Duties
Under general supervision, facilitates, coordinates and expedites the development, design, review, approval, and construction of County capital building projects and renovations with a prime focus on Furnishings and Fixtures and Equipment (FFE). This is commercial construction of various levels including new buildings requiring design, bid and construction. Each Specialist must manage multiple projects concurrently.
Primary Duties
- Manage office furniture design, purchases and installation.
- Manage office relocations.
- Manage small office renovations.
- Read architectural drawings.
- Knowledge of systems furniture.
- Work with County’s surplus team to identify used furniture requested by customer.
- Place furniture and miscellaneous items up for auction through GovDeals.
Design/Selection
- Oversee general furniture selection during the architectural design process, with the architect and customer (County agency).
- Review architectural furniture drawings to ensure that all furniture needs have been captured on the drawing.
Purchase
- Oversee furniture selection during purchasing process, with furniture vendors and customer.
- Guide the customer in selecting County standard furniture where required.
- Supervise color and fabric selection.
- Ensure that the customer keeps the purchase within budget.
- Review furniture vendors furniture drawings with customer.
- Review proposal in detail; make corrections if necessary.
Delivery/Installation
- Coordinate and manage furniture delivery schedule.
- Manage day of delivery and installation.
- Troubleshoot any issues that may arise.
- Work with customer and furniture vendors to resolve the issues.
Invoicing
- Review all items on the invoice for accuracy.
- Schedule preproposal site visits with moving vendors.
- Request proposals from each vendor, to include cost of move and any moving materials needed (boxes and labels).
- Provide customer with moving procedures and coordinate relocation date.
- Supervise day of relocation.
- Review and pay invoice.
Additional duties as required
- Plans, coordinates, and manages capital projects.
- Manages the work of consultants, contractors, and others.
- Coordinates project tasks with the work of other departments.
- Administers capital improvement construction contracts.
- Using MSProject, coordinates work between contractors, consultants, County agencies, and other components of local government.
- Arranges and conducts meetings with consultants, contracts, and the public.
- Performs field inspections of sites.
- Establishes and manages capital budgets and schedules along with determining the method of contract delivery on construction projects.
- Reviews, approves, and comments on consultant proposals, plans, designs, and specifications to ensure compliance with County standards and objectives.
- Utilizes GIS and computer aided drafting and design to make recommendations for solving technical design problems.
- Maintains records and prepares reports of program activities.
- Administers County “on-call” construction contracts.
- Coordinates all activities for the completion of a capital project, including the acquisition of all furniture, fixtures and equipment.
- Visits job sites where repair, renovation, or installation work is performed to ensure timely completion of projects.
- Inspects work done by County maintenance workers and private contractors.
- Maintains records of labor hours and materials used to complete project.
- Oversees the utilization of space in County facilities and any relocation of County offices.
NOTE: The duties and responsibilities listed above are for the purpose of determining a common set of minimum qualifications for all positions in this class. They may not include all of the essential job functions of each position in the class. Each position may not be required to perform all of the essential job functions listed.
Qualifications
Training and Experience:Possession of a high school diploma or an appropriate equivalent
plus
six years’ experience in sub-professional engineering, construction (preferably construction), construction inspection, or a closely related field.
(Additional qualifying education may be substituted on a year-for-year basis up to a maximum of four years for the required experience.)
Licenses and Certificates
Possession of a valid driver's license equivalent to a noncommercial class C Maryland driver's license is required at the time of appointment.
Proof of Licenses, Certifications and Education
Applicants are required to submit proof of licenses, certifications and education beyond high school to meet the required and preferred qualifications of the position. Diplomas or transcripts must show the applicant's major field of study. Copies and unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
Failure to submit proof of Licenses, Certifications and Education may result in your application not being considered.
Proof of Degree Equivalency
Applicants who have obtained a degree from outside the United States of America are required to submit degree equivalence documentation from World Education Services, Inc.
(www.WES.org)
Mail or deliver documents to:
ATTN: Project Manager FFE Specialist - Capital Construction - Non-Merit
Office of Human Resources
Baltimore County Government
308 Allegheny Ave.
Towson, MD 21204
You must attach your transcript(s) or license(s) to your application.
EXAMINATION PROCEDURE
Applicants will be qualified based on an evaluation of their training and experience, as stated on their application, which includes answers to the supplemental questions. Applicants must state the dates and duties of past and present experience clearly and completely for evaluation purposes.