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Matthew R. Metzler Contact Info:
436 Greenhedge Drive (717) 380-4320
Lancaster, PA 17603 matthew.metzler@gmail.com
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

City of Lancaster, Pennsylvania (09/2007—present)
Current Title: Interim/Acting Director of Public Works
Past Title: Deputy Director of Public Works, Construction Services/Capital Projects (2014-present)
Past Title: Capital Project Manager/Capital Improvement Program Manager (2007-2014)
Past Title: Capital Improvement & Engineering Manager (2007-2009, during absence of City
Engineer)
Responsibilities: Currently Interim/Acting Director of Public Works. Oversight of multiple utilities and
bureaus with 210 full-time employees. Oversight includes water utility, sewer utility, stormwater, streets,
traffic, solid waste & recycling, facilities, and parks. Previously was Deputy Director of the Department
of Public Works for the City of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Previously held position of Capital
Improvement Program Manager and Engineering Manager. General responsibilities include: Manager of
municipal construction (streets and sidewalks, water, sewer, stormwater, traffic, parks and pools,
facilities). Oversight and permitting of all PUC-regulated utilities within the municipal ROW. Duties
include all responsibilities associated with the development, design, permitting, and management of all
Capital Projects in the City of Lancaster, and the City’s large scale Grant and misc. Capital Programs.
Management of approximately 4-10 Capital Projects simultaneously, in varying phases of design and
construction depending on year. Management of grants from the Federal, State, and County Government
levels. Responsibilities include working directly with, or overseeing: public, engineers, architects,
consultants, contractors, utility companies, media and communications contacts, nonprofits, and other
government agencies and authorities from Federal, State, and County levels. Supervisory and
Management responsibilities over bargaining and non-bargaining employees. Progressively responsible
DPW management experience over the past 11+ years. Successfully applied for and was awarded, then
managed, many grants for DPW before a Grants Administrator position was created.

Benchmark Construction Co, Inc. (03/2006 to 09/2007)
Title: Project Manager
Responsibilities: Project Manager for a General Contractor of Construction. Daily responsibilities
included project cost management, manpower, scheduling, billing, subcontractor management and
coordination, leading meetings, coordination with design professionals and owners’ representatives,
project-related organizational skills, managing workforces, and general construction knowledge and
management.

Southern Insulation, Inc. Hyattsville, MD (05/2005 to 03/2006)
Title: Project Manager, Estimating Coordinator /Manager
Responsibilities: Project Manager and Estimating Coordinator for the company’s 4 divisions (Hazardous
Abatement, Demolition, Fireproofing, and Insulation), overseeing projects, supervising union crews, and
managing various aspects of construction and renovation projects. Many projects were Federal
Government Projects in Washington, DC and were Architect of the Capitol projects with security
clearance requirements from the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security.
Supervised, estimated, and coordinated divisions in addition to project management responsibilities.

United Electric Supply, Inc. Lancaster, PA (06/2004 to 05/2005)
Title: Inside Sales, Operations Management Trainee