Electrical​/Transportation Systems Engineer

Electrical/ITS Engineer (Transportation Engineer IV)

The Maryland Transportation Authority 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.

The incumbent works in the Office of Engineering and Construction under the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)/Electrical discipline. The electrical project engineer will manage, plan, and design ITS and electrical work associated with transportation facilities, structures, and equipment. The incumbent will engage in large and complex engineering projects within a multi‑disciplinary environment involving in‑house engineers and outside consultants. ITS and electrical work may include, but is not limited to: roadway lighting, tunnel lighting, sign lighting, power distribution systems, closed circuit television systems, dynamic message signs, tri‑message signs, road weather information systems, fiber optic networks, tunnel control systems (SCADA), traffic control systems, incident detection systems, and any related work.

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

• Manage electrical studies
• Work as project manager for large capital projects in ITS and electrical engineering
• Design coordination and review of study reports and design drawings
• Review construction documents such as as‑built plans, requests for information (RFI), and submittals
• Review scope of work (SOW) of ITS/electrical on‑call tasks
• Work with different utility companies for power, energy, and communication requirements of projects
• Coordinate with ITS/electrical engineers and other MDTA stakeholders in different tasks and projects and attend project‑related meetings
• Prepare engineering cost estimates and man‑hour estimates for ITS/electrical tasks
• Field visits to different facility locations with consultants/contractors as needed for various projects

This position will be supervised by the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)/Electrical Discipline Manager or other higher‑level engineering managers, depending on tasks assigned. Work is performed in an office setting and in the field; work may involve physical inspection of previous, existing, or proposed transportation facilities or job sites. The current vacancy is in Baltimore, Maryland. Hybrid telework schedules may be available for this position.

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:
  
  Possession of a bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited college or university.
• Experience:
  
  Four years of experience in professional engineering. Two (2) years of this experience must include the design or management of electrical or ITS engineering projects.
• Substitutions:
  Additional work experience in professional engineering, or in technical engineering at the journey level or above, may be substituted on a year‑for‑year basis for the required education; possession of a master’s degree in engineering may be substituted for one year of the required experience; persons currently registered as professional engineers in Maryland or a comparable state meet the education requirement.

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