Assistant District Administrative Manager (Administrator I)

Maryland Department of Transportation; Maryland; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

MDOT Benefits Package

Job summary

The Maryland Department of Transportation's State Highway Administration invites applications for the Assistant District Administrative Manager (Administrator I) in District 6 (Allegany, Garrett, and Washington counties). The role oversees HR operations for 220+ employees, and coordinates health benefits and retirement programs.

Primary duties include interpreting personnel policies, guiding payroll and benefits transactions, and onboarding.

Qualifications

• Education: Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.
• Experience: Four (4) years of experience in administrative staff or professional work.
• Selective Qualifications: Two (2) years of experience in human resources in the areas of recruitment, benefits, employer-employee relations and/or classification.
• Substitution: 30 college credit hours from an accredited college or university for each year up to four years of the required experience.
• Substitution: Bachelor's degree may substitute the required experience.
• Substitution: Master's degree may substitute the required experience.
• Substitution: U.S. Armed Forces military service experience may substitute for the required experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the management of the daily operations of the Administrative Section by interpreting and applying personnel policies and procedures and providing administrative guidance and assistance regarding all functions in the unit, including payroll, personnel transactions, benefits, leave, and workplace safety/injuries and illness submittals.
• Serve as the primary health benefit and retirement coordinator for District 6 and manages other leave and benefit programs, employee transactions, and onboarding.
• Support health, retirement, and benefit program administration for 220+/- permanent, temporary, and consultant employees in Garrett, Allegany, and Washington counties.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

(OPEN RECRUITMENT)

State Highway Administration

Assistant District Administrative Manager (Administrator I)

Grade 16 (2586) SP#26-86-05

The State Highway Administration's (SHA) District 6 (Allegany County) is currently recruiting for an Assistant District Administrative Manager (Administrator I) in Allegany, Garrett, and Washington Counties. This position is open to internal and external applicants who meet the minimum and selective qualifications listed below. This is a position specific recruitment. The resulting list of eligible candidates will be used to fill this vacancy or function only. You will need to reapply for any future recruitments conducted for this job classification.

The main purpose of this position is to function as the Assistant District Administrative Manager (ADAM) in managing human resources operations for MDOT SHA District 6 (Allegany, Garrett, and Washington counties) serving over 220+/- permanent, temporary, and consultant employees in Garrett, Allegany, and Washington counties. This position serves as the primary health benefit and retirement coordinator for District 6 as well as manages other leave and benefit programs, employee transactions, and onboarding.

The incumbent in this position assists with the management of the daily operations of the Administrative Section by interpreting and applying personnel policies and procedures and providing administrative guidance and assistance regarding all functions in the unit, which includes areas such as payroll, personnel transactions, benefits, leave, and workplace safety/injuries and illness submittals for both managers and employees

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

State Highway Administration (SHA) has been named Training Magazine's Training APEX for the seventh consecutive year.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education: Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.
• Experience: Four (4) years of experience in administrative staff or professional work.
• Selective Qualifications: Two (2) years of experience in human resources in the areas of: recruitment, benefits, employer-employee relations and/or classification.

*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, skill or ability).

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.
3. Candidates may substitute the possession of a master's degree from an accredited college or university for the required experience.
4. Candidates may substitute 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.

Candidates must possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the State of Maryland.

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/).

Appropriate auxiliary aids and services for individuals with disabilities will be provided upon request.

SHAis committed to complying with the letter and spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

SHA 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: 11/05/2026