Facility Maintenance Technician I

Maryland Department of Transportation • Full-time • Green Haven, Maryland, United States • $38.01k - $58.19k / year • 2m ago

JOB

Open Recruitment

Interview & Hire Announcement

This is an Interview and Hire position that is open to anyone who meets the minimum qualifications listed below for this position.

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

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The Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA) is currently accepting applications for the position of Facility Maintenance Technician I within the Office of Facilities Maintenance and the Office of Grounds Maintenance within the Division of BWI Operations and Maintenance at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI Marshall Airport).

This position is responsible for entry-level maintenance and construction work on facilities such as buildings, parking areas, ramps, roads, taxiways, or adjacent areas of MAA. Employees utilize tools, operate motorized equipment, and perform manual tasks essential to the upkeep and appearance of a facility. Employees work independently or as members of a crew. At the journey level, employees may work within a specialized trade. Employees do not supervise but may provide guidance, instruction, and assistance to other employees.

This is maintenance work requiring physical exertion, which is performed either outdoors under all weather conditions or inside an MAA building. Some assignments, employees may be required to move objects weighing over 50 pounds and be required to work at high elevations or perform their job in cramped quarters in buildings or underground.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

Performing preventive maintenance inspections and making repairs as needed.
Assisting Skills Tradesmen and Aviation High Voltage Electrical Technicians with various mild to complex projects.
Painting on runways and taxiways, grass cutting, asphalt and concreate repairing.
Operating snow removal heavy equipment to ensure safe operation of the airfield, to include the runways and taxiways during inclement weather.

This 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 requires work in a 24- hour facility and you must be available to work any shift as required by the operational needs of the MAA.

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

EXAMPLE OF DUTIES

Education: Completion of the eighth grade.

Experience: None.

Note: 1. U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as defined under the Minimum Qualifications may be substituted for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Special Requirements:

1. Applicants may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform maintenance on high structures and in cramped quarters in tunnels, underground and in buildings.

2. Employees must be willing and available for duty at such hours, day or night, as may be required in order to maintain continuous and safe operation of a facility. Employees are subject to being on call 24 hours a day and will be required to maintain a reliable communication link at their own expense for the purpose of emergency call back requirements.

3. Employees who work with or may be exposed to hazardous materials such as asbestos, lead-based paint or chromium may be required to undergo periodic medical testing, pass hazardous materials training and have the ability to wear a respirator.

4. Employees in these classifications are considered "Essential Employees" and may be required to sign and agree to all policies and procedures relating to "Essential Employee" status.

5. 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.

6. Employees in this classifications are subject to substance abuse testing in accordance with the 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 06/19/2026.

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 a 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: 6/5/2026