Airport Contract Administrator II

Maryland Department of Transportation; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Dental

Long-term disability

Flexible work schedules

Job summary

The Maryland Department of Transportation’s Maryland Aviation Administration is accepting applications for an Airport Contract Administrator II in the Office Contract Support at BWI Marshall Airport. You will manage, budget, and administer large, complex maintenance, service, and environmental contracts, coordinating work quality and performance with contractors and airport stakeholders.

This role requires a mix of seven years’ professional contract management experience (or a Bachelor’s degree

Qualifications

• Seven years of professional experience in contract administration and management or procurement.
• Experience for airport or large facility contracts is required, with three years in management or administration.

Responsibilities

• Managing, budget oversight, and contract administration of large, complex maintenance, service and environmental contracts.
• Coordinating and overseeing contractual services, including inspection and monitoring of work quality, quantity and performance.
• Developing and maintaining cost projections and tracking expenses against budgets.
• Reviewing and approving contractor invoices to ensure performance within budget.
• Ensuring compliance with directives, policies, procedures and regulations.
• Providing recommendations for contract restructuring to improve practices and achieve objectives.
• Acting as liaison between contractors and airport stakeholders for contracted services.
• Communicating, negotiating and resolving problems while maintaining good working relationships.

Skills

Contract management

Procurement

Budget oversight

Negotiation

Regulatory compliance

Vendor relations

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

Position Specific Recruitment

You must be a current Maryland State Government employee to apply

Description

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This is a position specific recruitment and is open to Maryland State Government employees who meets the minimum qualifications listed below. The resulting list of eligibles will be used to fill this Maryland Aviation Administration position or function only. You will need to reapply for any future recruitment conducted for this job classification.

The Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA) is the owner & operator of both BWI Thurgood Marshall and Martin State Airports, serving over 27 million passengers annually.

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The MAA is currently accepting applications for the position of Airport Contract Administrator II within the Office Contract Support at the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI Marshall Airport).

Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To The Following

• Managing, budget oversight, and contract administration of large, complex and highly technical maintenance, service and environmental contracts.
• Coordinating and overseeing contractual services to include inspection and monitoring of work quality, quantity, and performance to ensure contractor’s work is in accordance with contract specifications and requirements.
• Developing and maintaining cost projections, track expenses monthly against budget authorizations, and make recommendations for funds needed to support existing and future contracts.
• Reviewing and approving contractor/supplier invoices to ensure work performance is within authorized budget and spending limits.
• Ensuring contractual, regulatory and general compliance with established directives, policies, procedures and regulations.
• Providing recommendations for contract restructuring to improve maintenance practices, policies to achieve Administration objectives, and use judgement to solve complex and unusual problems.
• Acting as the Administration’s liaison between contractors and the airport stakeholders for contracted services.
• Communicating, negotiating and finding solutions to resolve problems and complaints while developing and maintaining a good working relationship between the airport tenants, contractor and the Administration, while remaining within the guidelines and specifications of the contract.

These positions are located at BWI Marshall Airport in Anne Arundel County, MD.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Seven years of professional experience in contract administration and management or procurement involving duties such as: soliciting, evaluating, negotiating, awarding and administering contracts and ensuring compliance with governmental contract and procurement laws, regulations and procedures. *This experience must include three years of experience performing contract management and administration for maintenance and/or operations contracts in an airport environment or large facility.

A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and three years of professional experience in contract administration and management or procurement involving duties such as: soliciting, evaluating, negotiating, awarding and administering contracts and ensuring compliance with governmental contract and procurement laws, regulations and procedures. *This experience must include three years of experience performing contract management and administration for maintenance and/or operations contracts in an airport environment or large facility.

• This statement contains a Selective Qualification, which is more focused in scope than the Minimum Qualifications for this classification. ?Selective Qualifications are utilized when the position requires specific or additional bona fide occupational qualifications (i.e., knowledge, skills or abilities).

Notes

• Candidates may substitute professional contract administration and management, or procurement experience on a year-for-year basis for the required education.
• Candidates may substitute certification as a Certified Professional Contracts Manager from the National Contract Management Association for the required education.
• Candidates may substitute additional graduate level education at an accredited college or university, at the rate of thirty credit hours for each year for up to one year of the required experience.
• Candidates may substitute equivalent U.S Armed Forced military service experience for civilian experience cited above. Candidates may substitute professional contract management or procurement experience on a year-for-year basis for the required education.

Licenses & Certifications

Employees in this classification will be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the State of Maryland.

Employees must obtain a BWI Airfield Operator’s Permit in accordance with Code of Maryland Regulation 11.03.01.04, Control of Vehicular Traffic on the Airfield Operations Area (AOA), prior to permanent appointment. Employees must maintain the BWI Airfield Operator’s Permit as a condition of employment.

Additional Information

• Employees in this classification, whose duties require the operation of a vehicle on runways or taxiways, are required to successfully complete training including annual renewal in the operation of a vehicle in the Movement Area of the BWI Airport.
• Employees in this classification shall obtain and maintain the appropriate Airport Security Identification badge in accordance with the Office of Airport Security policies and procedures.
• Employees in this classification shall obtain and maintain the appropriate U.S. Customs clearance in accordance with the applicable U.S. Customs policies and procedures.
• Employees in this classification are considered “Essential Employees” and will be required to adhere to all policies and procedures relating to “Essential Employee” status.
• Employees in this classification are subject to substance abuse testing in accordance with the Transportation Code of Maryland Regulations 11.02.11, Testing for Illegal Use of Drugs.
• Candidates will be subject to pre-employment testing in accordance with the Transportation Code of Maryland Regulation 11.02.11, Testing for Illegal Use of Drugs.
• Employees in this safety-sensitive classification may be subject to random and/or post-accident drug/alcohol testing in accordance with State regulations on testing for illegal use of drugs and/or prohibited use of alcohol.
• Employees in this classification may be subject to emergency recall 24 hours a day and may be required to maintain a reliable communication link (telephone) for the purpose of emergency call back requirements.

Your application must be received by 09/15/2026.

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 selected candidate may be subject to background and reference checks.

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 Visa 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 H1B Visa candidates from paying sponsorship fees, all sponsorship fees must be assumed by the potential employer.

For education obtained outside the U.S., at the time of application you are required to provide proof of the equivalent American 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 may be a member of a covered bargaining unit.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER, MDOT MAA 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.

Issue Date:

09/01/2026

Benefits

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• Benefits are offered to all full-time, part-time permanent and contractual (partially subsidized) employees. Temporary employees do not receive benefits.