INTERVIEW AND HIRE POSITION (REPOST)

(All eligible candidates will be invited to interview based upon standardized MDTA organizational criteria)

*Previous Applicants Need Not Reapply*

The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) owns, operates, and maintains eight major toll facilities comprised of four bridges, two tunnels, and two turnpikes across the State of Maryland. For over 50 years, the MDTA has provided Maryland's citizens and visitors with safe, secure, and convenient transportation facilities. We are committed to quality and excellence in customer service, and we rely on our organization's values, traditions, and - most importantly - our employees to achieve these goals.

Nature of Work: This is the entry-level clerical-auditing and clerical-accounting work at a toll facility or other location managed by the MDTA. The employee works in the E-ZPass Customer Service Center (CSC) located in a MDTA facility and/or inside the Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) facility and is responsible for receiving, verifying, and accounting for variable sums of money collected and handling face-to-face E-ZPass/Video toll transactions with the public.

The position is responsible for handling all revenue payment types, greeting customers, and opening new E-ZPass transponder to the public. The employee is responsible for providing customer service, analyzing/researching customer accounts, data entry, and performing a series of computations using equipment such as a cash drawer, computer terminal, specialized software application, adding machine, currency and coin counter, and transponder reader. The work requires some lifting of moderately heavy items.

The individual will receive supervision from an MDTA Customer and Revenue Agent Lead or other designated official and does not supervise other employees. This incumbent may be assigned to a rotating or permanent shift that involves evening, weekend, and holiday work.

The current vacancies exist in Cecil/Harford Counties. The incumbent selected will work a rotating schedule between the E-ZPass CSC in Perryville, MD, MVA/CSC in Bel Air, MD, and MVA/CSC in Elkton, MD. The resulting eligible list from this recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies in this classification throughout the agency.

MDTA employees are offered a generous benefits package including a minimum of 11 paid holidays, a minimum of 27* days of leave annually (personal, vacation, and sick), access to the State Pension System, deferred compensation plans, excellent health, dental, and vision plans, and more! *May be prorated based upon start date.

Minimum Qualifications

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

Experience: Two years of clerical or accounting experience involving the receipt of handling of, and accounting for money and/or checks and credit cards in connection with commercial or government activities, and including the provision of customer service to the public.

The ideal candidate will possess:

• Excellent oral communication skills required to interact with external customers and with people at various levels within an organization;
• Excellent interpersonal skills;
• Ability to respond verbally to customer inquiries;
• Ability to provide prompt, accurate and courteous service to the public;
• Ability to multi-task efficiently; and
• Ability to make accurate arithmetical calculations.

Your placement on an eligible list 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.

Notes:

U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as defined under the Experience Requirement of the Minimum Qualifications may be substituted for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.

Applicants must possess a Class C Driver's License valid in the State of Maryland. Applicants must list the license number and date of expiration on the application.

1. This is an "Emergency Essential" classification subject to emergency release procedures. Employees in this classification must be willing and available to remain on or report for duty day or night, in order to maintain continuous operation of a facility.

2. Employees in this classification are considered "Essential Employees" and shall sign and agree to all policies and procedures relating to "Essential Employee" status.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Please apply online at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mdotmd
RESUMES CANNOT BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE ONLINE EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION. Paper applications (Form DTS-1) will not be accepted for this recruitment.

Your placement on an eligible list 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.

All applications must be received by 05/23/2024.

NOTES:

Please be advised that the State of Maryland is dedicated to a drug-free workplace, and as a result, employees are subject to the State's Substance Abuse Policy to include possible drug testing. Selected candidate(s) may be subject to background and reference checks.

The incumbent in this position may be a member of a covered bargaining unit.

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/). This must be submitted as an attachment with the application of the position in which you are applying.

The Maryland Transportation Authority is not sponsoring new employees in the 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 H-1B Visa candidates from paying sponsorship fees, all sponsorship fees must be assumed by the potential employer.

WE ARE AN EQUAL-OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. MDTA 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.

MDOT has various careers for people of all experiences, backgrounds, and abilities who come together to contribute to one mission - connecting our customers to life's opportunities. Join us in serving our Maryland residents, visitors, and businesses!

Reasonable Accommodations for persons with disabilities will be provided upon request.

Appropriate auxiliary aids and services for qualified individuals with disability will be provided upon request. Please notify in advance. MD Relay Service Number 1-800-735-2258 (TTY Number: 711). Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.

Issue Date: 05/09/2024