Climate Change Design Manager

Description

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OPEN TO ALL QUALIFIED CANDIDATES

This is a position specific recruitment. The resulting list of eligible candidates will be used to fill this Marland Port Administration (MPA) position/function only. All interested persons will need to reapply for any future recruitments conducted in this classification.

This position is located at the Dundalk Marine Terminal.

The Maryland Port Administration (MPA) is a 203-employee transportation business unit within the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and is the public face of the Port of Baltimore. MPA was created by the Maryland General Assembly to increase waterborne commerce through the ports in the state. The Port of Baltimore plays an integral role as an economic generator and job creator, in addition to maintaining our nation's supply chain and moving vital goods to industries and consumers.

As one of the nation's top ports for total cargo tonnage and overall dollar value of cargo, the Port of Baltimore is also one of the most diverse ports in the United States with over 140,000 jobs in Maryland linked to port activity.

For more information on MPA, please go to: MPA

MPA is seeking a motivated, positive, and driven Remediation Engineer to join the MPA Office of Environment, Safety and Sustainability (OESS). The primary purpose of this role is to serve as the Climate Change Design Manager within OESS, responsible for leading and managing large, complex, and multi‑disciplinary engineering projects and programs of major scope and importance related to remediation, climate resilience, decarbonization, and sustainable infrastructure from concept through completion.

• Oversees multiple concurrent engineering projects, ensuring delivery within established scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations.
• Oversees multiple disciplines with site‑wide remediation, civil/site design, stormwater management design, seal level rise resiliency, emission reduction controls, and infrastructure and energy efficiency.
• Identifies, establishes, and resolves engineering and technical design criteria and issues to complex climate resilience, energy efficiency, and emission reduction projects that threaten human health and the environment.
• Oversees an engineering team that develops Agency‑wide engineering solutions for the Climate Solutions Now Act 2022 that includes establishing and implementing engineering solutions for emission reduction; establishing engineering solutions for reduction of energy consumption and designing alternative fuel options for the Agency.

This position reports directly to the MPA Deputy Director of the Office of Environment, Safety, and Sustainability.

MDOT offers a generous and competitive benefits package. MPA 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).

• High‑quality boots are provided with no out‑of‑pocket cost from the employee and continue to be covered for replacement once per year.
• Continued training and development is provided by the MPA.
• Tuition Reimbursement and No‑Cost‑No‑Debt Employee Development programs are available per MPA policy.

Employees in this class shall be capable of navigating active construction sites and industrial areas, such as but not limited to walking and driving on uneven surfaces or rough terrain at a project site, climbing ladders, or being exposed to extreme temperatures and/or inclement weather.

Minimum Qualifications:

Possession of a Maryland Professional Engineer license, in the appropriate option, is required. Evidence of license must be presented at the time of appointment.

Experience: One (1) year of experience managing engineering projects as a licensed, professional engineer.

Notes:
1. Registration requirements are established under Title 14, Business Occupations and Professions Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.
2. Employees of the Maryland…