What are the responsibilities and job description for the Organizational Development Consultant position at Maryland Department of Transportation?
Organizational Development Consultant
(Administrator II) (2587)
Career Service
Open to all qualified applicants
The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) is currently seeking a dynamic Organizational Development Consultant to join its newly established Organizational Development (OD) division. This strategic role is responsible for designing, implementing, and overseeing initiatives that enhance employee performance, team effectiveness, and organizational culture. The OD Consultant plays a critical role in fostering a positive and productive work environment while supporting continuous improvement across MTA’s services and operations.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Organizational Development Interventions
Purpose: Design and execute interventions that improve team performance, support organizational culture, and address strategic challenges.
Impact: Facilitate workshops, training sessions, and team-building activities to promote collaboration, morale, and alignment with MTA’s strategic goals.
2. Project Management and Consultation
Purpose: Lead OD projects including apprenticeship, leadership, and succession planning programs, ensuring integration with MTA’s strategic objectives.
Impact: Streamline processes and enhance project delivery. Provide tailored solutions to complex organizational issues and policy recommendations in collaboration with HR, Employee Relations, and Legal.
3. Performance Management
Purpose: Develop a new performance management tool for agency-wide implementation beginning FY’26, aligned with updated policies.
Impact: Identify staff development needs, support promotional readiness, and apply best practices across the organization.
4. Succession Planning
Purpose: Create succession planning programs to address staffing needs and leadership gaps, aligned with MTA’s mission and policies.
Impact: Improve leadership development and workforce sustainability through strategic succession pipelines.
5. Workforce Development Programs
Purpose: Design programs that enhance job preparedness, job readiness, and skills development for current and prospective talent.
Impact: Strengthen internal capabilities, provide career pathways, and improve job satisfaction through targeted learning initiatives.
6. Training and Development
Purpose: Deliver learning and development programs using diverse instructional methods, with emphasis on leadership, apprenticeship, and succession planning.
Impact: Ensure training remains relevant and effective. Support development of future leaders through programs such as the Emerging Leaders Program.
You must complete a Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) application (Form DTS-1) to be considered for this recruitment. Resumes may not be substituted for the application. Consideration for employment may be based solely on the contents of your application; therefore, it is essential that the application is filled out completely and accurately, listing all relevant experience in detail and addressing the specific requirements shown above. 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 within MDOT, one of the Transportation Business Units, or the Authority.
Note:
Applications not completely filled out will not be considered. The selected candidate may be subject to background and reference checks. Employees are subject to the State Substance Abuse Policy to include possible drug testing. It is highly recommended that applications be completed and submitted online by registering at www.mdot.maryland.gov/employment. Make sure you meet the minimum and selective qualifications and follow the instructions on MDOT's Online Employment Center website.
Applicants with degrees granted outside of the United States will be required to provide a written evaluation of education documentation by a credentialing organization such as: International Credential Evaluation (WES), https://www.wes.org/.
Reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities will be provided as requested.
The Maryland Department of Transportation is not sponsoring new employees in application of the H-18 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 H1B Visa candidates from paying sponsorship fees; all sponsorship fees must be assumed by the potential employer.
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Issue Date: 04/18/2025
Salary : $64,984 - $104,954
