Airport Planner (Transportation Planner III)

Open Recruitment

Position Specific Recruitment

This is a position specific recruitment, open to anyone who meets the minimum and selective qualifications listed below. The resulting list of eligible candidates will be used to fill this position or function only. You will need to reapply for any future recruitment conducted for this job classification.

The Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA) is the owner & operator of both Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall and Martin State Airports, serving over 27 million passengers annually.

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MAA is currently accepting applications for the position of Airport Planner (Transportation Planner III) within the Office of Planning and Engineering at the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Identifying and evaluating facility improvements needed to accommodate airport infrastructure and operational demands of passengers, tenants, and stakeholders using BWI Marshall & Martin State Airport's (MTN) airside, terminal and/or landside facilities in which such efforts will support comprehensive Airport Layout Plans (ALP) and Master Plans and stand-alone planning projects.
• Assisting in planning, promoting and coordinating BWI Marshall & MTN State Airport's projects and programs in support of the state's capital program.
• Participating in coordination of ongoing BWI Marshall & MTN State Airport's planning and development efforts with internal and external stakeholders, including the MAA/MDOT staff, airport tenants, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), local/state government, private developers and general public.
• Independently performing analyses and assisting in the preparation of technical reports and conceptual site plans for airside, terminal and landside airport facility development for BWI Marshall and MTN State Airports.
• Responsible for reviewing, editing and providing technical feedback on the efforts of professional planning consultants to ensure conformance with Code of Maryland (COMAR), MAA, FAA and other airport planning/design industry criteria & specific guidance/direction.
• Reviewing MAA design documents to ensure compliance with FAA standards/regulations and compatibility with long-term strategic airport plans, and continuity of prior planning project scope and requirements.

This position is located at the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in Anne Arundel County, MD.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree that includes 30 credit hours in Planning, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Transportation Studies, Architecture, Public Administration, Natural Resources Administration, Engineering, Geography, Landscape Architecture, Economics, Public Finance, Political Science, Sociology, Regional Science, Information Technology or Urban Affairs.

Experience: Two years of experience in research and planning projects related to the development and use of land, water, transportation, community or natural resources by assisting in obtaining, analyzing, and conducting research on demographic, socio-economic, political, cultural, geographic or land-use trends* This experience must include work within the aviation industry, such as airport master planning, aviation management, facilities development, capital improvement programs, or other aviation-related infrastructure projects.

*This statement contains a Selective Qualification, which is more focused in scope than the Minimum Qualifications for this classification. ?Selective Qualifications are utilized when the position requires specific or additional bona fide occupational qualifications (i.e., knowledge, skills or abilities).

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Eligible applicants may be subject to a background investigation under federal or state laws and regulations. A conviction is not an automatic disqualification to employment. Erroneous, misleading or fraudulent information on an application is sufficient grounds for rejection from the hiring process, removal from the list of eligibles, withdrawal of an offer for employment or immediate discharge.

You may apply online at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mdotmd to be considered for this recruitment. RESUMES CANNOT BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE MDOT EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION.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 (1) position at the same employer, please list each position that you held and the length of time that you held each position.

Your application must be received by 9/02/2025.

Appropriate auxiliary aids and services for qualified individuals with disabilities will be provided upon request. Please notify in advance. MD Relay Service MD Relay Service Number 1-800-735-2258 (TTY Number: 711). Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply. The selected candidate may be subject to background and reference checks.

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 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.

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/).

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

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER, MDOT MAA 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.