Job Description

Posting number: 2589ES-TSO-10/26

Department: Maryland Department of Transportation

Job classification: ADMINISTRATOR IV

Posting type: Open

Categories: Planning and Development, Transportation

Summary

OPEN RECRUITMENT

Executive Service Position

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

If you have ever taken a flight from BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport; renewed your Maryland driver’s license; traveled to an Orioles game on the Light Rail; embarked on a cruise from the Port of Baltimore; received roadside assistance from CHART Emergency Patrol; reduced your commute time by using one of Maryland’s toll roads then you have experienced some of the superb services provided by the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT).

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!The Maryland Department of Transportation, The Secretary’s Office (MDOT TSO) is seeking an Air Quality and Green House Gas Emissions Analyst (Administrator IV). This position is responsible for leading TSO’s regulatory air quality requirements, by managing data analysis, modeling, and forecasting of National Ambient Air Quality Standards and Greenhouse Gas emissions. The incumbent provides advice and analysis regarding compliance with federal law and provisions of the Clean Air Act to include work products that closely align with the department’s vehicle electrification programs. The incumbent oversees creation and implementation of modeling and analysis-related work orders, including managing work of contractors and associated budgets as well as serve as liaison between MDOT and metropolitan planning organizations, other state agencies, and stakeholders.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Ensuring MDOT policies, projects, programs and initiatives meet regulatory air quality requirements .
• Managing transportation-related air quality and greenhouse gas modeling, analysis, inventories and reporting.
• Managing air quality conformity requirements, tracking performance measurement and reporting.
• Providing Greenhouse Gas emissions expertise by representing the department in inter-departmental and external engagement and reporting.
• Serving as data collection and quality control lead for annual reports as required by state law.
• Supporting development and utilization of a project level Greenhouse Gas emissions calculator for assessing emissions impacts.
• Serving as liaison to the public and key stakeholders on plans and projects.
• Facilitating and managing communications on policy and legislative and departmental updates and mandates.
• Serving as a subject matter expert ensuring compliance and adherence to goals, targets, and initiatives.

The current vacancy exists at MDOT TSO in the Office of Electric Vehicles, Climate Change and Air Quality, which is located in Hanover, MD. (Anne Arundel County).

This position may allow a hybrid work schedule, including telework and on-site work hours.

MDOT offers a generous and competitive benefits package. You can learn about our amazing benefits here: MDOT Benefits

Examples of duties

PREFERRED 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.

Three (3) years of this experience must include environmental planning, air quality planning, or transportation planning.

The ideal candidate will possess:

• Experience working with vehicle emissions modeling tools
• Experience working in air quality planning or programs in the transportation sector

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 for which you are applying.

If you have held more than one position at the same employer, please list each position that you held and the length of time that you held each position.

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.

Qualifications

None.

Supplemental information

TO APPLY: You must complete an MDOT employment application (DTS-1) online to be considered for this recruitment. RESUMES CANNOT BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE MDOT EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION. No paper applications will be accepted.

Selected candidates may be subject to background and reference checks.

You may apply online at: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mdotmd. Applications must be submitted online by 11:59 pm on 10/19/2026.

Appropriate auxiliary aids and services for qualified individuals with disabilities will be provided upon request. Please notify in advance. MD Relay Service Number (711). Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.

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 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.

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. MDOT 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.

Issued Date: 10/5/2026

The purpose of the supplemental questions listed below is to evaluate your experience and education further to determine your eligibility for this job classification. Answer each question accurately and thoroughly. The experience you indicate in your responses to the supplemental questions must also be described in detail in the Work History section of this application. If you cite experience in your response that is not included in the Work History section of this application, your application may be considered incomplete, and you may not receive further consideration for this position. Questions with text answers require you to include the name of the employer/organization and dates of the specific experience.

Air Quality and Green House Gas Emissions Analyst (Administrator IV) Supplemental Questionnaire