Construction Representative III at Montgomery County, MD Government

The  Department of General Services, The Division of Building Design and Construction (DBDC) is responsible for planning, designing, and constructing Montgomery County’s public buildings to high performance standards while paying close attention to citizens’ input, environmental and economic concerns.

About The Position:

Employee will be responsible for monitoring building and site construction progress for various County Government Capital Improvement Program projects.

An employee in this class assures, on behalf of the County, contractor’s adherence to construction requirements (including construction plans and specifications, timelines and pertinent County, State and Federal requirements), standards (including generally accepted construction practices) and quality in the construction and/or major renovation or rehabilitation of County Capital Improvement Program.

The incumbent will monitor construction for all-new construction and major renovations and verify that construction work is accomplished effectively, timely and safely, resulting in a final product that provides full measure of benefit to the County. 

This outcome is accomplished through regular on site observation, recording, reporting and correction of work activities at construction sites as well as by initiating and conducting tests to authenticate and validate that materials meet specifications. 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Experience:  Seven (7) years of experience in construction or inspection of commercial Buildings. Building construction experience must include all building systems including electrical and mechanical installation or inspection experience.

Education: Completion of high school or High School Certificate of completion recognized in the State of Maryland.

Equivalency: An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.

Preferred Criteria

There is no Preferred Criteria. All applicants will be reviewed by OHR for minimum qualifications. Those applicants who meet minimum qualifications will be rated Qualified, placed on the Eligible List, and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting the minimum qualifications who are the same grade or higher will be placed on the Eligible List as a “Transfer” candidate and may be considered for an interview. Preference for interviews will be given to applicants with experience in the following:

• Knowledge of the standards and codes governing the construction of buildings, building systems.
• Knowledge of site preparation and sediment and erosion control and stormwater management techniques
• Experience in reading and interpreting construction engineering plans, specifications, drawings and related documents.
• Skill in oral communication to understand verbal information and to express such information verbally so that others will understand. Examples include exchanging routine and non-routine project information with business contacts or the public.
• Skill in written communication to understand written information and to express such information in writing.
• Interpersonal skills to interact effectively with business contacts or the public in a businesslike, customer service-oriented manner.
• Skill in the use of a computer for planning, scheduling, communicating (email), Microsoft MS Project, Excel, and Power Point.
• Knowledge and experience in working with construction management software such as BIM360.
• Certificates or education in the field of construction management.