Division Chief; Administrator VII

State Highway Administration

Division Chief (Administrator VII)- Asset Management Office Optimization Division

Grade 22 (0939) SP# 26-43-04

The State Highway Administration’s (SHA) Asset Management Office (AMO) Optimization Division (Anne Arundel County) is seeking to fill an executive service position as a Division Chief (Administrator VII). This position is open to anyone who meets the preferred qualifications listed below.

The Division Chief’s (DC) primary responsibility is to direct the performance-based planning and programming services provided by the Asset Management Office Optimization Division. The Division develops and performs analyses that inform SHA’s state of good repair (SGR) financial needs and project programming, and it delivers Asset Management Plans for the 16 asset classes that comprise the SHA asset portfolio. The Division Chief also solicits and prioritizes Agency activities to apply risk-based asset management strategies to deliver sustainable system performance.

Using asset data and life‑cycle planning principles, the Division's planners, analysts, and program managers develop optimized SGR funding recommendations.

The Division Chief oversees a $1.5 million annual budget to analyze and publish asset conditions, performance, and financial information through platforms such as Power BI and GIS, and presents findings to SHA, MDOT, and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) stakeholders. The position directs the development and implementation of Asset Management Plans that comply with federal regulations, MDOT policies, and SHA guidelines. In addition, the Division Chief makes decisions regarding the functionality and enhancement of the enterprise asset management system used to track the Agency's asset portfolio needs.

To strengthen and expand MDOT SHA's enterprise asset management program, the Division Chief builds and maintains relationships with asset engineers, financial officers, MDOT and SHA executives, FHWA representatives, and consultants.

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.

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.

Three (3) years of experience performing professional transportation performance management, transportation asset management, or risk and resiliency management work in one or more of the following classifications
- Transportation engineering, transportation planning, transportation program manager, or transportation project manager.

One (1) year of the experience must include the justification and management of an operational budget. One (1) year of the experience must involve the supervision of other employees.

* 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).

• Thorough working knowledge of federal transportation planning and project development process requirements
• Experience complying with surface transportation regulations of MAP-21, Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act), and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
• Knowledge of transportation performance, assets, and risk management…