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HR Transformation Specialist (Administrator V)
Salary
$87,253.00 - $137,603.00 Annually
Location
Anne Arundel County
Job Type
Full Time
Job Number
3184ES-TSO-7/26
Department
Maryland Department of Transportation
Opening Date
07/02/2026
Closing Date
7/16/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Description
Benefits
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Description
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; or applied for Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) certification, 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 to hire a strategic and operational practitioner with an integrated approach to serve as our HR Transformation Specialist (Administrator V). The HR Transformation Specialist (Administrator V) is responsible for planning, improving, and implementing changes to the policies, processes, and tools that define how Human Resources functions, enhancing both HR operations and the overall employee experience. The incumbent will integrate three core disciplines, project management, process improvement, and change management, to deliver end-to-end transformation of HR functions. This role will lead enterprise-wide initiatives that modernize and standardize HR practices across all modes, with an emphasis on efficiency and centralized solutions.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
Conducting structured assessments with modal HR of workflows, and tools to document current-state operations and identify inefficiencies, compliance gaps, redundancies, and unmet user needs
Staying up-to date on best practices for key HR processes to support innovation focused on efficiency
Developing recommendations for updates, replacements, or new resources. Coordinating with HRIS and IT partners to validate feasibility and effectiveness.
Developing a change management strategy for each initiative that identifies impacted employee populations, assesses readiness and resistance risk, and defines engagement approaches tailored to each stakeholder group.
Collaborating across modals and departments to ensure alignment and ensuring key stakeholders are aware of upcoming and current initiatives
Administering organizational readiness assessments at key milestones to determine whether impacted employees and managers are prepared for implementation
Identifying resistance patterns and developing targeted interventions to address root causes and build sustained commitment to change
Coordinating with leadership to define project scope, objectives, deliverables and success criteria
Managing day-to-day project execution by tracking progress
Facilitating project team meetings and ensuring cross-functional coordination across HR functional areas, IT, and leadership
Identifying knowledge and skill gaps created by policy, process, and tool changes
Coordinating the development of training materials and delivery logistics
Evaluating training effectiveness through assessments and feedback collection
This vacancy exists at MDOT TSO in the Office of Human Resources, 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
Qualifications
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 have involved high-level, enterprise-wide initiatives and strategic structural oversight.
One (1) year of this experience must have involved high-level change management in regard to policy, compliance gaps, and process methodology.
The ideal candidate will possess:
The ability to assess current-state practices, identify gaps, and contribute to the design of future-state solutions
Experience supporting or leading organizational change, including stakeholder engagement, communication planning, and adoption support
Strong written and verbal communication skills
SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, SPHR, or equivalent HR certification is preferred; certification or training in change management, process improvement, or project management is a plus
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 position at the same employer, please list each position that you held and the length of time that you held each position.
Notes:
Candidates may substitute 30 credit hours from an accredited college or university for each year up to four years of the required experience.
Candidates may substitute the possession of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and one year of experience in administrative staff or professional work for the required experience.
Candidates may substitute the possession of a master's degree from an accredited college or university for the required experience.
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.
Licenses & Certifications
None.
Additional 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 7/16/2026.
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: 7/2/2026
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.
Come join the Maryland Department of Transportation Team! We offer more than just a paycheck!!!! We offer healthcare, dental, long term disability, flexible work schedules, and so much more. Read all about our fabulous benefits in detail by visiting:
https://www.mdot.maryland.gov/tso/pages/index.aspx?pageid=152
Don't miss out on a great opportunity for a challenging career along with fabulous benefits!
*Benefits are offered to all full-time, part-time permanent and contractual (partially subsidized) employees. Temporary employees do not receive benefits.
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Do you have six (6) years of experience in administrative staff or professional work?
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If you answered "Yes" to question #1, please describe this experience in detail to include where (employer) and when (month/year to month/year) you obtained this experience. Please note that this experience must also be documented in your application. Please enter relevant experience only. Listing the employer's name and/or job title only, pasting full resume or 'see resume', is not an acceptable response. If you answered "No" to question #1, please @type "N/A".
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Do you have three (3) years of experience involved in high-level, enterprise-wide initiatives and strategic structural oversight?
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No
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If you answered "Yes" to question #3, please describe this experience in detail to include where (employer) and when (month/year to month/year) you obtained this experience. Please note that this experience must also be documented in your application. Please enter relevant experience only. Listing the employer's name and/or job title only, pasting full resume or 'see resume', is not an acceptable response. If you answered "No" to question #1, please @type "N/A".
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Do you have one (1) year of experience involved in high-level change management in regard to policy, compliance gaps, and process methodology?
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No
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If you answered "Yes" to question #5, please describe this experience in detail to include where (employer) and when (month/year to month/year) you obtained this experience. Please note that this experience must also be documented in your application. Please enter relevant experience only. Listing the employer's name and/or job title only, pasting full resume or 'see resume', is not an acceptable response. If you answered "No" to question #1, please @type "N/A".
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Maryland Department of Transportation
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Phone
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Website
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