Project Engineer; Transportation Engineering Technician V

Position: Project Engineer (Transportation Engineering Technician V)

OPEN RECRUITMENT

This is a
position-specific recruitment
.The resulting list of eligible candidates will be used to fill this Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) position/function only. All interested persons will need to re-apply for any future recruitment conducted for this classification.

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 position will serve a dual role as a Project Engineer on various MDTA construction contracts or as an Assistant Project Engineer on major bridge and highway design projects. The employee in this position will ensure adherence to contract specifications, update monthly project schedules, assign duties, and oversee the work of construction inspectors.

Duties of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Monitor all phases of the construction project and ensure the contractor is compliant with all contract documents and building codes;
• Supervise and assist lower-level inspectors including assigning workloads and ensuring that assignments are properly completed;
• Daily communication with the prime and sub-contractors to coordinate the work to be performed;
• Review and coordinate Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) plans with the contractor and ensure a safe work zone through lane closures;
• Consult with supervisors and design engineers on possible changes in design, cost, overruns, field conditions and other applicable work to be performed;
• Maintain accurate and complete documents including project records and monthly estimates;
• Check measurements of all pay quantities for proper calculations and payment; and
• Interact with other divisions within the MDTA and state agencies including the State Highway Administration, MDTA Authority Operations Center (AOC), MDTA Police, and MDTA Maintenance.

The employee in this position will report directly to the Deputy Director of Construction and Area Engineer. Work conditions vary depending on assignments and are performed in the office or in the field during survey and inspection assignments with exposure to varying weather conditions and rough terrain and requirements for walking, standing, bending, and lifting loads weighing up to 80 pounds.

May be required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE), such as a safety vest, hard hat, eye and ear protection, safety footwear, fall protection, or a respirator, particularly when working near painting or sandblasting operations.The currentvacancy is located in Baltimore, MD.

Employees in this classification may be required to work various shifts and on weekends depending on assignments. Employees in this position with this classification may be required to travel and be available for work in any part of the state, subject to change of assignment, as work requires.

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 on start date.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

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

Experience: Eight years of experience in technical engineering related work in the areas of design, traffic, construction, materials testing, engineering surveys, maintenance, or planning.
** Six (6) months of this experience must include managing highway, bridge, tunnel, or facility construction 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…