Asset Management and Project Prioritization Program Manager (Administrator VI)

OPEN RECRUITMENT

Executive Service

(This position serves at the pleasure of the Appointing Authority.)

If you have ever taken a flight from BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport; renewed your Maryland driver's license; traveled to an Orioles game on the Light Rail; embarked on a cruise from the Port of Baltimore; received roadside assistance from CHART Emergency Patrol; reduced your commute time by using one of Maryland's toll roads; or applied for Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) certification, then you have experienced some of the superb services provided by the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT).

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!

The Maryland Department of Transportation The Secretary's Office (MDOT TSO) is recruiting for a Asset Management Program and Prioritization Manager (Administrator VI) within the Office of Planning, Programming and Project Delivery (OPPPD). The main purpose of this position is to support MDOT's ability to know what assets it owns, the condition of each asset, and where to strategically prioritize system preservation dollars to enhance the multi-modal environment. This role also oversees the development, implementation, and management of the Maryland Department of Transportation's (MDOT) Strategic Asset Management Plan in coordination with all MDOT Modal Administrations. This position coordinates asset management practices through integrated processes and procedures to capture, maintain and leverage asset information and performance data by navigating the regulatory environment, established federal and state legislative requirements, guidance from Maryland Department of Budget and Management and General Services, contractual relationships, and input from other external stakeholders.

The Asset Management Program Manager supports capital planning and programming, risk management, and performance management through a coordinated effort between The Secretary's Office and Modal Administrations. This position also supports the collection, analysis, understanding, and reporting of MDOT's State of Good Repair and System Preservation budgeting and funding levels. In addition, the role supports multiple asset class specific working groups, Asset Management Program- specific working groups, and Modal Administration asset management practices.

In this Dynamic role, duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Managing the creation, deployment, output, and evaluation of the MDOT Strategic Asset Management Plan and MDOT Asset Management Plan.
• Coordinating and managing four asset specific working groups: human capital procurement/finance, technology and strategic asset management plan creation.
• Providing strategic and tactical direction and understanding of system preservation prioritization needs to include analysis of potential fiscal investments in system preservation and communicating departmental asset data.
• Managing the development, deployment and evaluation of data driven decision making tools while leveraging business intelligence tools, databases, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.
• Managing the development and deployment of assert management initiatives across the department. Items include annual state of good repair financial backlog, annual condition assessments, asset inventory management policies, inspection and conditioning protocol, operations and maintenance policies and practices, and asset risk-based practices.
• Managing the project prioritization process for new capacity projects.

The current vacancy exists at MDOT TSO in the Office of Planning, Programming, and Project Delivery, which is located in Hanover, MD. (Anne Arundel County).

This position may allow a hybrid work schedule, including telework and on-site work hours.

MDOT offers a generous and competitive benefits package. You can learn about our amazing benefits here: MDOT Benefits

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate

Experience: Six years of experience in administrative staff or professional work. Five (5) years of this experience should be in capital programming, transportation capital project delivery, or asset management with at least three (3) years in a role supervising a program or work of other employees.

The ideal candidate will possess:

• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Program or asset management experience
• Government agency experience

Notes:

1. Candidates may substitute 30 credit hours from an accredited college or university for each year up to four years of the required experience.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the State of Maryland.

TO APPLY: You must complete a MDOT employment application (DTS-1) online to be considered for this recruitment. RESUMES CANNOT BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE MDOT EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION. No paper applications will be accepted. Selected candidates may be subject to background and reference checks.

You may apply online at: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mdotmd. Applications must be submitted online by 11:59 pm on 1/31/2025.

Appropriate auxiliary aids and services for qualified individuals with disability will be provided upon request. Please notify in advance. MD Relay Service Number (711). Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.

The Maryland Department of Transportation 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.

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. MDOT 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.

Issue Date: 1/17/2025

The purpose of the supplemental questions listed below is to evaluate your experience and education further to determine your eligibility for this job classification. Answer each question accurately and thoroughly. The experience you indicate in your responses to the supplemental questions must also be described in detail in the Work History section of this application. If you cite experience in your response that is not included in the Work History section of this application, your application may be considered incomplete, and you may not receive further consideration for this position. Questions with text answers require you to include the name of the employer/organization and dates of the specific experience.