Assistant Section Chief (Transportation Engineer V)

Maryland Department of Transportation; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

MDOT benefits package

Job summary

The Maryland Department of Transportation's State Highway Administration, based in Baltimore City, seeks an Assistant Section Chief (Transportation Engineer V) to lead and oversee the Federal Aid Program, providing guidance on apportionments, obligation authority, and project oversight.

Applicants should hold a bachelor's in engineering, possess five years of professional engineering experience, and have selective three-year experience in finance management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering.
• Five (5) years of professional engineering experience.
• Three (3) years of experience in finance management including reviewing, evaluating, and balancing financial transactions and budgets, project management, and/or consultant task management.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing daily operations of the Federal Aid Program for SHA.
• Supervise employees under the Section Chief's management and provide guidance on federal program requirements.
• Review, coordinate, and obtain Federal Agreements for highway construction phases.
• Coordinate with project and program offices and SHA and FHWA to oversee funds and projects.

Skills

Team supervision

Financial analysis

Technical reporting

Stakeholder relations

Transportation regulations knowledge

Federal Aid Program experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

(OPEN RECRUITMENT)

State Highway Administration
Assistant Section Chief (Transportation Engineer V)
Grade 19 (2706) SP# 26-30-03

The State Highway Administration's (SHA) Office of Finance (OOF) is recruiting for an Assistant Section Chief (Transportation Engineer V) position in Baltimore City. 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 only in this classification.

Nature of Work: This position resides in SHA’s Office of Finance and is responsible for assisting in the management of the daily operations of the approximately $800 million Federal Aid Program for SHA, providing guidance on apportionments, obligation authority, and project oversight within program categories. The Assistant Section Chief supervises employees under the Section Chief's management and provides guidance and expertise on federal program requirements and regulations to all levels of the organization, from Senior Managers to individual offices and their staff within SHA and other transportation agencies. The position will review, coordinate, and obtain Federal Agreements for all phases of highway construction, effectively utilizing the funds available from the Federal Highway Administration. The Assistant Section Chief also aids in the management of many SHA programs that utilize Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) funds and coordinates with project and program offices. This position also assists in supervising, planning, organizing, coordinating, assigning, and evaluating the work of professional employees. These responsibilities require knowledge and expertise in engineering, as well as in state and federal codes and regulations. The Federal Aid Programming Section (FAPS) reviews approximately 98% of all federal aid projects at SHA. The Assistant Section Chief will use various federal and state reports to analyze the daily status of SHA’s projects, evaluate their financial status, and communicate conclusions/recommendations to all levels of the organization, FHWA, and other interested parties.

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

"The State Highway Administration (SHA) has been named a Training Magazine’s award winner for the seventh consecutive year."

MINIMUM QUALIFCATIONS:

Education

Possession of a bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited college or university.

Experience

Five (5) years of experience in professional engineering.

Selective Qualification

Three (3) years of experience in finance management including but not limited to reviewing, evaluating, and balancing financial transactions and budgets, project management, and/or consultant task management.

*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:

• Ability to plan, organize, coordinate, assign, and evaluate the work of subordinate professionals.
• Ability to perform financial analysis of project expenditures.
• Ability to communicate effectively, develop and prepare technical reports for senior management.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, consultants, representatives of other agencies and the general public.
• Knowledge of federal and professional transportation principles, practices, and regulation.
• Experience managing a Federal Aid Program as it relates to Federal Highway Administration

Notes

1. Additional work experience in professional engineering, or in technical engineering at the journey level or above, may be substituted on a year for year basis for the required education.
2. Possession of a master's degree in engineering may be substituted for one year of the required experience.
3. Persons currently registered as Professional Engineers in the state of Maryland, or in a state with comparable requirements, are considered to have met the education requirements.

Possession of a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the state of Maryland.

Applications must be submitted online by the closing date.

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 (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. 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: 06/03/2026

Re- Issue Date: 10/23/2026