Capital Improvements Program (CIP) Manager (Manager II, Grade M2)
Apply NowCompany: Montgomery County, MD
Location: Rockville, MD 20850
Description:
Salary : $110,403.00 - $194,980.00 Annually
Location : 101 Monroe St Rockville MD 20850 USA
Job Type: Permanent
Job Number: 2025-00240
Department: Office of Management and Budget
Opening Date: 04/11/2025
Closing Date: 4/25/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
FLSA: Exempt
About the Position
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The anticipated salary upon hire: $110,403 - $182,124
WHO WE ARE
About the Office of Management and Budget
At the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), we are at the forefront of strategic decision-making, driving initiatives that directly influence the quality of life in the County. By providing an objective, data-driven perspective on public and fiscal policy, OMB empowers the County Executive, County Council, and other partners to make informed, impactful decisions. Our work ensures that resources are allocated responsibly and aligned with key priorities, driving the effective operation of County government.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are seeking a highly skilled Capital Improvement Budget Manager to join our team. In this role, you will help lead a team of fiscal and policy analysts in developing the County's Capital Improvements Program. You will guide staff in forming well-reasoned analyses and recommendations on policy development, and advise the Capital Budget Coordinator, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and other executive-level officials on solutions to capital budget issues. You will oversee complex issues and hold primary oversight responsibility of the technical components of the County's capital budget. Your work will be vital in guiding the County's capital budget processes and ensuring alignment with broader strategic objectives.
What Makes You Stand Out:
What You'll Be Doing
Minimum Qualifications
Preferred Criteria, Interview Preferences
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The Office of Human Resources (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.
Montgomery County Government(MCG) 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 reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should email OHR at OHR@montgomerycountymd.gov. Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.
MCG also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, 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 or interview preference 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 the Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for an interview.
This will establish an Eligible List that may be used to fill both current and future vacancies.
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.
Leave Benefits
Our generous leave package starts with non-MLS permanent and term employees earning 15 days of sick leave and 15 days of annual leave in their first year, as well as up to three additional personal days each calendar year. Positions in MLS earn 35 days of paid time off each year. In addition, we offer all employees 10 paid holidays. Our leave policies adhere to the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, and we provide six weeks of paid parental leave for new parents.
Retirement Benefits
All permanent and term positions are eligible for robust retirement plans. Public safety positions are eligible for a defined benefit pension plan in which they are vested after only five years. Employees in non-public safety positions can participate in retirement plans that contribute up to 12 percent of their annual salary. All employees can also participate in a supplemental retirement plan, the 457 Deferred Compensation Plan, to contribute even more to their retirement goals.
Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Forgiveness
Montgomery County employees are eligible to participate in the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. Participants who meet all requirements may qualify for forgiveness on the remaining balance on their Direct Loans after making 120 qualifying monthly payments under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time in a qualifying public service position. To learn more about PSLF, please visit the Student Loan Repayment Benefits page. Our tuition assistance program allows you to receive up to $2,130 annually in tuition assistance to help you achieve a degree that supports your career path.
Free Mass Transit Benefit
County employees are entitled to use the RideOn Bus service for free with a valid County-employee ID. This benefit can be used any time of the day or evening, including weekends. We also offer a pre-tax flexible spending account to reduce the cost of other mass-transit options such as MARC trains and Metro.
Reduced Child and Health Care Costs
Working for Montgomery County also entitles permanent and term employees to participate in healthcare and childcare Flexible Spending Accounts. These plans allow eligible employees to save on a pretax basis for healthcare and dependent care costs incurred during the plan year.
Employee Wellbeing
We deeply care about your holistic wellness. Our award-winning wellness program, LiveWell, will support you in improving and maintaining your physical, mental, financial, social, and intellectual well-being.
Learn more about our wonderful benefits available to you once you join our team. Montgomery County Benefits
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THIS POSITION IS "ONLY" OPEN TO INTERNAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES. Does this apply to you?
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What is your highest level of completed education?
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How many years of professional experience do you possess, in small business assistance, entrepreneurial business support, economic development, customer service, operations, or a combination thereof?
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Please describe your experience managing the complex technical components of the capital budget and capital improvements program preparation and providing guidance and recommendations to senior executive leadership on solutions to complex capital budget issues. If None, Put "N/A"
05
Please describe your experience conducting budget, program, management, and financial analyses in a public-sector environment. If None, Put "N/A"
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Please describe your experience leading in a high volume, complex, and intense policy or budget environment. If None, Put "N/A"
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Please describe your experience communicating effectively in writing through decision memoranda, and orally through small and large group presentations, and testimony at executive and legislative branch budget hearings and work sessions. If None, Put "N/A"
08
Please describe your experience mentoring, team building, and coordination across a variety of settings. If None, Put "N/A"
Required Question
Location : 101 Monroe St Rockville MD 20850 USA
Job Type: Permanent
Job Number: 2025-00240
Department: Office of Management and Budget
Opening Date: 04/11/2025
Closing Date: 4/25/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
FLSA: Exempt
About the Position
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The anticipated salary upon hire: $110,403 - $182,124
WHO WE ARE
About the Office of Management and Budget
At the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), we are at the forefront of strategic decision-making, driving initiatives that directly influence the quality of life in the County. By providing an objective, data-driven perspective on public and fiscal policy, OMB empowers the County Executive, County Council, and other partners to make informed, impactful decisions. Our work ensures that resources are allocated responsibly and aligned with key priorities, driving the effective operation of County government.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are seeking a highly skilled Capital Improvement Budget Manager to join our team. In this role, you will help lead a team of fiscal and policy analysts in developing the County's Capital Improvements Program. You will guide staff in forming well-reasoned analyses and recommendations on policy development, and advise the Capital Budget Coordinator, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and other executive-level officials on solutions to capital budget issues. You will oversee complex issues and hold primary oversight responsibility of the technical components of the County's capital budget. Your work will be vital in guiding the County's capital budget processes and ensuring alignment with broader strategic objectives.
What Makes You Stand Out:
- Strategic Leader: You can see the big picture and connect the dots between policy, finance, and community needs.
- Problem Solver: You thrive on complexity and can break down intricate issues to develop smart, effective solutions.
- Confident Communicator: You can distil and clearly present complicatedinformation so that it is easily understood by executiveleadership to support decision-making orally and in writing. You have experience explaining and defending decisions on high visibility issues of broad organizational impact to executive leadership, at County Council sessions, and in public meetings.
- Team Builder: You findreward in supporting and developing the skills and knowledge of analytical staff, and actively work across teams and departments toshare information and build relationships that lead to shared success.
- Deep Subject Matter Knowledge: You have a depth of knowledge of the technical components of the County's capital budget including funding sources, fiscal policies, and basic accounting principles that impact the capital improvement program. You also have a breadth of knowledge on government operations across County departments and outside agencies.
What You'll Be Doing
- Develop OMB staff's analytical skills and support efforts to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the capital budget development process.
- Supervise a team of Fiscal and Policy Analyst who monitor, review, examine and provide recommendations on department/agency operating and capital budgets. Leadership will be particularly focused on areas of the capital budget that are inter-dependent and will help analysts focus work to advance broader, coordinated policy objectives within available capital budget resources, as well as technical components of budget development.
- Provide primary oversight of technical components (Macro) of capital improvements program preparation.
- Manage complex portions of the County's capital improvements program preparation and administration processes, both for recurring and special projects.
- Advise senior leadership and the County Executive on the County's six-year Capital Improvements Program and the County's debt and other fiscal policies (particularly as it relates to bond ratings).
- Provide guidance and recommendations to senior leadership, the County Executive, and the County Council on solutions to complex budget issues.
- Assist the Capital Improvements Program Coordinator in the development, oversight, and policy implications of capital budget policy development and implementation.
- Function as a backup to the Capital Improvements Program Coordinator with knowledge of key capital budget macro concepts and financing mechanisms.
- Provide guidance and recommendations to Department/Agency Heads concerning budget requests and related management and program issues in concert with established policies, procedures and law, and County Executive guidance.
- Provide testimony at budget hearings and before task forces, committees, public meetings, etc.
- Represent OMB on interdepartmental, inter branch, and interagency policy coordinating entities.
Minimum Qualifications
- NOTE - THIS POSITION IS "ONLY" OPEN TO INTERNAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY EMPLOYEES
- Experience: Seven (7+) years of progressively responsible professional experience in developing operating or capital budgets of a significant magnitude and complexity, preferably in the public sector, and/or analysis of complex management and policy issues having budgetary implications, three years of which were in a supervisory or executive capacity.
- Note: The term "executive" is further defined as a high echelon or high-level position in an organization that is assigned technical research, management advisory services responsibilities, or policy-making duties and responsibilities that exert considerable influence on organizational policy, plans, and operations through technical research, management advisory services, and/or policy-making duties and responsibilities (e.g., County positions at Grade 30 or above).
- Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree.
- Equivalency: An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted
Preferred Criteria, Interview Preferences
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word, with a quick adaptability to proprietary software.
- Experience managing the complex technical components of the capital budget and capital improvements program preparation and providing guidance and recommendations to senior executive leadership on solutions to complex capital budget issues
- Experience conducting budget, program, management, and financial analyses in a public-sector environment.
- Experience in a leadership role in a high volume, complex, and intense policy or budget environment.
- Experience communicating effectively in writing through decision memoranda, and orally through small and large group presentations, and testimony at executive and legislative branch budget hearings and work sessions.
- Experience with mentoring, team building, and coordination across a variety of settings.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The Office of Human Resources (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.
Montgomery County Government(MCG) 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 reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should email OHR at OHR@montgomerycountymd.gov. Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.
MCG also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, 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 or interview preference 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 the Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for an interview.
This will establish an Eligible List that may be used to fill both current and future vacancies.
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.
Leave Benefits
Our generous leave package starts with non-MLS permanent and term employees earning 15 days of sick leave and 15 days of annual leave in their first year, as well as up to three additional personal days each calendar year. Positions in MLS earn 35 days of paid time off each year. In addition, we offer all employees 10 paid holidays. Our leave policies adhere to the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, and we provide six weeks of paid parental leave for new parents.
Retirement Benefits
All permanent and term positions are eligible for robust retirement plans. Public safety positions are eligible for a defined benefit pension plan in which they are vested after only five years. Employees in non-public safety positions can participate in retirement plans that contribute up to 12 percent of their annual salary. All employees can also participate in a supplemental retirement plan, the 457 Deferred Compensation Plan, to contribute even more to their retirement goals.
Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Forgiveness
Montgomery County employees are eligible to participate in the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. Participants who meet all requirements may qualify for forgiveness on the remaining balance on their Direct Loans after making 120 qualifying monthly payments under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time in a qualifying public service position. To learn more about PSLF, please visit the Student Loan Repayment Benefits page. Our tuition assistance program allows you to receive up to $2,130 annually in tuition assistance to help you achieve a degree that supports your career path.
Free Mass Transit Benefit
County employees are entitled to use the RideOn Bus service for free with a valid County-employee ID. This benefit can be used any time of the day or evening, including weekends. We also offer a pre-tax flexible spending account to reduce the cost of other mass-transit options such as MARC trains and Metro.
Reduced Child and Health Care Costs
Working for Montgomery County also entitles permanent and term employees to participate in healthcare and childcare Flexible Spending Accounts. These plans allow eligible employees to save on a pretax basis for healthcare and dependent care costs incurred during the plan year.
Employee Wellbeing
We deeply care about your holistic wellness. Our award-winning wellness program, LiveWell, will support you in improving and maintaining your physical, mental, financial, social, and intellectual well-being.
Learn more about our wonderful benefits available to you once you join our team. Montgomery County Benefits
01
THIS POSITION IS "ONLY" OPEN TO INTERNAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES. Does this apply to you?
- Yes
- No
02
What is your highest level of completed education?
- N/A
- High School/GED
- Associate's Degree
- Bachelor's Degree
- Master's Degree
- Juris Doctor
- Doctorate
03
How many years of professional experience do you possess, in small business assistance, entrepreneurial business support, economic development, customer service, operations, or a combination thereof?
- Under 1 Year of experience
- 1+ Year of experience
- 2+ Years of experience
- 3+ Years of experience
- 4+ Years of experience
- 5+ Years of experience
- 6+ Years of experience
- 7+ Years of experience
- 8+ Years of experience
- 9+ Years of experience
04
Please describe your experience managing the complex technical components of the capital budget and capital improvements program preparation and providing guidance and recommendations to senior executive leadership on solutions to complex capital budget issues. If None, Put "N/A"
05
Please describe your experience conducting budget, program, management, and financial analyses in a public-sector environment. If None, Put "N/A"
06
Please describe your experience leading in a high volume, complex, and intense policy or budget environment. If None, Put "N/A"
07
Please describe your experience communicating effectively in writing through decision memoranda, and orally through small and large group presentations, and testimony at executive and legislative branch budget hearings and work sessions. If None, Put "N/A"
08
Please describe your experience mentoring, team building, and coordination across a variety of settings. If None, Put "N/A"
Required Question