Planning and Operations Manager

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Prince George’s County Government provides a dynamic and inclusive workplace where employees can thrive, learn, and grow across its 30 diverse agencies, all dedicated to serving the County's residents with essential resources and services. Nestled just minutes away from Washington, DC, Prince George's County combines urban vibrancy with serene surroundings, offering an ideal setting to live, work, and enjoy life.

The Prince George's County Department of Public Works & Transportation (DPW&T) is currently seeking highly qualified applicants to fill a Planning and Operations Manager (Planner 5G) grade G29 position in the Office of Highway Maintenance.

This is senior management-level, professional, and administrative work directing planning, program development, and cross-divisional coordination within the Office of Highway Maintenance, encompassing oversight of several major operating programs, including snow and ice removal operations, contract development and financial administration, and operational technology systems. This position serves as the principal management-level administrative resource to the Associate Director, providing strategic guidance and coordination across the full scope of OHM operations, including executive reporting, regulatory compliance, and performance analytics.

This is an essential position.

The Department of Public Works and Transportation (DPW&T) is responsible for nearly 2,000 miles of County-maintained roadways that range from rural to urban classifications. The transportation infrastructure includes 900 bridges, as well as shoulders, sidewalks, curbs/gutters, stormwater management facilities, driveway aprons and nearly 3,000 acres of grassy area—all of which are maintained by staff of the Department. DPW&T’s workforce keeps the County’s various services moving by performing a myriad of activities which include removing snow and ice from County-maintained roadways, upgrading traffic signals, installing streetlights, clearing fallen trees, unclogging drainage inlets and maintaining stormwater management facilities, as well as performing roadway repairs ranging from potholes and sidewalk trip hazards to bridge repairs and resurfacing projects and more.

• Develops programs, proposals, policies, and procedures to achieve Department goals, and provides administrative guidance to staff and supervisory personnel.
• Represents the Associate Director at meetings and operational events, and prepares executive reports, presentations, and decision memoranda.
• Develops annual and seasonal operating plans, and coordinates staffing, equipment, and resource deployment across OHM programs.
• Plans, delegates, monitors, and evaluates the activities and staff of the Administrative Division, including regular staff meetings on assignments, priorities, and policies.
• Prepares and administers the Annual Snow Operations Plan and establishes personnel and equipment schedules and databases for snow/ice removal assignments.
• Develops, processes, and administers snow/ice removal contracts, including contractor activation, deployment, and resolution of contractual issues.
• Conducts equipment and material inventories and prepares purchase requisitions for snow removal supplies, equipment, parts, and provisions.
• Leads operational briefings and planning sessions with District Managers, Supervisors, Clerks, Equipment Operators, and contractors, and distribute route assignments.
• Monitors storm forecasts and makes operational recommendations to the Associate Director before and during storm events.
• Represents the Department at Council of Governments (COG) snow coordination meetings and serves as liaison between OHM and other Department/Agency managers.
• Leads the development, drafting, and administration of operational contracts, managing the full lifecycle from scope development through closeout.
• Manages contract finances, including invoice review, expenditure tracking, cost projections, and reporting of potential overruns to the Associate Director.
• Develops key performance indicators, maintains executive dashboards, and conducts workload and productivity analyses…