Director, Planning and Preliminary Engineering

Executive Service
*This position serves at the pleasure of the Appointing Authority* 

State Highway Administration

 Director, Planning and Preliminary Engineering (DOT Executive VI)

 Grade 25 (8033) SP# 25-50-03

 YOU MUST APPLY ONLINE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION

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The State Highway Administration’s (SHA) Office of Planning and Preliminary Engineering (OPPE) is currently recruiting for an executive service Director (DOT Executive VI) in Baltimore City. This position is open to anyone who meets the preferred qualifications listed below. 

Nature of Work: The Director will lead, direct, and manage the activities of OPPE. OPPE includes seven Divisions, which include responsibilities related to planning, programing, project development, environmental documentation, public outreach, data collection, traffic analysis, grant and program management.  This position will establish goals, objectives and performance measures for the office and monitor progress in achieving those goals.  This position evaluates policies, work processes and procedures to determine areas of improvement or increased efficiency and leading efforts to develop and implement these improvements. This position will represent the department and administration in numerous meetings, often involving sensitive or complex issues, with state and local elected officials, high level federal, state and local government appointed officials, and citizens. This position will also direct the performance of special assignments for the MDOT Secretary and/or SHA Administrator.

Preferred Qualifications:

EDUCATION:  A bachelor's degree in engineering, planning, public policy, or management from an accredited college or university.

EXPERIENCE: Ten (10) years of experience in professional engineering or related field. Four (4) years of this experience must have involved the supervision of other employees or exercising responsibility for program development.  Five (5) years of the experience must have been in transportation planning, and two (2) years of managerial level experience.

*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 abilities).

Note:  U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as defined under the Minimum Qualifications may be substituted for the required education and experience on a year-for-year basis.

Consideration for employment 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, you must list each position that you held, the length of time that you held each position, and the corresponding duties.
 

Applications must be submitted online by the closing date.
If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Administration at the number(s) listed below:
410-545-5554

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.

Salary : $109,247 - $176,552