Director of Small & Minority Businesses (DOT Executive V)

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).

The Maryland Department of Transportation, The Secretary's Office (MDOT TSO) is seeking a Director for the Office of Small & Minority Businesses (OSMB). This position is responsible for leading MDOT's efforts to support and grow small, minority-owned, women-owned, and veteran-owned businesses and ensuring and promoting inclusion of these businesses in MDOT's procurements. The Director of OSMB serves as a key link between procurement operations, compliance and outreach functions, and the business community. The incumbent ensures that vendors and suppliers understand how to access opportunities, meet compliance expectations, and navigate procurement processes effectively while upholding MDOT's procurement standards, policies, and compliance obligations.

In this dynamic role, duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Leading and developing MDOT's statewide socioeconomic procurement strategy
• Providing leadership and direction in regard to small and minority businesses to MDOT's modal administrations
• Hosting and participating in outreach activities
• Overseeing and monitoring the goal-setting process for contracts and programs
• Assisting in the coordination and development of related legislative and regulatory proposals and policy recommendations
• Preparing, reviewing, and presenting executive briefings
• Overseeing all managerial and administrative duties relating to the State's disparity studies
• Addressing complex and sensitive inquiries and complaints
• Ensuring MDOT's compliance with federal and state laws and regulations

The current vacancy exists at MDOT TSO in the Office of Small & Minority Businesses, which is located in Hanover, MD. (Anne Arundel County).

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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

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

Experience: Five (5) years of experience with state or federal socioeconomic or supplier diversity programs related to minority businesses. Two (2) years of this experience must include a leadership role.

The ideal candidate will possess:

• Proficient written and verbal communication skills
• Strong leadership skills
• Public sector experience

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:

None.

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 7/8/2026.

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: 6/24/2026

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.