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Southern Maryland Live. Learn. Play. Work. MIL is a professional services company with a We support the mission-critical work being done at government-wide footprint and nearly 40 years in the the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), which is business. With revenue numbers topping $125M and headquartered in Lexington Park, MD in historic St. Mary’s a workforce over 700 strong, MIL is a steadily growing County. With available positions in project management, company where important work is done and careers are engineering, information technology, and cybersecurity built. And, best of all, we’re looking for you! that span a myriad of areas of specialization, if you have the right skills, we just might have the perfect job for you! Right now, MIL is greatly expanding our workforce in beautiful and exciting Southern Maryland (SoMD). We have openings and opportunity for the right candidates Interested? Keep reading to see why SoMD is such a and plenty of room to grow. great place to live, learn, play, and work! Live. Play. If you lived here, you’d be… nestled between the western shores of the SoMD’s unique topography means that you’ll Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac River, with the historic Paxtuxent River find a wide variety of leisure activities. adding to the excitement. You’d find affordable waterfront living, well- planned communities, and more rural properties. Curious about the cost of Its many access points on the Patuxent River, Potomac living? Average listing and rental prices presented below are highly attractive River, and Chesapeake Bay, afford water-based recreation for the region and make home ownership a viable option. such as fishing, crabbing, swimming, and boating. The Along with its many historical places, like St. Mary’s City, many trail heads throughout the area offer hikes for Maryland’s first settlement and capital, SoMD offers all age and fitness levels, cycling, and the opportunity numerous parks, cultural and sporting venues, dining, St. Mary’s County, MD Calvert County, MD to observe wildlife. Additionally, a wide variety of shopping, and recreational opportunities. The SoMD recreational sports leagues such as baseball, softball, area also boasts many local festivities and annual events Listing Average: $294,900 Listing Average: $314,600 basketball, soccer, and more are available to residents. such as the Oyster Festival and Blessing-of-the-Fleet in Renting Average: $1,550 Renting Average: $1,700 Jam-packed with history, the region offers Civil War buffs St. Mary’s; Calvert’s Children’s Day on the Farm and the ready access to historically significant places like Point Celtic Festival at Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum; and Lookout State Park and its Civil War Museum. Or plan a Charles County’s summertime Artsfest and Oktoberfest Charles County, MD Washington, D.C. Area visit to St. Catherine in Waldorf, Md., also known as Dr. & Folk Festival every fall. For every weekend on the Listing Average: $329,000 Listing Average: $579,000 Samuel A. Mudd House, the two-story dwelling where calendar, you can find a fun, educational, or interesting Dr. Mudd famously treated John Wilkes Booth after his place to be. Renting Average: $1,795 Renting Average: 2,100 assassination of President Lincoln. In Charles County, try visiting: In Calvert County, you can see: And, SoMD has a location for every lifestyle. If you enjoy more urban » Serenity Farm African-American » Solomons Island/Calvert Marine living, Charles County provides proximity to Washington DC and all the Cemetery Museum (and outdoor concert venue!) metro area offers; while suburban and rural life can be experienced in all three parts of SoMD. Whatever pace is, there’s a great place for you! » Southern Maryland Blue Crabs Baseball » Flag Pond Nature Park and Calvert Cliffs at Regency Furniture Stadium State Park » Charlotte Hall Farmers Market and » Cove Point Lighthouse Auction » Chesapeake Beach Water Park Learn. » Mount Carmel Monastery Whether you have children in school or are interested in furthering your own education, SoMD is home to top notch » Sky Zone Trampoline Park And if you’re in St. Mary’s County: institutions. For your school-aged kids, SoMD boasts three of Maryland’s 13 National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2017— » Swan Point Yacht & Country Club one apiece for each county in the tri-county area! Our award-winning schools include Saint John’s Catholic School in » Historic St. Mary’s City St. Mary’s County, Sunderland Elementary in Calvert County, and Saint Peter’s Elementary School in Charles County. » Mattawoman Creek Art Center » Greenwell State Park For you and/or your college-bound children, SoMD also offers affordable undergraduate options at the area’s » Goosebay Marina and Campground » Port of Leonardtown Winery local community colleges—including a recently expanded College of Southern Maryland (part of the University of » Sotterly Plantation Maryland System)—as well as nearby access to St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Maryland’s first Honors College, located in picturesque and historic St. Mary’s City. Additionally, the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center, located in » Drayden African-American Schoolhouse California, Md., houses 10 different colleges, offering Bachelors, Masters, and Doctorate degrees. Charles County Public Schools St. Mary’s County Public Schools CCPS is a thriving school system in Maryland. The county has 21 SMCPS consists of 18 elementary schools, four middle schools, the Chesapeake Public Charter School, elementary school, eight middle schools, seven high schools, and and the Dr. James A. Forrest Career and Technical Center. four education-centers. » St. Mary’s County high schools have a 93% graduation rate, and many schools offer Career and » The class of 2017 had a graduation rate of 94.74% Technology Education (CTE), University System of Maryland (USM) for college credits and Advanced Placement courses, and Dual Completer Programs (both CTE and USM) 13 Calvert County Public Schools » In FY 2017, the County’s students were offered over $48 million in scholarships Calvert County offers13 elementary schools, four middle schools, » 75% of students who graduated attended a two-year or four-year college, while 8% entered the three high schools, one charter school, and a career and technology military Blue academy. Ribbon » Holds a graduation rate of 94.19% Schools Work. MIL currently has several exciting career tracks available in SoMD. The Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, known locally as “Pax River” or simply “PAX,” continues to be the key driving force in local job growth. According to the St. Mary’s County Data Center, SoMD labor forces have grown 18.9%, and are expected to grow to 119,340 by 2030. In the last decade, the median household income in the area grew 28.2% and now ranks 4th in Maryland for highest household income. Additionally, St. Mary’s County boasts the 14th highest median income in the United States. Because of MIL’s unprecedented work expansion at PAX, we’re looking to hire new staff at all levels—from eager recent grads and seasoned professionals to experienced military vets and retired former civil personnel, if you have the training and skills we need and a willingness to work hard, we have a place for you! MIL provides prospective staff with an attractive salary, benefit, and incentive package; partners with our people to plot achievable career paths; provides ongoing technical and management training and education; and offers opportunity to move up through the corporate and project ranks. We invest in SoMD employers not people and share the return on that investment with both our employees and affiliated with NAS PAX: customers. MIL prides itself on being the People Making the Difference. » MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital » HMR of MD/Charlotte Hall Pax to the Max! » CalvertHealth Medical Center NAVAIR is the principal provider for the Naval Aviation Enterprise (NAE), » St. Mary’s College of MD while also contributing to every Warfare enterprise in the interest of national » College of Southern security. Headquartered in Patuxent River, Md., NAVAIR is organized into Maryland eight competencies of practice including: program management, contracts, » Exelon/Calvert Cliffs Nuclear research and engineering, test and evaluation, logistics and industrial Power Plant operations, corporate operations, comptroller, and counsel. NAVAIR provides support to Naval Aviation Program Executive Officers (PEOs) who are » Chesapeake Beach Resort & responsible for meeting the cost, schedule, and performance requirements of Spa their assigned programs. » Naval Support Facility Indian NAVAIR, and more specifically the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Head (NAWCAD), is MIL’s primary customer at NAS PAX. MIL currently supplies » Public School Systems / NAWCAD with highly trained talent in a wide spectrum of technical fields. Board of Education We employ mechanical engineers, configuration managers, systems » Southern Maryland Electric administrators, logisticians, cybersecurity experts, computer systems analysts, Coop. (SMECO) among other technology specialists. Most work at NAS PAX requires a security clearance for base access and entrée to the vital systems, information, and » University of MD Charles strategic defense programs that our contracts support. Regional Medical Center Contact us. If you’re interested in our current openings in PAX, visit our Career Center via www.milcorp.com. Questions? [email protected] can help..