Assistant Division Chief

Maryland State Highway Administration; Ellicott City (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k plan

Pension plan

Transit program

Job summary

Maryland State Highway Administration is seeking an Assistant Division Chief (Administrator VI) to lead long-range transportation planning for MDOT SHA and coordinate the capital program with local governments and MPOs.

The role requires managing professional staff and guiding interdisciplinary teams, briefing executive management, and overseeing program development, with a focus on policy interpretation and statewide planning initiatives.

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent.
• Six years of experience in administrative staff or professional work.
• Selective Qualification: three years in transportation planning and one year managing a program with supervision of staff.
• Substitution options for experience and education are described in notes.

Responsibilities

• Manage permanent professional staff and oversee temporary/consultant staff in long-range transportation planning.
• Coordinate capital program development and recommend projects for MDOT SHA.
• Brief SHA management about projects and local priorities during annual meetings and General Assembly sessions.
• Oversee feasibility studies and lead interdisciplinary teams to meet MDOT SHA planning objectives.
• Coordinate with MPOs and other agencies, and supervise highway-needs identification with local governments.

Skills

Transportation planning

Leadership

Project management

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Grade 21 (0886) SP# 26-50-05

The State Highway Administration's (SHA) Office of Planning and Preliminary Engineering (Baltimore City) is currently recruiting for an Assistant Division Chief (Administrator VI) position. This position is open to anyone who meets the minimum and selective qualifications listed below. The resulting list of eligible candidates will be used to fill this SHA position or function only. You will need to reapply for any future recruitment conducted for this job classification.

The State Highway Administration (SHA) has been named a Training magazine Training Awards winner for the seventh consecutive year.

Nature of Work

This position serves two primary responsibilities. The first is to manage permanent professional staff (and, when necessary, temporary, consultant, and/or intern staff) responsible for Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) SHA’s long-range transportation planning activities for Maryland’s counties, municipalities, and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs). This involves developing, interpreting, and communicating transportation policies and positions regarding MDOT SHA’s capital program and specific projects to local elected officials, county and municipal planning officials and staff, and county and municipal public works staff. It also involves coordinating capital program development and recommending potential projects and/or phases of projects to add (or remove) from MDOT SHA’s capital program. In addition, this position is responsible for briefing MDOT SHA management about potential and current projects and local priorities ahead of and during the annual consultation meeting “Tour” and during the General Assembly session. This position also may oversee feasibility study development; lead interdisciplinary teams of MDOT SHA and partner agencies staff to fulfill MDOT and MDOT SHA planning objectives; supervise program coordination activities with MPOs and other government agencies; coordinate Interstate highway access modification with the Federal Highway Administration; and supervise the identification of highway needs with local governments.

Second, this position manages various statewide planning activities, which may include but are not limited to Access Management Program development, Bicycle/Pedestrian Priority Area plan development, Federal-Aid Highway Program functional classification coordination, Highway Needs Inventory (HNI) development, Managed Lane Program coordination, Park-and-Ride Program development, and road transfer candidate segment identification. The HNI, required by State law, serves as MDOT SHA’s long-range planning document, and the functional classification factors into the distribution of state aid in lieu of federal aid to local jurisdictions. Lastly, this position reviews and analyzes proposed state and federal legislation affecting MDOT SHA with respect to policy, operations, and/or budget.

MUM 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.

Selective Qualification: Three (3) years of experience in transportation planning and one (1) year managing a program or project with supervision of employees.

*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).

Preferred Qualifications

The ideal candidate should possess the following:

• The ideal candidate should be familiar with MDOT’s Consolidated Transportation Program, the annual consultation meeting “Tour,” and MDOT SHA’s capital program development processes.
• The ideal candidate should be familiar with applicable federal and State metropolitan and statewide planning laws, regulations, processes, and procedures.
• The ideal candidate should have excellent written and verbal communication skills.

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 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.

LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS

Candidate must possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the state of Maryland.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Special Requirements

Employees in this classification may 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. In addition, employees in this position can expect to periodically represent MDOT SHA at meetings and other functions outside core business hours.

The selected candidate may be subject to background and reference checks.

• MDOT offers a generous and competitive benefits package. You can learn about our amazing benefits here: MDOT Benefits Guide
• The state of Maryland offers excellent health and leave benefits, 401k benefits, pension plan, a free transit program, and advanced education and training opportunities.

Please Note: The State Highway Administration 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 H-1B Visa candidates from paying sponsorship fees, all sponsorship fees must be assumed by the potential employer.

Appropriate auxiliary aids and services for qualified individuals with disabilities will be provided upon request. Please call 410-545-5554.

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 may be a member of a covered bargaining unit.

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.

If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Administration at the number(s) listed below:

410-545-5554