Minority Business Enterprise/Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Manager (Administrator IV)

Posting number: 2589-SHA-14-05-HP-7/26

Department: State Highway Administration

Job classification: ADMINISTRATOR IV

Posting type: Open

Categories: Management, Diversity Management/EEO, Program Management

Summary

(Open Recruitment)

State Highway Administration

Minority Business Enterprise/Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Manager (Administrator IV)

 Grade 19 (2589) SP# 26-14-05

 YOU MUST APPLY ONLINE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION

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The State Highway Administration's (SHA) Office of Equal Opportunity (Baltimore City) is currently recruiting for a Minority Business Enterprise/Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Manager (Administrator IV) position. This position is open to anyone who meets the minimum and selective qualifications listed below. The resulting list of eligible candidates will be used to fill this SHA position or function only. You will need to reapply for any future recruitment conducted for this job classification.

Nature of Work: This position serves as the Program Manager of SHA’s state funded Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Program, federal funded Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Veteran Small Business Enterprise (VBSE) Programs. This includes direct oversight of permanent and contractual employees responsible for payment compliance validation efforts, Commercial Useful Function reviews, data entry, and outreach activities. This position is also the lead person responsible for ensuring that SHA is in compliance with regulations and directives relating to the programs as contained in COMAR Title 21, MDOT’s MBE and DBE Program manuals, as well as Titles 23 and 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

This position oversees the development of various supportive services programs, the State MBE Procurement Report, federal DBE Uniform Report, SHA’s MBE Strategic Plan, and Supportive Services reporting. This position provides technical guidance and direction to various internal and external customers including prime contractors, consultants, small and minority businesses, construction personnel, mid and senior level managers. This position works in conjunction with MDOT’s Office of Minority Business Enterprise, Governor’s Office of Small, Minority & Women’s Business Affairs, Federal Highway Administration, and the contracting community in general in providing assistance to the various interest groups.

Examples of duties

MINIMUM 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.
 
Selective Qualification: Three (3) years of experience ensuring complian