Transportation Engineer V

Open Recruitment

Executive Service Recruitment

The incumbent will serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.

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

MAA is currently accepting applications for the position of Transportation Engineer V within the Office of Facilities Maintenance at the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI Marshall Airport).

This position is the Transportation Engineer V responsible for managing the design, analysis, administration, review, coordination, budgeting (development and management) and execution of maintenance and engineering projects in the Office of Facilities Maintenance (OFM), Utilities Section of MAA at BWI Marshall Airport and Martin State Airport (MTN). The role requires work in a 24‑hour facility and the employee must be available to work any shift as required by the operational needs of MAA.

The position is an emergency essential position; all employees designated as emergency essential must be available to work during weather, operational and/or disaster emergency conditions.

• Managing the design, analysis, administration, review, coordination, budgeting (development and management) and execution of maintenance and engineering projects in OFM, Utilities Section of MDOT/MAA at BWI Marshall Airport and MTN.
• Directing and managing engineering consultants and electrical contractors contracted to perform investigations, inspections, and evaluation of existing conditions related to electrical, control, and metering of existing systems.
• Assigning projects to A/E consultants, contractors and MAA staff based on priorities and goals relative to schedules and budget associated with the needs of the administration, tenants as well as regulatory and maintenance requirements.
• Responsible for the management and administration of electrical contracts, including but not limited to airfield and terminal electrical maintenance, high‑voltage testing, airfield lighting control systems and Square D, power logic power monitoring system service contracts.
• Participating in design, construction management and commissioning of projects at BWI Marshall Airport and MTN.

This position is located at BWI Marshall Airport in Anne Arundel County, MD
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Preferred Education: Possession of a bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited college or university.

Preferred Experience: Five years’ experience in professional engineering. This experience must involve working with medium voltage power systems (33 kV & 15 kV), substations/switchgears with main and tie breakers, low‑voltage power distribution system (480 V), power meters, emergency generators, and uninterrupted power supplies.

Preferred additional experience includes:

• Utility substations
• Airport electrical infrastructure
• Industrial power systems
• Government infrastructure projects

Additional qualifications notes:

• 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 the State of Maryland, or in a State with comparable requirements, are considered to have met the education requirements. Employees in this class may be required to possess a Professional Engineer, Land Surveyor or Property Line Surveyor License.
• Employees of the Maryland Transportation Authority may be required to possess an Engineer‑In‑Training License from the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation.
• Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the State of Maryland.

The incumbent in this position will not 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: 04/08/2026

Re‑Issued: 05/13/2026