Active Transportation Planner (Administrator V)

Maryland Department of Transportation; Maryland; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Maryland Department of Transportation in Hanover, MD seeks an Active Transportation Planner (Administrator V) to develop and oversee programs that promote active transportation and multimodal connectivity. The role includes analyzing legislation, coordinating with jurisdictions, and managing grants to support state and local initiatives.

Ideal candidates will have strong written and verbal skills, GIS experience (ArcGIS Desktop), and a track record in government or policy contexts, with

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Six years of administrative staff or professional work experience.
• Two years in transportation, land use planning, public policy, or design, with one year in a supervisory role.

Responsibilities

• Develop, manage, and track plans, projects, and programs for multimodal connectivity.
• Research, analyze, and develop mapping tools to inform performance-based planning.
• Draft correspondence to support departmental initiatives.
• Evaluate proposals for alignment with standards and context specificity.
• Develop and track grant agreements with federal, state, and local agencies.
• Organize outreach and education strategies.

Skills

Strong writing

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Communication

GIS experience

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

ArcGIS Desktop

Job description

OPEN RECRUITMENT

Executive Service Position

This position serves at the pleasure of the Appointing Authority.

If you have ever taken a flight from BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport; renewed your Maryland driver's license; traveled to an Orioles game on the Light Rail; embarked on a cruise from the Port of Baltimore; received roadside assistance from CHART Emergency Patrol; reduced your commute time by using one of Maryland’s toll roads, then you have experienced some of the superb services provided by the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT). MDOT has various careers for people of all experiences, backgrounds, and abilities who come together to contribute to one mission—connecting our customers to life’s opportunities. Join us in serving our Maryland residents, visitors, and businesses!

The Maryland Department of Transportation, The Secretary’s Office (MDOT TSO) is seeking an Active Transportation Planner (Administrator V). The Active Transportation Planner is responsible for developing, managing, and implementing key Departmental initiatives related to the promotion of active transportation and to ensure that requirements for transparency, design review, and performance measurements are met, as well as oversee the Department’s Bikeways Grant Program and potential future local match grant programs.

Duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following:

• Develop, manage, and track plans, projects, and programs to support multimodal connectivity and transportation alternatives.
• Conduct research, provide analysis, and develop mapping tools/protocols to inform performance-based planning, and to inform MDOT’s participation in a variety of designated programs.
• Draft various types of correspondence to support office initiatives.
• Evaluate proposed legislation, plans, design documents, and funding proposals in terms of their consistency with relevant standards, their applicability to state and local contexts, and their potential to advance Departmental goals.
• Develop, track, and execute grant agreements to address needs and protect interests of federal, state, and local agencies in coordination with local jurisdictions and MDOT’s Office of Attorney General.
• Organize outreach and education strategies.

The current vacancy exists at MDOT TSO in the Office of Active Transportation and Micromobility, which is located in Hanover, MD. (Anne Arundel County).

This position may allow a hybrid work schedule, including telework and on-site work hours.

MDOT offers a generous and competitive benefits package. You can learn about our amazing benefits here: MDOT Benefits

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Education

Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.

Experience

Six (6) years of experience in administrative staff or professional work. Two (2) years of which must have included professional program or project management experience in transportation or land use planning, public policy or design. At least one (1) year of this experience must have been in a supervisory capacity or with responsibility for managing a planning program or project, applying rules and regulations, or exercising responsibility for the development of policies or procedures.

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

• Strong writing and communication skills
• Ability to work in teams as well as independently with attention to detail
• Experience using Geographic Information System (GIS) programs, such as ArcGIS Desktop, to develop maps for transportation and land use planning
• Interest in promoting active transportation
• Two (2) years of experience working in the Federal, State, or local Government

Consideration for employment may be based solely on the contents of your application. Therefore, it is essential that you provide complete and accurate information. Please include all relevant experience on your application. This includes, but is not limited to, full or part time, volunteer, military, acting capacity, or any other experience that is relevant to the position for which you are applying.

If you have held more than one position at the same employer, please list each position that you held and the length of time that you held each position.

Notes:

1. Candidates may substitute 30 credit hours from an accredited college or university for each year up to four years of the required experience.

2. Candidates may substitute the possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and two years of experience in administrative staff or professional work for the required experience.

3. Candidates may substitute the possession of a master's degree from an accredited college or university and one year of experience in administrative staff or professional work for the required experience.

4. Candidates may substitute the possession of U.S. Armed Forces military service experience involving staff work related to the administration of rules, regulations, policies, procedures and processes, or overseeing or coordinating unit operations or functioning as a staff assistant to a higher-ranking commissioned officer on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

Eligible applicants may be subject to a background investigation under federal or state laws regulations. A conviction is not an automatic disqualification to employment. Erroneous, misleading or fraudulent information on an application is sufficient grounds for rejection from the hiring process, removal from the list of eligible, withdrawal of an offer for employment or immediate discharge.

Selected candidates may be subject to background and reference checks.

Appropriate auxiliary aids and services for qualified individuals with disabilities will be provided upon request. Please notify in advance. MD Relay Service Number (711). Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.

The Maryland Department of Transportation is not sponsoring new employees in application of the H-1B Visa or providing an extension of an existing H-1B at this time due to budgetary constraints. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Federal regulations prohibit H-1B Visa candidates from paying sponsorship fees; all sponsorship fees must be assumed by the potential employer.

Applicants who have education obtained outside of the U.S. will be required to provide proof of the equivalent U.S. education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service, such as the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (http://www.naces.org) or World Education Services: International Credential Evaluation (https://www.wes.org/).

The incumbent in this position will not be a member of a covered bargaining unit.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. MDOT does not discriminate based on age, ancestry, color, creed, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religious affiliation, belief or opinion, sex, or sexual orientation.

Issued Date: 10/09/2026

The purpose of the supplemental questions listed below is to evaluate your experience and education further to determine your eligibility for this job classification. Answer each question accurately and thoroughly. The experience you indicate in your responses to the supplemental questions must also be described in detail in the Work History section of this application. If you cite experience in your response that is not included in the Work History section of this application, your application may be considered incomplete, and you may not receive further consideration for this position. Questions with text answers require you to include the name of the employer/organization and dates of the specific experience.