Administrator Iii-Construction Project Manager Statewide

Introduction

The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) is seeking dedicated candidates to fill important roles within our department. We are one of the largest departments in Maryland with nearly 12,000 employees and a budget of more than $1 billion. In order to fulfill our mission of promoting safety, we have increased security at our institutions while leading the way in innovative restorative justice projects that will help offenders reintegrate into society upon release.

As a member of the DPSCS team, you can have a fulfilling career, while also enjoying a wide range of benefits such as medical and dental coverage, paid time off (i.e. vacation, sick leave), becoming vested in the State pension, supplemental retirement options, and even joining the Maryland State Employees Credit Union.

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• DCCFM Capital Construction
  Reisterstown Plaza Office Complex
  6776 Reisterstown Road
  Baltimore, Maryland 21215
• Eastern Correctional Institution
  30420 Revells Neck Rd
  Westover, MD 21890
• Maryland Correctional Institution-Hagerstown
  18601 Roxbury Rd
  Hagerstown, MD 21746
• Jessup Correctional Institution
  7805 House of Correction Road
  Jessup, Maryland 20794
• Youth Detention Center
  926 Greenmount Avenue
  Baltimore, Maryland 21502

We are seeking an experienced, Administrator III (Project Manager) to oversee large-scale operations, maintenance, life-cycle replacements, facility restorations, and capital construction across our institutional infrastructure. This leadership role directs agency engineers, architects, and external contractors. You will ensure that high-security facility upgrades, system modernizations, and structural expansions are delivered on time, within budget, and in absolute compliance with both strict correctional security protocols and building codes.

The Project Manager is responsible for the operations and maintenance (O&M), life-cycle replacements, facility restorations and modernizations, grounds maintenance, utility services, energy management, security and fire and emergency services for all DPSCS Correctional Institution Facilities. This includes oversight of operations that include, but not limited to DGS Capital Construction and Capital Maintenance and as needed with maintenance projects.

Ensures staff complies with agency policy and procedures, State and Federal regulations and laws. Develops comprehensive project plans, including scope, schedule, budget, and resource allocation. Ensures all projects comply with local, state, and federal regulations and safety standards.

• Manages and plans the work of Agency Engineers/Architects engaged as needed in planning, directing, coordinating, and monitoring agency Construction Projects, operating maintenance, and system services from the program approval through design and post construction phases. Identifies and manages potential cost overruns and implement corrective actions.
• Attends project design review, pre-bid conferences, pre-construction meetings, construction meetings, and postconstruction meetings to resolve technical requirements. Ensures compliance with agency needs, specifications, objectives, project programs, design standards, contract specifications, applicable building codes, and sound engineering practices. Prepares and reviews comments of agency projects during all phases of planning, construction, and competition.
• Coaches and mentors Correctional Maintenance staff. Ensures staff receive appropriate level of training and receives adequate training from Vendor as applicable.
• Reviews schematic and design document of agency projects developed by engineering or architectural consultants for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with all applicable building codes, standards, and agency program statements and requirements.
• Approves bidding documents, evaluation of bids, selection of contractors, proposed change order authorizations, time extensions, and payments for agency projects.
• Serves as agency liaison to the Engineers/ Architects.
• Act as the primary point of contact for all project-related communications.
• Collaborates with architects, engineers, contractors, and other…