Lead Classification & Compensation Analyst (HR Administrator II)

Maryland-Department-of-Transportatio; Baltimore (MD); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) seeks a Lead Classification & Compensation Analyst to interpret and apply TS HRS rules, leading a team in job analysis, evaluation, and salary practices. Location is Baltimore, MD, with potential hybrid telework options.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree and 4 years of professional HR work, including 2 years in classification and compensation. Strong analytical and policy-modification skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• Four years of professional HR work in areas including job analysis, job evaluation, salary administration, and related HR functions.
• Two years of this experience must be in classification and compensation, including job analysis and evaluation.
• Selective Qualifications are specified and substitutions are not allowed.

Responsibilities

• Assigns, monitors, and reviews the work of CCU Analysts in job analysis and evaluation.
• Provides daily guidance and training to new CCU Analysts.
• Reviews and analyzes existing policies related to classification and compensation and recommends changes.
• Analyzes and evaluates requests for position reclassification using TS HRS rules and procedures.
• Performs large-scale salary studies and surveys.

Skills

Classification & compensation

Job analysis

Salary studies

Policy formulation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

OPEN RECRUITMENT This is a position-specific recruitment. The resulting list of eligible candidates will be used to fill this Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) position/function only. All interested persons will need to re-apply for any future recruitment conducted for this classification.

The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) owns, operates, and maintains eight major toll facilities comprised of four bridges, two tunnels, and two turnpikes, across the State of Maryland. For over 50 years, the MDTA has provided Maryland's citizens and visitors with safe, secure, and convenient transportation facilities. We are committed to quality and excellence in customer service, and we rely on our organization's values, traditions, and – most importantly – our employees to achieve these goals.

Nature of Work: This position serves as the Lead Classification & Compensation Analyst in the Classification & Compensation Unit (CCU) interpreting and applying the Transportation Service Human Resources System (TSHRS) rules, regulations, and policies related to classification and salary practices. This position leads a team of professional HR staff performing classification and compensation work requiring extensive research, problem-solving, and analytical skills.

Duties

• Assigns, monitors, and reviews the work of CCU Analysts in performing job analysis and applying appropriate job evaluation techniques;
• Provides daily guidance and training to new CCU Analysts;
• Reviews and analyzes existing policies and procedures related to classification and compensation matters and makes recommendations for modifications and adaptations;
• Analyzes and evaluates agency requests for position reclassification by utilizing applicable job evaluation standards and procedures and the associated TSHRS rules and regulations; and
• Performs large scale and complex salary studies and surveys.

Employees in this position will report directly to the Classification and Compensation Manager. The current vacancy is located in Baltimore, MD. Hybrid telework schedules may be available for this position.

MDTA employees are offered a generous benefits package including a minimum of 11 paid holidays, a minimum of 27* days of leave annually (personal, vacation, and sick), access to the State Pension System, deferred compensation plans, excellent health, dental, and vision plans, and more! *May be prorated based on start date.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• Experience: Four years of professional HR work in the areas of either job analysis, job evaluation, salary administration, employee recruitment and selection, employment services and benefits, employer-employee relations, HR program evaluation, or HR policy formulation. **Two years of this experience must be in the professional human resources area of classification and compensation, to include job analysis and evaluation.

**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 (knowledge, skills, and abilities).** No substitutions are allowed for a Selective Qualification.

Your placement on an eligible list may be based solely on the contents of your application; therefore, it is essential that you provide complete and accurate information. Please include all relevant experience on your application. This includes, but is not limited to, full or part-time, volunteer, military, acting capacity, or any other experience that is relevant to the position you are applying for. If you have held more than one (1) position at the same employer, please list each position that you held and the length of time that you held each position.

Notes

• Thirty graduate semester credits from a college or university in the fields of HR administration, business administration, public administration, statistics, tests and measurements, or psychology may be substituted for one year of experience.
• Paraprofessional HR experience or professional HR management work experience may be substituted on a year for year basis for up to four years of the required education.
• For employer-employee relations positions applicants may substitute the possession of a Juris Doctor or equivalent degree from an accredited school of law for up to 4 years of the required experience.
• Candidates may substitute equivalent U.S. Armed Forces military service experience on a year for year basis for up to 4 years of the required education.

The incumbent in this position is not a member of a covered bargaining unit.

For education obtained outside the U.S., at the time of application, you are required to provide proof of the equivalent American education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service, such as the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services or World Education Services: International Credential Evaluation. This must be submitted as an attachment with the application of the position in which you are applying.

The Maryland Transportation Authority is not sponsoring new employees in the 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.

WE ARE AN EQUAL-OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. MDTA 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.

MDOT has various careers for people of all experiences, backgrounds, and abilities who come together to contribute to one mission - connecting our customers to life’s opportunities. Join us in serving our Maryland residents, visitors, and businesses!

Reasonable Accommodations for persons with disabilities will be provided upon request.Appropriate auxiliary aids and services for qualified individuals with disabilities will be provided upon request. Please notify in advance. MD Relay Service Number 1-800-735-2258 (TTY Number: 711).

Issue Date: 10/16/2026