Director of Procurement and Materials Management (DOT Procurement Manager IV)

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 BWI Thurgood Marshall and Martin State Airports, serving over 27 million passengers annually.

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This position is the Director of the Office of Procurement and Materials Management (DOT Procurement Manager IV). This office is the sole procurement unit for the Maryland Aviation Administration, consisting of 25 employees, and is responsible for providing all aspects of the procurement program process in support of the Administration's capital program and operating budget.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

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

Preferred Qualifications:

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

Experience: Ten (10) years of professional procurement experience involving duties such as soliciting, evaluating, negotiating, and awarding contracts and ensuring compliance with Federal and State procurement laws, regulations, and conditions. This experience must include advertising procurement opportunities, distributing specifications to vendors, coordinating evaluation committees, conducting vendor briefings, and monitoring contract performance. Three (3) years of this experience must have been in a supervisory and/or managerial capacity.

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

• At least two (2) years of experience working in the Federal or State Government.
• Experience working with the Board of Public Works (BPW)
• Strong strategic thinking, leadership, negotiation, and communication skills
• Possession of CIPS (Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply), ISM (Institute for Supply Management), and/or NIGP (National Institute of Governmental Purchasing) Certification(s).

Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the State of Maryland.

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: 06/06/2025

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 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 not 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: 05/09/2025