Assistant Division Chief (Administrator VI Supervisor)

Maryland-Department-of-Transportatio; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

State Highway Administration in Baltimore, MD seeks an Assistant Division Chief to direct the Program Development Division. The role oversees planning, budgeting, and quarterly Capital Program submissions, driving CMAPS usage and CTP reporting.

You will present funding analyses and coordinate with MDOT and SHA senior managers. The ideal candidate has strong communication, procurement and budget process knowledge, plus experience leading teams and liaising with officials.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.
• Six (6) years of administrative staff or professional work.
• Three (3) years of experience performing professional transportation planning work, fiscal and program management work, or financial accounting/budgeting work. One (1) year of the experience must involve the supervision of other employees.

Responsibilities

• Plan, direct, and supervise the major functions of the Program Development Division (PDD).
• Develop and quality control SHA’s quarterly Capital Program submissions to the MDOT Secretary’s Office (MDOT TSO).
• Manage SHA’s program within CMAPS for quarterly submissions and CTP reports.
• Provide funding allocation and expenditure summaries and analyses to program managers and Senior Managers.
• Oversee the SPR Program and coordination with SHA offices and Senior Management.

Skills

Communication skills

Consensus building

Process development

Budget knowledge

Procurement familiarity

Public presentation

Public engagement

Education

High school diploma

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

(OPEN RECRUITMENT)

State Highway Administration

Assistant Division Chief, Program Development Division (Administrator VI Supervisor)

GRADE 21 (2579) SP# 26-50-06

Program Development Division (PDD) is part of the Office of Planning and Preliminary Engineering (OPPE) in Baltimore, Maryland. This position is open to anyone who meets 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 recruitment conducted for this job classification.

Nature of work:

The Assistant Division Chief is responsible for planning, directing, and supervising the major functions of the Program Development Division (PDD) within the Office of Planning and Preliminary Engineering. This position is responsible for the development and quality control of SHA’s quarterly Capital Program submissions to the MDOT Secretary’s Office (MDOT TSO). The Assistant Division Chief is responsible for managing SHA’s program within the Department’s Capital Management and Programming System (CMAPS) application, which is used to produce both quarterly program submissions and the Draft and Final Consolidated Transportation Program (CTP) reports. In addition, this position is responsible for providing and presenting funding allocation and expenditure summaries and analyses using charts, graphs, and spreadsheets to program managers, project managers, and Senior Managers throughout SHA every month, and for oversight of the Statewide Planning and Research (SPR) Program. The SPR program supports essential tasks and SHA offices across the state. This program has significantly increased in size and scope. It has been converted to a primarily federally funded program, thereby increasing the importance of monitoring program expenditures and project deliverables for SPR Project Managers and their respective Senior Managers. The Assistant Division Chief supervises two professional positions: the CTP Development Manager and the System Preservation and SPR Program Manager. This role requires extensive coordination and liaison work with all SHA Offices, SHA’s Senior Management Team, and the staff of TSO.

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

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Minimum Qualifications

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

Experience: Six (6) years of administrative staff or professional work.

Selective Qualification: Three (3) years of experience performing professional transportation planning work, fiscal and program management work, or financial accounting/budgeting work. One (1) year of the experience must involve the supervision of other 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 a specific or additional bona fide occupational qualification (i.e. knowledge, skill, or ability).

Preferred Qualifications

The ideal candidate should have the following:

• Familiarity with MDOT’s Consolidated Transportation Program
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Consensus building skills, process development/re-engineering skills
• Understanding and have experience with procurement and budget processes
• Thorough working knowledge of federal transportation planning and project development process requirements
• Ability to deliver projects on schedule
• Ability to work with elected officials and have excellent public presentation skills

Notes

• 1. Candidates may substitute 30 college 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 for the required experience.
• 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 as a commissioned officer involving staff work related to the administration of rules, regulations, policy, 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.

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.
• Employees in this position can expect to periodically represent SHA at meetings and other functions outside core business hours.

The selected candidate may be subject to background and reference checks. A conviction is not an automatic disqualification from employment. Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.

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 at 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 (NACES) or World Education Services: International Credential Evaluation (WES).

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.

Issue Date: 08/17/2026