(Open Recruitment)
State Highway Administration
Repost - Capital Fund Program Manager (Transportation Engineering Manager I)
Grade 20 (0515) SP# 26-52-06
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The State Highway Administration's (SHA) Office of Traffic and Safety (Anne Arundel County) is currently recruiting for a Capital Fund Program Manager (Transportation Engineering Manager I) position. This position is open to anyone who meets the minimum and selective qualifications listed below. The resulting list of eligible candidates will be used to fill this vacancy and may be used to fill future vacancies in this classification.
Nature of Work: This position serves as the Capital Programs Coordinator and Team Leader for the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA), Office of Traffic and Safety (OOTS), Contracts and Finance Division. The position manages and directs the planning, programming, fiscal oversight, and engineering coordination of OOTS-administered statewide capital transportation safety programs.
The position functions as the engineering and fiscal program manager and fund steward for Fund 85 and other designated capital funds supporting traffic safety and operational improvements statewide. Responsibilities include developing capital programs, establishing funding strategies, allocating and reallocating resources, monitoring expenditures, ensuring compliance with federal and State requirements, and advising executive leadership on program priorities and performance.
The position works directly with the OOTS Director, Deputy Directors, Division Chiefs, SHA District Engineers, Office of Finance, and SHA senior leadership to ensure that the annual and six-year funding allocations within the Consolidated Transportation Program (CTP) are adequately programmed, managed, and aligned with statewide transportation safety objectives.
This role provides managerial and technical oversight of engineering, administrative, and consultant staff; develops policies, procedures, and internal controls; and exercises independent authority and professional judgment in complex engineering, fiscal, and programmatic decisions that have significant statewide safety, funding, and compliance impacts.
MDOT offers a generous and competitive benefits package. You can learn about our amazing benefits here: MDOT Benefits Guide
“The State Highway Administration (SHA) has been named a Training magazine Training Awards winner for the seventh consecutive year."MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Possession of a bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited college or university.
Experience: Seven (7) years of experience in professional engineering.
Selective Qualification: Three (3) years of the experience in managing or coordinating capital transportation programs and overseeing budget development, budgets and/or funding allocation.
- 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 ability).
Preferred Qualifications:
The ideal candidate should possess the following:
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Experience managing capital transportation programs, including planning, programming, and budget oversight
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Experience managing large budgets, funding allocations, or capital funds (preferably $10 million or greater)
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Experience working with federal and State funding requirements, including compliance and eligibility determinations
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Experience developing funding strategies, fiscal forecasts, or financial reconciliation for capital programs
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Experience coordinating with multiple stakeholders, including executive leadership, district offices, and finance units
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Experience supervising professional, engineering, or administrative staff
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Experience developing policies, procedures, or standard operating procedures (SOPs)
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Experience presenting technical or financial information to executive leadership
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Experience using financial management or project tracking systems
Notes:
1. Additional work experience in professional engineering, or in technical engineering at the journey level or above, may be substituted on a year for year basis for the required education.
2. Possession of a master's degree in engineering may be substituted for one year of the non-supervisory experience.
3. Persons currently registered as Professional Engineers in the State of Maryland, or in a state with comparable requirements, are considered to have met the education requirements
