Director, Office of Human Resources (DOT MAA Executive V)

Open Recruitment

Executive Service Recruitment

The incumbent will serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority

The Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA) is the owner & operator of both Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall and Martin State Airports, serving over 27 million passengers annually.

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The Director of the Office of Human Resources (DOT MAA Executive V) is a member of the MAA's senior management team and serves in an advisory capacity to the MAA Executive Director/CEO and other executive and senior management staff. This position is responsible for developing and executing human resource strategies, in support of the overall business plan and strategic direction of the organization; specifically in the areas of talent acquisition, vacancy management, recruitment/retention, classification and compensation, payroll, employee benefits, employee services, and employer/employee relations.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Providing consultation and advice on all personnel matters to MAA Senior and Executive Management Team and MAA managers and supervisors.
• Independently meeting with Senior and Executive Management to collaborate and resolve HR challenges and strategically develop plans to address present and future HR, management and employee needs.
• Identifying HR problems/issues that must be addressed and resolved and brings together the appropriate parties to develop the best solutions.
• Directly owning and leading high level special HR projects and strategic initiatives.
• Collaborating with Organizational Development on Performance Management initiatives and New Employee Orientation (NEO).
• Oversight of recruitment, screening, and hiring processes and practices.
• Monitoring and collaborating with other offices to develop strategies to fill mission critical and/or difficult to fill positions.
• Partnering with the Office of Civil Rights & Compliance to enhance diversity of employment recruitment candidate pools.
• Negotiating and interpreting the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between MAA management and unions.
• interpreting key provisions of the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR), policy, and collective bargaining MOUs for management.
• Ensuring that MAA adheres to labor laws and regulations, to include developing policies and procedures to maintain compliance and mitigate risks.
• Oversee the development and administration of competitive compensation packages and employee benefits programs.
• Driving the core values of MAA.
• Setting clear expectations, offering opportunities for skill development, and encouraging open communication.

This position is located at BWI Marshall Airport in Anne Arundel County, MD.

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications:

Education: Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.

EXPERIENCE: Ten (10) years of progressive professional HR experience in the areas of either job analysis, job evaluation, salary administration, employee recruitment and selection, employment services and benefits, employer-employee relations, HR program evaluation, or HR policy formulation. Five (5) years of this experience must have involved management level responsibility with at least three (3) years being senior management level responsibility.

The ideal candidate will possess:

• Professional Human Resources certification such as SHRM-CP/SCP or PHR/SPHR
• Leadership and strategic planning skills
• Ability to make effective decisions quickly, using strong decision-making skills
• Strong interpersonal, presentation and communication skills
• Great organizational and time management skills
• Desire to lead and develop a team of HR professionals
• Familiarity with Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) and tools

TO APPLY:

You may apply online at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mdotmd to be considered for this recruitment. RESUMES CANNOT BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE MDOT EMPLOYMENT 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 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.

Your application must be received by 07/21/2025.

Appropriate auxiliary aids and services for qualified individuals with disabilities will be provided upon request. Please notify in advance. MD Relay Service MD Relay Service Number 1-800-735-2258 (TTY Number: 711). Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply. The selected candidate may be subject to background and reference checks.

The Maryland Department of Transportation 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 H1B Visa candidates from paying sponsorship fees, all sponsorship fees must be assumed by the potential employer.

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 (http://www.naces.org) or World Education Services: International Credential Evaluation (https://www.wes.org/).

The incumbent in this position will be a member of a covered bargaining unit.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER, MAA 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.

Issue Date: 07/07/2025