Traffic Engineer; Transportation Designer Engineer III

Description

The Traffic Engineer supports the Office of Engineering and Construction (OEC) by performing traffic engineering duties associated with planning, design, construction, and operation. The incumbent will review and conduct traffic studies, design traffic‑related elements, and generally support OEC’s Traffic Discipline.

• Review and perform traffic design elements of highway construction projects including Maintenance of Traffic, Signing and Pavement Marking, and other Traffic Control Devices in accordance with the Maryland Manual on Uniform Traffic Control and other relevant state and federal standards, specifications, guidelines, and regulations.
• Conduct and/or review various traffic engineering studies.
• Manage crash history records, perform safety studies, and address requests for data records.
• Manage traffic volume and classification data collection and reporting efforts; perform highway capacity analysis and traffic engineering studies.
• Assist in the development of new, and/or enhancements to existing geographic information system (GIS) based tools related to traffic data and assets.
• Respond to stakeholder requests, as well as urgent and emergency events.

Employees in this position will report directly to the Senior Traffic Design Engineer. The current vacancy is located in Baltimore, MD at the Francis Scott Key Bridge facility. Hybrid telework schedules may be available.

MDTA employees are offered a generous benefits package including a minimum of 11 paid holidays, a minimum of 27 days of leave annually, access to the State Pension System, deferred compensation plans, excellent health, dental, and vision plans, and more.

Minimum Qualifications:

Possession of an Engineer in Training (EIT) Certificate in the State of Maryland. Evidence of certificate must be presented at the time of appointment.

Experience:

Two (2) years of experience performing engineering work acceptable to the Maryland State Board for Professional Engineers involving the application of specialized engineering analysis and design that includes aspects of design, evaluation, and inspection in accordance with specifications and drawings, investigation, and planning. One (1) year of experience performing planning, analysis, and/or design activities relating to traffic engineering.

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.

If you have held more than one position at the same employer, please list each position and the length of time that you held each position.

Applicants may substitute additional graduate‑level education in engineering for the required experience on a year‑for‑year basis.

• Employees may be subject to emergency recall 24 hours a day and may be required to maintain a reliable communication link (telephone or pager) for the purpose of emergency call back requirements.
• Eligible applicants may be subject to a background investigation under federal or State laws and regulations. A conviction is not an automatic disqualification to employment. Erroneous, misleading or fraudulent information on an application is sufficient grounds for rejection from the hiring process, removal from the list of eligibles, withdrawal of an offer for employment or immediate discharge.
• Employers can provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities upon request.

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.