Assistant Division Chief (Administrator VI)

Maryland Department of Transportation•Baltimore City, MD

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The State Highway Administration’s Office of Planning and Preliminary Engineering in Baltimore City is recruiting an Assistant Division Chief (Administrator VI). The position oversees permanent professional staff and, when needed, temporary, consultant, and intern staff responsible for coordinating multiple federal grant programs. Programs include the Transportation Alternatives Program, Safe Routes to School Program, Recreational Trails Program, Scenic Byway Program, and locally sponsored projects funded through Congressionally designated spending and discretionary grants. Although local public agencies sponsor and lead these projects, the role provides oversight and coordination consistent with SHA’s stewardship agreement with the Federal Highway Administration. The Assistant Division Chief also oversees SHA’s statewide bicycle and pedestrian planning efforts, coordinates extensively with FHWA and metropolitan planning organizations, and may manage consultant contracts. The role may require site visits and periodic representation of MDOT SHA at meetings and functions outside core business hours. Employees assigned duties requiring vehicle operation must hold a valid Maryland motor vehicle operator’s license.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.
Six years of experience in administrative staff or professional work.
Three years of experience interpreting and applying state and federal transportation regulations.
Three years of experience managing a program or project with supervision of employees.
Candidates may substitute 30 credit hours from an accredited college or university for each year, up to four years, of the required experience.
Candidates may substitute a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and two years of administrative staff or professional work for the required experience.
Candidates may substitute a master’s degree from an accredited college or university and one year of administrative staff or professional work for the required experience.
Candidates may substitute qualifying U.S. Armed Forces military service experience on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.
A valid Maryland motor vehicle operator’s license is required for employees assigned duties requiring operation of a motor vehicle.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Applicants with education obtained outside the United States must provide proof of equivalent U.S. education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service.

Nice To Haves

Expert knowledge of transportation-related state and federal regulations.
Knowledge of project delivery from inception to closeout.
Excellent communication, time management, and organization skills.
Experience designing programs and initiatives for bicycle and pedestrian safety.
A master’s degree.

Responsibilities

Oversee professional staff and, when necessary, temporary, consultant, and intern staff working on multiple federal grant programs and locally sponsored projects.
Prepare and update program manuals consistent with Federal Highway Administration requirements.
Organize training workshops and webinars for local public agencies developing grant application materials.
Facilitate multidisciplinary grant application reviews and recommend appropriate projects for discretionary grant awards.
Develop project agreements and organize project kickoff meetings with local public agencies.
Conduct regular project status meetings with local public agencies.
Assist local public agencies with environmental clearance and permitting.
Coordinate engineering plan review with the SHA Office of Highway Development.
Coordinate materials with the SHA Office of Finance and Office of Construction to obtain approval to advertise projects.
Oversee projects through construction and closeout, including reviewing and processing invoices.
Conduct site visits during application review, project development, and/or construction as needed.
Oversee statewide bicycle and pedestrian planning efforts.
Coordinate with the Federal Highway Administration and metropolitan planning organizations for projects in metropolitan planning areas.
Brief SHA management on potential and current projects before and during the annual consultation meeting (“Tour”) and during the General Assembly session.
Manage consultant contracts as needed.
Periodically represent MDOT SHA at meetings and other functions outside core business hours.