Dbe Program Manager Jobs in Maryland (NOW HIRING)

The State Highway Administration's (SHA) Office of Equal Opportunity (Baltimore City) is currently recruiting for a Minority Business Enterprise/Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Manager (Administrator IV) 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 SHA position or function only. You will need to reapply for any future recruitment conducted for this job classification.

Nature of Work: This position serves as the Program Manager of SHA's state funded Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Program, federal funded Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Veteran Small Business Enterprise (VBSE) Programs. This includes direct oversight of permanent and contractual employees responsible for payment compliance validation efforts, Commercial Useful Function reviews, data entry, and outreach activities. This position is also the lead person responsible for ensuring that SHA is in compliance with regulations and directives relating to the programs as contained in COMAR Title 21, MDOT's MBE and DBE Program manuals, as well as Titles 23 and 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

This position oversees the development of various supportive services programs, the State MBE Procurement Report, federal DBE Uniform Report, SHA's MBE Strategic Plan, and Supportive Services reporting. This position provides technical guidance and direction to various internal and external customers including prime contractors, consultants, small and minority businesses, construction personnel, mid and senior level managers. This position works in conjunction with MDOT's Office of Minority Business Enterprise, Governor's Office of Small, Minority & Women's Business Affairs, Federal Highway Administration, and the contracting community in general in providing assistance to the various interest groups.

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: 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. Selective Qualification: Three (3) years of experience ensuring compliance with Civil Rights or Minority and/or Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program guidelines. *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:

• Experience in the field of Civil Rights with a concentrated focus on Minority Business Enterprise, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program, and/or Veteran Business Enterprise.
• Excellent writing skills for preparing formal documents, presentations, statements of work, procurement documents, and training sessions.
• Excellent oral presentation skills to communicate directly with senior level management and high-level state officials.
• Good organizational skills and time management to efficiently manage the staff of multiple employees and provide technical support to seven (7) district and Hanover Complex Compliance Officers and construction staff on program requirements.
• Excellent computer skills including knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Access and Excel are preferred.
• Must be a self-starter and be able to work independently to ensure that the program areas under their responsibility are in full compliance with state and federal laws and regulations and respective MDOT/SHA/OEO procedures.
• Ability to address any such deficiencies in a timely manner.
• Experience in applying rules and regulations or exercising responsibility for the development of policies or procedures.

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.

Candidate must possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the state of Maryland.

To apply: All applicants must submit an application online at http://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mdotmd (use of this option allows the application to be saved). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. To receive credit for your work history and credentials you must list the information in the online DTS-1 application form. You may refer to a resume only to expand on information offered in the body of the online DTS-1 application.

Consideration for employment 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 in 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, you must list each position that you held, the length of time that you held each position, and the corresponding duties.

Applications must be submitted online by the closing date. If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Administration at the number(s) listed below: 410-545-5554

The selected candidate may be subject to background and reference checks. A conviction is not an automatic disqualification from employment. Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.

The state of Maryland offers excellent health and leave benefits, 401k benefits, pension plan, a free transit program, and advanced education and training opportunities. Please Note: The State Highway Administration 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.

Appropriate auxiliary aids and services for qualified individuals with disabilities will be provided upon request. Please call 410-545-5554.

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. SHA 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.