Airport Management Officer I

The MAA is currently accepting applications for the position of Airport Management Officer I at BWI Airport Responsibilities Include but are not limited to: •Performing inspections of the BWI Marshall Airport airfield to ensure compliance with the Airport Certification Manual (ACM) and other Federal State, MAA, and BWI Marshall Airport rules and regulations. •Preventing wildlife encroachment onto the Air Operations Areas, which includes aircraft maneuvering area, or aircraft approach slopes. •Reporting deficiencies to the appropriate agency for corrective action. •Inspecting and registering airfield motor vehicles for compliance with Code of Maryland Regulation governing vehicle operation on the AOA. •Working under the supervision of the Director of Airport Operations during regular administration hours. •Working without supervision in the absence of management (i.e., the Director of BWI Marshall Airport Office of Airport Operations.) •Determining the priority of snow and ice removal from the Airport’s runways, taxiways, ramps, and associated airport roadways.

The position is an emergency essential position. All employees designated as emergency essential are required to be available to work during weather, operational, and/or disaster emergency conditions. Furthermore, this position requires work in a 24-hour facility, and you must be available to work any shift, as required by the operational needs of MAA.

   This position is located at BWI Marshall Airport in Anne Arundel County, MD.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.

Experience: Four years of experience in airport operations or airport management, two years of which must have included work as an operations officer or in a position directly responsible for land-based services to aircraft operators. These services include the assignment of gate positions and parking areas to aircraft, the monitoring of all airport operations areas for conformance to existing regulations, runway inspections, aircraft emergency service, airport security operations, vehicular traffic control, airport fire/rescue service, crowd control and/or tenant liaison.

Note: Applicants may substitute on a year-for-year basis additional airport operations experience, as defined above, for the required college education at the rate of one year of experience for thirty credit hours of education.

OR

Education: Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Aviation or Airport Management, Aviation Business Administration, or an equivalent airport/ aviation major (* see below).

Experience: Two years of experience in airport operations or airport management, one year of which must have included work as an operations officer or in a position directly responsible for land-based services to aircraft operators. These services include the assignment of gate positions and parking areas to aircraft, the monitoring of all airport operations areas for conformance to existing regulations, runway inspections, aircraft emergency service, airport security operations, vehicular traffic control, airport fire/rescue service, crowd control and/or tenant liaison.

 

* Equivalent airport/aviation majors include:

Airport/Aviation Administration, Airport/Aviation Science, Airport/Aviation Technology, Airport/Aviation Studies, Airport/Aviation Operations, Air Traffic Management, Airport Business Administration, or Professional Aviation.

Licenses & Certifications:

1.  Employees in this classification are assigned duties that require operation of a motor vehicle. Employees must possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the State of Maryland.
 
2.  Employees in this classification may be assigned duties that require    the operation of an airplane. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess both a Federal Aviation Administration Pilot's Certificate with authorization to operate at least a single-engine land plane, and a valid FAA Airman's Medical Certificate.
 
3.  Employees must obtain a BWI Airfield Operator's Permit in accordance with the Code of Maryland Regulation 11.03.01.04, Control of Vehicular Traffic on the Air Operations Area prior to permanent appointment

Additional Information:

  1.  Employees in this classification may be required to work on a rotating shift basis.

    2.  Employees in this classification may be required to travel to outlying general aviation airports in order to conduct inspections and to attend aviation events during evenings and weekends.

    3.  Employees in this classification are considered "Essential Employees" and will be required to adhere to all policies and procedures relating to "Essential Employee" status.
     
    4.  Employees are subject to emergency recall 24 hours a day and will be required to maintain a reliable communication link (telephone or pager) for the purpose of emergency call back requirements.
     
    5.  Applicants will be subject to a background check that may impact on employment. A history of arrest or conviction is not an automatic disqualification to employment.
     
    6.  Candidates will be subject to pre-employment drug testing in accordance with the Transportation Code of Maryland Regulations 11.02.11, Testing for Illegal Use of Drugs.
     
    7.  Employees in this classification are subject to substance abuse testing in accordance with Transportation Code of Maryland Regulations 11.02.11, Testing for Illegal Use of Drugs.

TO APPLY:  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 02/18/2026.

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 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 may be member of a covered bargaining unit.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER, 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. 

Issue date: 03/04/26

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