The D epartment of Permitting Services ’ (DPS) primary mission is to promote the health safety, welfare, and economic wellbeing of residents, businesses, and communities in Montgomery County with timely professional, transparent, and consistent review and processing of plans and permits and through inspections of structures, rights-of-way, and development.

Program Summary

The Sustainability, Energy, and Mechanical (SEM) program is responsible for developing, implementing, and aiding projects in compliance with the International Green Construction Code, International Energy Conservation Code, and the International Mechanical Code. The SEM program plays a pivotal role in ensuring construction projects within Montgomery County meet the requirements set forth by the Climate Action Plan while also ensuring project teams understand and properly implement building codes.

This Green Building Program Manager ( Program Manager II ) position is focused on assisting in the implementation of the green construction code through the coordination of green building and energy plans and documentation in accordance with adopted Federal, State, and County codes, standards, and regulation in support of the Montgomery County Climate Action Plan (CAP).

Examples of duties include but not limit to the following:

• Create programs, procedures, and policies that are utilized by DPS plan review and inspection staff.
• Monitor compliance, effectiveness, and operational processes for internal and external users and project team programs.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate the green building and energy code amendments designed to bolster CAP measures.
• Develop tools to design to manage complex project construction documents to ensure compliance of the green building and energy codes.
• Develop and facilitate new analytics/data points in support of the new State and County codes and CAP.
• Act as a point-of-contact between the County and various stakeholders.
• Communicate technical guidance with professionals and representatives from the building industry.

This position requires the ability to attend meetings or perform work at locations outside the office.

COMPETITIVE BENEFITS

Effective June 18, 2023, the salary range for this position is as follows: Program Manager II, Grade 25 – Salary: $73,173 - $117,424

Effective August 30, 2021 all new hires will be required to provide proof that they are fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus prior to their first date of employment. Individuals who are unable to be vaccinated should contact OHR@montgomerycountymd.gov to discuss possible accommodations.

OHR reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position/IRC.

Montgomery County Government is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Office of Human Resources via email to OHR@montgomerycountymd.gov . Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.

Montgomery County Government also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, please refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference .

All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant's responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for interview.

If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.

Montgomery County Ethics Law : Except as provided by law or regulation, the County's "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriff's office) are subject to the County's ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at 19A-12 of the County Code . Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the Ethics Commission website.

There are no preferred criteria assessments for this recruitment. All applicants will be reviewed by OHR for minimum qualifications. Applicants who meet minimum qualifications will be rated "Qualified," placed on the Eligible List, and may be considered for interview. Selection for interviews will be given to applicants with experience in the following: