Capital Program Manager (Administrator V)

Maryland Department of Transportation•Baltimore City, MD

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Capital Program Manager develops and manages funding strategies for a $5.1 billion six-year capital program, ensuring sufficient resources for improvement, expansion, and system preservation projects. The role oversees internal reporting for leadership review, tracking project adherence to budget, scope, and schedules, while providing budgetary guidance and support to the Division of Planning and Program Development in managing capital project data. Additionally, this position supports project teams in meeting delivery schedules, aligns efforts with strategic program goals, and contributes to long-term capital needs assessments, including both constrained and unconstrained funding scenarios to inform financing and forecasting.

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 (3) years of this experience must include managing or assisting with the management of a transportation investment or capital program.
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 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.
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.
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.
Applicants must possess a Class C Driver's License valid in the State of Maryland.

Responsibilities

Lead development of draft and final Consolidated Transportation Program (CTP), outlining current and future capital projects
Build and maintain an internal financial monitoring system to track project scope, schedule, budget, and long-term funding needs
Prepare quarterly Comprehensive Work Schedule (CWS) updates for board review and reporting, covering six-year cash flow and project timelines
Coordinate budget reconciliation with Finance, including quarterly reviews and year-end closeout, and support project managers with budget adherence
Advise leadership on funding risks and cash flow requirements across the capital program
Produce long-term funding reports with both constrained and unconstrained projections of capital needs