Capital Program Manager (Administrator V)

Capital Program Manager

Open Until Filled

Executive Service

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

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 people 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 Capital Program Manager develops and manages funding strategies for a $5.1 billion six-year capital program, ensuring sufficient resources for improvement, expansion, and system preservation projects. The role oversees internal reporting for leadership review, tracking project adherence to budget, scope, and schedules, while providing budgetary guidance and support to the Division of Planning and Program Development in managing capital project data. Additionally, this position supports project teams in meeting delivery schedules, aligns efforts with strategic program goals, and contributes to long-term capital needs assessments, including both constrained and unconstrained funding scenarios to inform financing and forecasting.

Duties of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Lead development of draft and final Consolidated Transportation Program (CTP), outlining current and future capital projects;
• Build and maintain an internal financial monitoring system to track project scope, schedule, budget, and long-term funding needs;
• Prepare quarterly Comprehensive Work Schedule (CWS) updates for board review and reporting, covering six-year cash flow and project timelines;
• Coordinate budget reconciliation with Finance, including quarterly reviews and year-end closeout, and support project managers with budget adherence;
• Advise leadership on funding risks and cash flow requirements across the capital program; and
• Produce long-term funding reports with both constrained and unconstrained projections of capital needs.

This position will report directly to the Deputy Director of Planning and Program Development. The current vacancy is located in Baltimore County, 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 upon start date.

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. **Three (3) years of this experience must include managing or assisting with the management of a transportation investment or capital program.

**This statement contains a SELECTIVE QUALIFICATION, which is more focused in scope than the Preferred Qualifications for this classification. Selective Qualifications are utilized when the position requires specific or additional bona fide occupational qualifications (knowledge, skills, and abilities). No substitutions are allowed for a Selective Qualification.

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.

Your placement on an eligible list may be based solely on the contents of your application; therefore, it is essential that you provide complete and accurate information. 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. If you have held more than one (1) position at the same employer, please list each position that you held and the length of time that you held each position.

Licenses & Certifications:

1. 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.

Additional Information:

Application Process:

Please apply on-line at RESUMES CANNOT BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE ONLINE EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION. Paper applications (Form DTS-1) will not be accepted for this recruitment. 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 is not 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 Services ( or World Education Services: International Credential Evaluation (

This must be submitted as an attachment with the application of the position in which you are applying.

The Maryland Transportation Authority 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.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. MDTA 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. 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! Reasonable Accommodations for persons with disabilities will be provided upon request.

Appropriate auxiliary aids and services for qualified individuals with disability will be provided upon request. Please notify in advance. MD Relay Service Number View phone number on click.appcast.io (TTY Number: 711).

Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply. Issue Date: 05/19/26