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Prince George’s County Government provides a dynamic and inclusive workplace where employees can thrive, learn, and grow across its 30 diverse agencies, all dedicated to serving the County's residents with essential resources and services. Nestled just minutes away from Washington, DC, Prince George's County combines urban vibrancy with serene surroundings, offering an ideal setting to live, work, and enjoy life.
The Office of Storm Drain Maintenance is responsible for the improvements and maintenance of the County’s stormwater infrastructure, including storm drain systems, management facilities, drainage channels, outfalls, flood control assets, levees, and pump stations. This position oversees planning, assessment, design coordination, construction oversight, asset tracking, regulatory compliance, and implementation of projects that reduce flooding, protect public safety, improve water quality, and enhance climate resilience.
This is advanced and supervisory level position responsible for leading engineering, technical, and paraprofessional staff on complex projects. The position manages projects from planning through construction and provides direct supervision to both staff and consultants. Duties include applying advanced engineering principles in the design, analysis, review, and construction of stormwater management facilities, dams, and levees. Key tasks include developing and reviewing project scopes, overseeing design and estimating, negotiating consultant services, directing construction services, reviewing plans, managing contracts, conducting facility and levee inspections, and ensuring project delivery from inception to completion.
Additional responsibilities include technical analysis, field investigations, project meetings, regulatory coordination, consultant and construction oversight, public response, and emergency operations. The position participates in snow operations duty with restricted leave from December 15th to March 15th and must provide project management leadership in the Division Chief's absence. A valid Driver’s License is required at all times.
About the Agency
The Department of Public Works and Transportation (DPW&T) is responsible for nearly 2,000 miles of County-maintained roadways that range from rural to urban classifications. The transportation infrastructure includes 900 bridges, as well as shoulders, sidewalks, curbs/gutters, stormwater management facilities, driveway aprons and nearly 3,000 acres of grassy area -- all of which are maintained by staff of the Department. DPW&T’s workforce keeps the County’s various services moving by performing a myriad of activities which include removing snow and ice from County-maintained roadways, upgrading traffic signals, installing streetlights, clearing fallen trees, unclogging drainage inlets and maintaining stormwater management facilities, as well as performing roadway repairs ranging from potholes and sidewalk trip hazards to bridge repairs and resurfacing projects and more.