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Organizational Development Consultant

Salary

$64,984.00 - $104,954.00 Annually

Location

Baltimore City

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

2587-MTA-04/25-MS

Department

Maryland Transit Administration

Opening Date

04/18/2025

Closing Date

5/6/2025 11:59 PM Eastern

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Description

MARYLAND TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

Organizational Development Consultant

(Administrator II) (2587)

Career Service

Open to all qualified applicants

ACCEPTING ON-LINE APPLICATIONS ONLY

Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply

Are you seeking a job where your work is rewarding and provides excellent benefits? The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) invites you to apply today to be considered for a position that provides customer service to the citizens of Maryland every day. MTA is one of the largest transit systems in the United States and is seeking dynamic and energetic individuals to join the MTA team!

The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) is currently seeking a dynamic Organizational Development Consultant to join its newly established Organizational Development (OD) division. This strategic role is responsible for designing, implementing, and overseeing initiatives that enhance employee performance, team effectiveness, and organizational culture. The OD Consultant plays a critical role in fostering a positive and productive work environment while supporting continuous improvement across MTA’s services and operations.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Organizational Development Interventions

+ Purpose: Design and execute interventions that improve team performance, support organizational culture, and address strategic challenges.

+ Impact: Facilitate workshops, training sessions, and team-building activities to promote collaboration, morale, and alignment with MTA’s strategic goals.

2. Project Management and Consultation

+ Purpose: Lead OD projects including apprenticeship, leadership, and succession planning programs, ensuring integration with MTA’s strategic objectives.

+ Impact: Streamline processes and enhance project delivery. Provide tailored solutions to complex organizational issues and policy recommendations in collaboration with HR, Employee Relations, and Legal.

3. Performance Management

+ Purpose: Develop a new performance management tool for agency-wide implementation beginning FY’26, aligned with updated policies.

+ Impact: Identify staff development needs, support promotional readiness, and apply best practices across the organization.

4. Succession Planning

+ Purpose: Create succession planning programs to address staffing needs and leadership gaps, aligned with MTA’s mission and policies.

+ Impact: Improve leadership development and workforce sustainability through strategic succession pipelines.

5. Workforce Development Programs

+ Purpose: Design programs that enhance job preparedness, job readiness, and skills development for current and prospective talent.

+ Impact: Strengthen internal capabilities, provide career pathways, and improve job satisfaction through targeted learning initiatives.

6. Training and Development

+ Purpose: Deliver learning and development programs using diverse instructional methods, with emphasis on leadership, apprenticeship, and succession planning.

+ Impact: Ensure training remains relevant and effective. Support development of future leaders through programs such as the Emerging Leaders Program.

Qualifications

Education: Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.

Experience: Five years of experience in administrative staff or professional work.

Notes:

1. Candidates may substitute 30 credit hours from an accredited college or university for each year up to four years of the required experience.

2. 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.

3. Candidates may substitute the possession of a master's degree from an accredited college or university for the required experience.

4. 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

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.

Additional Information

To Apply:

You must complete a Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) application (Form DTS-1) to be considered for this recruitment. Resumes may not be substituted for the application. Consideration for employment may be based solely on the contents of your application; therefore, it is essential that the application is filled out completely and accurately, listing all relevant experience in detail and addressing the specific requirements shown above. 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 within MDOT, one of the Transportation Business Units, or the Authority.

Note:

Applications not completely filled out will not be considered. The selected candidate may be subject to background and reference checks. Employees are subject to the State Substance Abuse Policy to include possible drug testing. It is highly recommended that applications be completed and submitted online by registering at www.mdot.maryland.gov/employment. Make sure you meet the minimum and selective qualifications and follow the instructions on MDOT's Online Employment Center website.

Applicants with degrees granted outside of the United States will be required to provide a written evaluation of education documentation by a credentialing organization such as: International Credential Evaluation (WES), https://www.wes.org/ .

Reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities will be provided as requested.

The Maryland Department of Transportation is not sponsoring new employees in application of the H-18 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.

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WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

MTA 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, or any other protected status.

Issue Date: 04/18/2025

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.

Employer

Maryland Department of Transportation

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Website

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