provide the employing agency with a telephone number where the employee can be reached.

Nice To Haves

Experience in building systems, Local, State & National codes proficiency in drawing review & construction technology/management software skills in Project Management, Google Apps, Microsoft Word & Excel, and presentation graphics.
Two or more years of progressively responsible experience in Facilities Planner, Construction Project Manager, Engineer, Architect, or comparable qualified professional positions whose work has involved design, construction, operations, repair, and/or maintenance of buildings or system services.
Experience managing large scale school or commercial construction projects.

Responsibilities

Guide and support all assigned Local Education Agencies’ (LEAs’) facilities planning, design, and construction activities to help each assigned LEA maintain an educationally sufficient and fiscally sustainable portfolio of facilities.
Manage special projects as needed to support IAC efforts regarding decarbonization, including acting as the contract manager supervising agreements with other entities, as well as recommending life cycle cost analysis standards, and facilities portfolio planning focused on reducing the future cost of ownership of school facilities.
Visit existing schools and construction projects, and advise LEAs in all matters related to school facilities — from concept planning to construction and through maintenance and operations (M&O).
Assist in the development of strategies for ensuring safe, healthy, and educationally sufficient school facilities including their capital and operational funding, facility management procedures, proper M&O staffing ratios, and the entire facility management process.
Work regularly with all departments within the IAC on analysis and the development of critical new processes as needed to support the anticipated requirements for Statewide decarbonization.