Program Manager - Master Planning and Facility Planning

Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission • Laurel, MD

426d • $131,858 - $224,515

About The Position

The Program Manager - Master Planning and Facility Planning is responsible for leading cross-functional project teams in managing major water and wastewater planning projects. This role involves coordinating with various stakeholders, ensuring project deliverables align with organizational priorities, and overseeing the work of consultants and contractors. The position requires strong leadership, communication, and project management skills to effectively manage complex initiatives and facilitate collaboration across departments.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of water, wastewater, or storm water project management experience with business and technical professionals in planning, design, construction, construction management, project management, or program management.
• 2+ years of experience managing large, complex projects.
• Extensive knowledge of the principles and practices of managing the planning, design and construction of civil/environmental engineering programs and projects.
• Working knowledge of the operation and/or maintenance of water/sewer systems and facilities.
• Ability to manage and supervise large, complex planning, design and construction projects and/or programs ranging in value of over $20M.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the concepts, principles, methods and practices in the field of civil/environmental engineering related to water and wastewater systems.

Nice To Haves

• Graduate level course work in engineering, project management, or related field.
• Experience with planning design, construction, operation and/or maintenance of water and wastewater systems and facilities.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in Maryland.

Responsibilities

• Leads and manages complex department-wide programs and initiatives to assure delivery of individual assignments in accordance with established WSSC Water priorities, policies, and procedures.
• Forms and leads cross-functional internal project teams to deliver program deliverables.
• Works with internal customers, contractors, consultants, and project delivery teams to establish critical quality control checkpoints.
• Leads day-to-day coordination for various project teams and subject matter experts (SMEs) to ensure cross-departmental communication, problem identification, and resolution.
• Facilitates all communication between the project teams and WSSC Water Departments.
• Prepares or monitors program schedules, metrics, and budget using scheduling software such as Microsoft Project or other methods.
• Manages consultants performing all master and facility planning activities.
• Conducts internal reviews of the work effort of the consultant(s).
• Serves as the WSSC Water point of contact, interfaces with external stakeholders, and represents the Commission in public meetings regarding all master and facility planning issues.
• Provides project status updates to upper management and other internal stakeholders.
• Assists with the consultant selection process to ensure consultants possess the requisite skills and experience.
• Consults and works with team members from other internal organizations in the administration of consultant contracts and their associated procurement mechanisms.
• Reviews, negotiates, and finalizes contracts and change orders.
• Conducts post-project review to document lessons learned and provide guidance for future implementation work.
• Serves as department project representative equivalent to consultant's or contractor's project manager.
• Participates on project teams of others, including management review, reengineering, and policy groups.
• Reviews and approves monthly and final payments for contractors and vendors.

Benefits

• Salary range of $131,858 - $224,515
• Full-time position with a standard work schedule of M-F 8-5
• Regular employment status with opportunities for professional development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Utilities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree