Contract Manager; Administrator III

Contract Manager

This is a position-specific recruitment. The resulting list of eligible candidates will be used to fill this Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) position/function only. All interested persons will need to re-apply for any future recruitment conducted for this classification.

The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) owns, operates, and maintains eight major toll facilities comprised of four bridges, two tunnels, and two turnpikes across the State of Maryland. For over 50 years, the MDTA has provided Maryland's citizens and visitors with safe, secure, and convenient transportation facilities. We are committed to quality and excellence in customer service, and we rely on our organization's values, traditions, and – most importantly – our employees to achieve these goals.

Nature of Work:
The Contract Manager is responsible for developing, implementing, and administering maintenance and service contracts for the MDTA's eight major toll facilities and the Point Breeze Campus. This position also provides support to the Support Services Supervisor and the Contracts and Projects Program Administrator in the development and maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the office. Duties of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Prepare Invitations for Bids (IFB), Requests for Proposals (RFP), Requests for Information (RFIs), Small Procurement, and Sole Source proposals;
• Manage contracts after award: monitor funding, vendor performance, compliance, review, and approve invoices;
• Assist the Department of Procurement (DOP) with the procurement process from solicitation to award of contract, including participating in the evaluation and award process;
• Coordinate and lead contract-related meetings such as kick-off, quarterly partnering, and performance and compliance meetings.
• Assist the department with regard to daily facility issues, including research products, materials, or services contracts for the Operations Division; and
• Manage special projects or other contract management activities as assigned, which may entail attending meetings on site and performing site visits at facilities that have contractors.

Employees in this position will report directly to the Contracts and Projects Program Administrator or other designated official. The current vacancy is located in Baltimore, MD. Hybrid telework schedules may be available for this position. MDTA employees are offered a generous benefits package including a minimum of 11 paid holidays, a minimum of 27
* days of leave annually (personal, vacation, and sick), access to the State Pension System, deferred compensation plans, excellent health, dental, and vision plans, and more!
* May be prorated based on start date.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education:
  
  Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.
• Experience:
  
  Six (6) years of experience in administrative staff or professional work.
  ** Two (2) years of this experience must include full-cycle contract management or full-cycle procurement. **

Notes:

• 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. Applicants must list the license number and date of expiration on the application.

Application Process:

Please apply online at  RESUMES CANNOT BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE ONLINE EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION. Paper applications (Form DTS-1) will not be accepted for this recruitment. All applications must be received by 06/25/2026. Please be advised that the State of Maryland is dedicated to a drug-free workplace, and as a result, employees are subject to the State's Substance Abuse Policy to include possible drug testing.

Selected candidate(s) may be subject to background and reference checks.

The incumbent in this position will not be a member of a covered bargaining unit.

For education obtained outside the U.S., at the time of application, you are required to provide proof of the equivalent American education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service, such as the National Association of Credential Evaluation…