DOT Procurement Officer II

Open to All Qualified Candidates

The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) owns, operates, and maintains eight major toll facilities comprised of four bridges, two tunnels, and two turnpikes across the State of Maryland. For over 50 years, the MDTA has provided Maryland's citizens and visitors with safe, secure, and convenient transportation facilities. We are committed to quality and excellence in customer service, and we rely on our organization's values, traditions, and - most importantly - our employees to achieve these goals.

Nature of Work: The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) is seeking a Procurement Officer II to join either the Services and Maintenance Section or the Information Technology (IT) and Commodities Section within the Division of Procurement. This position is responsible for procuring or coordinating the procurement of services and maintenance services or IT and commodities contracts required by various MDTA departments in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, policies, and procedures. This position assists in the preparation of highly technical and complex specifications, contracts, and solicitation documents, including all related research and value analysis. This position develops, solicits, evaluates, negotiates, and awards all service and maintenance or IT and commodity procurements of the MDTA in collaboration with the appropriate State Control Agencies. The position requires a strong understanding of procurement regulations and involves direct interaction with the public, private vendors, the Office of State Procurement (OSP), Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Department of Information Technology (DoIT), the Department of General Services (DGS), and personnel across the MDTA, Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT), and other state agencies.The duties and responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Reviews and analyzes procurement requests to determine the most appropriate method of use, such as Competitive Sealed Bids, Competitive Sealed Proposals, Sole Source, or Intergovernmental, per state procurement regulations and procedures;
• Examines bids/proposals to determine issues of responsiveness and responsibility and/or the need for additional information;
• Conducts bid openings and pre-proposal conferences for competitive procurements to clarify the technical and procurement aspects of the solicitation documents;
• Negotiates the most favorable price, terms, and conditions for Sole Source and emergency procurements;
• Develops and prepares solicitation specifications, Purchase Order Request for Proposals (PORFP), Task Order Request-for-Proposals (TORFP), Invitations-for-Bid (IFB), Requests for Proposals (RFP), Sole Sources, contract renewals and Memorandums of Understanding;
• Determines advertisement needs based on project scope, procurement type, and competition level; places ads in required publications and eMaryland Marketplace; and sends solicitations to the Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs and the Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs; and
• Updates current informational checklist and status reports per state procurement regulations and MDTA/MDOT procedures.

Employees in this classification receive general supervision from the DOT Procurement Manager I or other designated official. The current vacancy is located in Baltimore, MD. Hybrid telework schedules may be available for this position.

MDTA employees are offered a generous benefits package including a minimum of 11 paid holidays, a minimum of 27* days of leave annually (personal, vacation, and sick), access to the State Pension System, deferred compensation plans, excellent health, dental, and vision plans, and more! *May be prorated based upon start date.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.

Experience: Two years of experience in contract management or procurement involving duties such as: soliciting, evaluating, negotiating and awarding contracts and ensuring compliance with governmental procurement laws, regulations and conditions.

The ideal candidate may possess the following:

• Professional procurement certifications such as Certified Professional Public Buyer (CPPB), Certified Professional Public Officer (CPPO) or other professionally recognized procurement certification such as the Certified Maryland Procurement Officer or Certified Maryland Procurement Associate certifications.
• Experience with the procurement of service and maintenance contracts
• Experience with procurement within a government agency

Your placement on an eligible list 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.

Notes:

1. Candidates may substitute professional contract management or procurement experience on a year-for-year basis for the required education.

2. Candidates may substitute certification as a Certified Purchasing Manager from the Institute for Supply Management/National Association of Purchasing Management; Certified Professional Contracts Manager from the National Contract Management Association; Certified Public Procurement Officer or Certified Professional Public Buyer from the Universal Public Purchasing Certification Council (National Institute of Governmental Purchasing, Inc. or National Association of State Procurement Officials) for the required education.

3. Candidates may substitute additional graduate education at an accredited college or university, at the rate of thirty credit hours for each year of the required experience.

4. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in Contracting, Industrial Management or logistics specialist classifications or administrative support specialty codes in the procurement or financial management fields of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience and education.

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APPLICATION PROCESS:

Please apply online at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mdotmd
RESUMES CANNOT BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE ONLINE EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION. Paper applications (Form DTS-1) will not be accepted for this recruitment.

Applications must be received by 08/11/25.

NOTES:

Please be advised that the State of Maryland is dedicated to a drug-free workplace, and as a result, employees are subject to the State's Substance Abuse Policy to include possible drug testing. Selected candidate(s) may be subject to background and reference checks.

The incumbent in this position will not be a member of a covered bargaining unit.

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/). This must be submitted as an attachment with the application of the position in which you are applying.

The Maryland Transportation Authority is not sponsoring new employees in the 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.

WE ARE AN EQUAL-OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. MDTA 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.

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!

Reasonable Accommodations for persons with disabilities will be provided upon request.

Appropriate auxiliary aids and services for qualified individuals with disability will be provided upon request. Please notify in advance. MD Relay Service Number 1-800-735-2258 (TTY Number: 711). Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.

Issue Date: 07/28/2025