State of Maryland

A Capital Construction Engineer/Architect II is the full performance level of work as a design or project engineer or architect for multi-year capital construction projects for State or local governments.  Capital construction projects are not subject to review by a control or higher-level organization and may include office buildings, health care facilities, correctional institutions, multi-family housing, educational facilities, and public works structures and operations.  In some cases, employees may function as both the design and project engineer or architect.  Employees in this classification do not supervise other Engineers or Architects but may provide guidance and direction to engineering or architectural consultants.

Employees in this classification receive general supervision from the Capital Construction Engineer/Architect Supervisor or other designated official.  Employees may be required to work evenings and weekends in order to attend public meetings and hearings.  Employees may be subject to call-in for emergency situations, such as problems at construction sites.  The work may require traveling throughout the State to construction sites where conditions may be noisy, dirty and uncomfortable.

Positions in this classification are evaluated by using the classification job evaluation methodology. The use of this method involves comparing the assigned duties and responsibilities of a position to the job criteria found in the Nature of Work and Examples of Work sections of the class specification.

The Capital Construction Engineer/Architect I and II are differentiated on the basis of degree of supervisory control exercised by the supervisor over the employees.    The Capital Construction Engineer/Architect I performs duties under close supervision at times and under general supervision at other times depending on the complexity of the specific duty being performed.  The Capital Construction Engineer/Architect II performs the full range of duties and responsibilities under general supervision.  The Capital Construction Engineer/Architect II is differentiated from the Capital Construction Engineer/Architect Senior in that the Capital Construction Engineer/Architect Senior leads the work of other lower-level Capital Construction Engineers/Architects and is assigned the most complex capital projects and has the authority to certify final designs.

Reviews designs, plans, specifications, contract documents, feasibility studies, and cost analyses of major multi-year capital construction projects developed by engineering or architectural consultants;

Provides technical review comments on major multi-year capital construction projects for technical efficiency and sufficiency, code compliance, program requirements, and sound engineering or architectural practices;

Reviews major multi-year capital construction projects during the six phases of design from the program stage through the schematic design, design development, construction documents and bidding stages;

Provides in-house architectural design services within a specific engineering or architectural discipline including preparation of bidding documents, review and approval of drawings, preparation of cost estimates, establishment of time schedules for design and construction and resolution of technical engineer or architect problems;

Provides technical assistance to State agencies and local governments for analysis of design concepts and construction problems, interpretation of technical data, cost issues and procurement of engineering or architectural services;

Plans, directs and coordinates major multi-year capital construction projects from the program approval through design and post construction stages;

Develops or reviews program phase of capital construction projects that outline the project needs and design criteria, project history and justification, functional requirements, technical considerations and requirements, budget information and complete scope of work;

Develops and monitors project schedule throughout the design process and coordinates activities and actions necessary to maintain the project schedule;

Reviews design team technical comments, approves design concepts and final documents submitted by engineering or architectural consultants, and negotiates progress payment schedules with engineering or architectural consultants;

Evaluates and approves Proposed Change Orders (PCO) and time extension requests as they occur during the course of construction;

Attends and may conduct or chair various project design review, pre-bid, construction progress, and post construction meetings to respond to inquiries concerning the project, resolve technical difficulties and ensure compliance with project program and design standards, contract specifications, applicable building codes, and sound engineering or architectural practices;

Participates on engineer or architect selection and negotiation committees to select consultants, evaluate technical and cost proposals of candidate engineer or architectural firms, recommend the awarding of contracts, negotiate fees and conduct debriefings for capital projects;

May provide final technical review comments on capital maintenance projects for technical efficiency and sufficiency, code compliance, program requirements, and sound engineering or architectural practices;

May inspect State-owned and other facilities to evaluate and assess engineering or architectural needs and prepare reports detailing conditions and work required;

May testify before legislative budget committees on projects included in the State’s capital budget proposal;

May prepare and present testimony in administrative hearings;

Performs other related duties.

Class Descriptions are broad descriptions covering groups of positions used by various State departments and agencies.  Position descriptions maintained by the using department or agency specifically address the essential job functions of each position.

Class Descriptions provide information about the Nature of Work, Examples of Work, General Requirements and Acknowledgements.  The Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities; Minimum Education and Experience Requirements; Special Requirements; and recruitment and testing procedures are set by the using agency.

This is a Skilled Service classification in the State Personnel Management System.  All positions in this classification are Skilled Service positions.  Some positions in Skilled Service classifications may be designated Special Appointment in accordance with the State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 6-405, Annotated Code of Maryland.

This classification is not assigned to a bargaining unit, as indicated by the designation of S (Supervisor), M (Manager), T (Agency Head), U (Board or Commission Member), W (Student), X (Used by Agency or Excluded by Executive Order), or Z (Confidential).  As provided by State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 3-102, special appointment, temporary, contractual, supervisory, managerial and confidential employees are excluded collective bargaining.  Additionally, certain executive branch agencies are exempt from collective bargaining and all positions in those agencies are excluded from collective bargaining.