Division Chief (Administrator VII)

Maryland Department of Transportation; Maryland; Sur place; USD 120 000 - 160 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration seeks a Division Chief (Administrator VII) to lead the Asset Management Office Optimization Division in Anne Arundel County. The role directs performance-based planning, develops asset management plans, and oversees a $1.5 million annual budget, delivering insights via Power BI and GIS to SHA, MDOT, and FHWA stakeholders.

The ideal candidate has strong leadership, budgeting, and data-analysis skills, with experience in

Qualifications

• Minimum education: high school grad or equivalent with substitution options.
• Six years of administrative or professional experience.
• Selective qualifications require experience in transportation performance or risk management and budget supervision.

Responsabilités

• Direct performance-based planning and programming for the AMO Optimization Division.
• Develop Asset Management Plans and lifecycle funding recommendations.
• Oversee a $1.5 million annual budget and publish asset data with visualization tools.
• Lead relationships with engineers, executives, FHWA, and consultants.
• Ensure compliance with federal and MDOT asset management guidelines.

Connaissances

Leadership

Budget management

Data analysis

Asset management

Strategic planning

Communication

Stakeholder management

Policy compliance

Formation

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Master's degree (preferred)

Outils

Power BI

GIS

Asset management systems

Description du poste

Executive Service (Open)

State Highway Administration

Division Chief (Administrator VII)- Asset Management Office Optimization Division

Grade 22 (0939) SP# 26-43-04

The State Highway Administration’s (SHA) Asset Management Office (AMO) Optimization Division (Anne Arundel County) is seeking to fill an executive service position as a Division Chief (Administrator VII). This position is open to anyone who meets the preferred qualifications listed below.

Nature of Work

The Division Chief’s (DC) primary responsibility is to direct the performance-based planning and programming services provided by the Asset Management Office Optimization Division. The Division develops and performs analyses that inform SHA’s state of good repair (SGR) financial needs and project programming, and it delivers Asset Management Plans for the 16 asset classes that comprise the SHA asset portfolio. The Division Chief also solicits and prioritizes Agency activities to apply risk-based asset management strategies to deliver sustainable system performance. Using asset data and life‑cycle planning principles, the Division's planners, analysts, and program managers develop optimized SGR funding recommendations.

The Division Chief oversees a $1.5 million annual budget to analyze and publish asset conditions, performance, and financial information through platforms such as Power BI and GIS, and presents findings to SHA, MDOT, and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) stakeholders. The position directs the development and implementation of Asset Management Plans that comply with federal regulations, MDOT policies, and SHA guidelines. In addition, the Division Chief makes decisions regarding the functionality and enhancement of the enterprise asset management system used to track the Agency's asset portfolio needs. To strengthen and expand MDOT SHA's enterprise asset management program, the Division Chief builds and maintains relationships with asset engineers, financial officers, MDOT and SHA executives, FHWA representatives, and consultants.

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 Training Awards winner for the seventh consecutive year.

Preferred 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 Qualifications:

Three (3) years of experience performing professional transportation performance management, transportation asset management, or risk and resiliency management work in one or more of the following classifications- Transportation engineering, transportation planning, transportation program manager, or transportation project manager.

One (1) year of the experience must include the justification and management of an operational budget. 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 specific or additional bona fide occupational qualifications (i.e., knowledge, skill or ability).

The ideal candidate should possess the following:

• Thorough working knowledge of federal transportation planning and project development process requirements
• Experience complying with surface transportation regulations of MAP-21, Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act), and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
• Knowledge of transportation performance, assets, and risk management principles
• Familiarity with transportation preliminary planning products, services, and requirements
• Demonstrated ability to deliver projects and assignments on schedule and within budget
• Understanding and experience with fiscal and economic impact analysis
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
• Excellent briefing and presentation skills
• Experience supervising staff or consultants
• Consensus building skills
• Process development/re-engineering skills
• Proficiency with the use/analysis of large data sets and publishing analysis results through visualization tools like Power BI
• Understanding and experience with budget management and service procurement

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.

Candidate must possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the State of Maryland.

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 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: 11/02/2026