Manager, Facilities Program Management - (26-FAC-204000-086)

DC Water•Washington, DC

3h•Hybrid

About The Position

At DC Water, we provide more than 700,000 District of Columbia residents and 24.6 million annual visitors with essential water, wastewater, and stormwater services. DC Water also provides wholesale wastewater treatment services for 1.8 million people in Montgomery and Prince George's counties in Maryland, and Fairfax and Loudoun counties in Virginia. We aspire to be known for superior service, ingenuity, and stewardship to advance the health and well-being of our diverse workforce and communities. To achieve this vision, we commit to our shared mission every day—exceeding expectations by providing high quality water services in a safe, environmentally friendly, and efficient manner. The Manager, Facilities Program Management coordinates and manages the work of professional engineering consulting firms, either directly or using core staff of DC Water supervisors. Provides program policy direction, and quality and cost control of both the outsource work and activities of in-house personnel.

Requirements

Seven (7) years of progressive experience in non-process facilities management, to include five (5) years of experience in supervising professional staff in design or construction and managing non-process facilities consulting contracts.
Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or related engineering field from an accredited college or university
Leadership skills
Interpersonal skills
Verbal and written communication skills
Strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills
Utilizes personal computer and maintains a working knowledge of applicable software programs (i.e. word processing, spreadsheets, e-mail, etc.).
Must possess a DC Professional Engineer’s License at the time of hire.
English

Nice To Haves

Oracle, Unifier, Maximo, SharePoint
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, Internation Facilities Management Association (IFMA – or equivalent) Facilities Management certification

Responsibilities

Provides program policy direction and management for non-process facilities capital improvement programs.
Provides program policy direction and management for DC Water non-process facilities space planning using outsourced and in-house resources.
Provides direction for quality and cost control for outsourced and in-house work.
Manages and coordinates (directly or through DC Water staff) work of numerous professional engineering consultants.
Ensures that contractors and consultants meet all requirements concerning construction scheduling, progress reporting, safety measures, and records.
Ensures construction contractors comply with the contract requirements, mediates any impasses with the contractor.
Prepares regular and special reports; consults with management to develop long-range plans and budgets; tracks expenditures to ensure compliance with budget constraints.
Provides liaison between staff activities and upper management within the Department; between Facilities and other DC Water entities, and between DC Water and outside entities including but not limited to DCRA, SHPO, CFA, NPS and other permitting agencies.
Directs activities of engineers, technicians, and administrative personnel engaged in the management, inspection, and administration of projects to construct, enlarge, or modify non-process facilities. Establishes and enforces construction standards and quality control methods.
Ensures that all construction activities, commissioning, and facility start-up activities are conducted so as to minimize the impact to customers and to ongoing system operations.
Oversees, reviews, and recommends approval of all change orders, work change directive, and claim negotiations with construction contractors and consultants.
Collaborates and coordinates with the Facilities Management team and/or DC Water’s incident management team to support emergency response activities for Facilities operations and other DC Water departments
Performs other related duties and projects assigned at the discretion of the immediate supervisor.
Provides daily planning and administration, directly or through subordinates, in the selection, assignment, supervision, promotion, discipline, and training of personnel within the branch.