Associate Project Manager - Facility Design & Construction

Position Information

Functional TitleAssociate Project Manager - Facility Design & Construction

Recruitment Category TypeStandard

Functional CategoryEngineering & Construction

GradeEG.14

FLSA StatusExempt

Requisition Number27-0029

Number of Vacancies1

Job LevelNon-Management

Job CodeN/A

Job Description Summary

Organization NameFacility Design & Construction

Reports toSection Manager, Project Management

Full or Part TimeFull Time

If Part Time how many hours per week

Regular or TemporaryRegular

Position End Date (if temporary)

Work Schedule

5 days (M-F) 8hrs/day

Telework available consistent with Division policy.

Position LocationLaurel

Position Summary Information

General Summary

TheAssociate Project Manager – Facility Design & Constructionis an entry level position under the general direction of a senior project manager responsible for leading teams managing the planning, design and construction of physical capital assets (water/wastewater plants, pumping stations, storage and transmission facilities, and rehabilitation projects). Project team membership will be functionally diverse, reflecting the intent and objectives of individual projects.

Essential Functions

• Leads a team managing planning, design or construction projects such as treatment plants, pumping stations, transmission projects, or other facilities.

• Manages projects intending to deliver organizational, program, or corporate benefits and improvements

• Assists a senior project manager in a particular phase of a larger project

• Consults and works with team members from other internal organizations in the administration of consultant, architect/engineer (A/E) and construction contracts and their associated procurement mechanisms

• Reviews project technical, management, and budgetary plans and ensures project compliance with corporate policy and technical specifications

• Reviews and approves monthly and final payments for A/E’s, contractors and vendors Participates on project teams of others, including management review, reengineering and policy groups Gathers data and prepares diagnostic and prescriptive reports on team, division or institutional issues

• Reviews, negotiates and finalizes contracts and change orders

• Prepares or monitors project schedules using PERT , CPM , bar chart, or other methods

• Develops and implements project management strategic plans and resultant monitoring mechanisms

• Drives a vehicle to conduct WSSC Water business

Other Functions

• Serves as acting project manager, or substitutes for other associate project managers, in their absence

• Performs other related duties as required

Work Environment And Physical Demands

• Ability to climb ladders, and work in confined spaces and elevated locations

• Ability to lift minimum of 50 pounds, and to utilize appropriate safety equipment and procedures effectively

• Ability to hear audible alarms and abnormal equipment noises

• Ability to visually inspect equipment and processes any time of day or night

• Good physical condition, particularly absence of respiratory and back problems

Required Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of civil engineering and environmental engineering, design project management, construction project management, and contract administration

• Ability to organize and lead cross functional project teams

• Ability to maintain project team focus and effective structure including the development of a strategic project management plan encompassing schedule, budgetary, contractual, human resources and stakeholder elements

• Must possess the knowledge and skills required to effectively access and involve other agencies, internal staff, the general public and special interest communities

• Good verbal and written communications skills

Minimum Education, Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Sanitary, Environmental Engineering or related engineering discipline

OR

• High School diploma or equivalent

• 4+ years experience in project management

Additional Requirements

• Possession of a valid driver’s license, with no more than 4 points, and the ability to obtain and maintain a WSSC Water driver’s permit within 90 days of hire or transfer

• Completion of the WSSC Water Financial Disclosure statement within 30 days of employment and annually thereafter

Preferences

Possession of an Engineer-in-Training ( EIT ) designation

Salary$99,861 - $170,034

Posting Detail Information

EEO Statement

WSSC Water is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We make employment decisions based on merit, qualifications, and business needs.

Reasonable Accommodations: WSSC Water provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and to individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, practices, or observances, in accordance with applicable law. Applicants who require assistance or an accommodation during the application or hiring process should contact us [email protected]

Close Date

Open Until FilledNo

Special Instructions to Applicants

Additional Information

All applicants selected will be subject to drug screening and a background check/verification.

Eligible candidates will be reviewed after 10/27/26.

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• • Do you have a High School diploma or equivalent?

• Yes

• No

• • Do you have a valid driver's license with no more than 4 points and with no restrictions (except eyeglasses/contact lenses)?

• Yes

• No

• • Will you, now or in the future, require sponsorship for employment visa status?

• Yes

• No

• Are you an eligible veteran of any branch of the armed forces who has received an honorable discharge or Certificate of Satisfactory Completion of Military Service, the spouse of an eligible veteran who has a service-connected disability or the surviving spouse of a deceased eligible veteran?

• Yes

• No

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

• Resume

Optional Documents

• Cover Letter/Letter of Application