What are the responsibilities and job description for the Program Administrator position at Prince George's County, MD?
Salary : $78,049.00 - $168,359.00 Annually
Location : Largo, MD
Job Type : Probationary FT
Job Number : 09088
Department : Department of the Environment
Division : Stormwater Management Division
Opening Date : 01 / 16 / 2025
Closing Date : 1 / 30 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Eastern
Nature and Variety of Work
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The Prince George's County Department of The Environment is currently seeking qualified applicants to fill a Program Administrator , grade G29 , in the Stormwater Management Di vision .
About the Position
This is professional program management work performed in conjunction with the administration of the Clean Water Partnership (CWP) in the Department of the Environment's Stormwater Management Division. The CWP is a long-term community-based public-private partnership (CBP3) that designs, builds, operates, maintains, and finances stormwater infrastructure projects. The incumbent provides essential management, administrative and technical support to the Senior Program Administrator. Work is performed under general supervision and performance is evaluated in terms of the overall contribution to achieving the Stormwater Management Division's performance goals.
About the Agency
The Department of the Environment works for a healthy, beautiful and sustainable County through programs that provide clean water, flood control, recycling and waste management, litter prevention, sustainable animal management and pet adoption in partnership with residents and other stakeholders. Some of our core services include providing clean water services (Stormwater Management Division); flooding prevention for buildings and structures (Sustainability Division and Stormwater Management Division); collecting, processing and diverting waste from the County-operated landfill, commercial facilities and householders (Resource Recovery Division); providing sustainability services to reduce greenhouse gas and emission (Sustainability Division); and facilitating pet adoptions, managing an animal holding facility, issuing pet licenses, investigating cruelty complaints and conducting humane outreach and education events (Animal Services Division).
Examples of Work
- Provide support to Senior Program Administrator on key management, administration, oversight, and implementation of the Stormwater Management Division's Clean Water Partnership (CWP) program.
- Initiates program management control mechanisms to ensure regulatory compliance and the management and administrative functions of the Division's operations and Federal / State Clean Water Act / NPDES MS4 permit regulations.
- Establish and implement effective strategies to secure compliance with county's NPDES permit, and Department and Division objectives for water quality restoration and drainage improvement and flood control programs.
- Provide general management, administration, and technical support to the Senior Program Administrator in the identification of grant, loan and other program and project funding opportunities, including the preparation of applications, legislation, funding appropriation, loan underwriting and closing, budget and reimbursement requests, funding closeouts, and data management.
- Manage the tracking of CWP performance metrics, e.g., production, schedules, cost, and project scope.
- Provide review and support to ensure contracts, submittals and documents comply with the latest statutes and regulations (Federal, State and County).
- Provide support to the Senior Program Administrator with the development of the Division's operating and capital budgets.
- Assist the Senior Program Administrator in the preparation and implementation of various contractual components, including annual plans for design, bid build stormwater projects, and operations and maintenance plans for 500 stormwater assets, social and economic development programs, program performance progress, covenants and easements, and surety requirements.
- Provide support for the administration of the CWP's Escrow Accounts, including the preparation and implementation of agreements and amendments, guaranty administration, escrow deposits, disbursements and investments, and account reconciliation.
- Supervise lower-level professional, para-professional, and technical personnel engaged in the preparation of program and project reports and documents required for the design, construction, maintenance and operation of stormwater management, flood, and other special projects.
- Represent the division, department and county at conferences and meetings with citizens, elected officials and municipals, State, Federal and other governmental agencies.
- Perform tasks and duties assigned, which may not be specifically listed in the positions description but are within the general occupational category and responsibilities level typically associated with the employee's class of work.
Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications :
Additional Information
Job Location : 1801 McCormick Drive, 5th Floor, Largo, MD 20774
Conditions of Employment : Upon selection, the candidate must :
ONLY ONLINE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED
Eligibility to Work : Under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, an employer is required to hire only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers. Applicants who are selected for employment will be required to provide and verify authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship. This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S., only after an offer has been accepted and the Form I-9 is completed. For information on E-Verify, or if you believe the County has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at 888-897-7781 or visit their website at dhs.gov / E-Verify.
INTERNAL APPLICANTS : If you are a current Prince George's County Government employee and seeking a promotion, in accordance with Section 16-200 of the Personnel Law, you have the right to appeal a rejection rating within five (5) working days of receiving a rejection notice. Union employees should refer to their respective collective bargaining agreement and / or union representative for their grievance procedure.
Prince George's County Government is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action EmployerCommitted to Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
General Plan Information :
The Prince George's County benefits plan year is from January 1 to December 31.
A spouse (to include a same sex spouse) can be added to the health benefit plans. A marriage certificate and social security number is required to add a spouse.
Children under the age of 26 are eligible for coverage under the health benefit plans. This includes stepchildren and children of the same-sex spouse. A birth certificate(s) and social security number(s) is required to add a child(ren). If you are only adding the stepchildren or child(ren) of a same-sex spouse, you will need to submit a marriage certificate. You will also need to submit the birth certificate of the child(ren) and your spouse must be listed as a parent.
The premiums for health benefits are deducted on a pre-tax basis with the exception of Long-Term Disability, Extra Life Insurance and Voluntary Benefits (Short-Term Disability, Whole Life Insurance, Critical Illness, Accident Insurance, Cancer Indemnity, Hospital Indemnity Protection, Accident Indemnity Plan, Supplemental Dental and Group Legal Services).
New employees must enroll in the County's health benefit plans within thirty (30) days of the hire date.
The effective date of the health benefits coverage is the beginning of the month following a waiting period of forty-five (45) days from the date of hire.
After enrolling in the County's benefit plans, employees may only make changes to the plans either during the open enrollment period, which occurs annually (usually each October), and / or during the year, due to a family status change (i.e., marriage, births, divorce and adoption).
Employee Benefits
Prince George's County is proud to offer employees an attractive and comprehensive benefits program, including the following :
Group Term Life Insurance
Long & Short-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts
Dependent Care Assistance Program
Health Care Flexible Spending Account
13 Paid Holidays
Retirement Benefits
Defined Benefit Pension Plan
Employer Contribution Rate-11.71%
Employee Contribution Rate (Pre-Tax)-3.48%
403(b)
Employee Assistance Program
Voluntary Benefits
Critical Illness
Whole Life Insurance
Accident Insurance
Legal Services
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I acknowledge and understand that the responses to the supplemental questions must reflect the information provided under the "Work Experience" section of the application. My responses will be used to determine whether or not I possess the minimum qualifications required for the position.
Which best describes your highest level of education completed?
If you selected "Other" for the previous question on education, please indicate highest education level completed.
How many years of progressively responsible experience do you have in governmental administrative work?
If the previous question applies to you, please explain your experience as well as list / dates of employment with your answer. Answers such as "See Resume" will not be accepted.
Describe your experience with initiating program management control mechanisms to ensure regulatory compliance.
If the previous question applies to you, please explain your experience as well as list / dates of employment with your answer. Answers such as "See Resume" will not be accepted.
Do you possess demonstrated knowledge and experience with contract administration, construction management, project management, and program management?
Are you willing and able to participate as an essential employee? Essential employees are expected to report during standard or non-standard hours as operations necessitate, or during emergencies. Essential employees are expected to report or remain at work when other County employees are granted Administrative Leave.
Required Question
Salary : $78,049 - $168,359
