Traffic Engineer; Transportation Engineer III

Traffic Engineer (Transportation Engineer III)

The State Highway Administration's (SHA) Office of Planning and Preliminary Engineering (Baltimore City) is currently recruiting for a Traffic Engineer (Transportation Engineer III) position. This position is open to anyone who meets the minimum and selective qualifications listed below. The resulting list of eligible candidates will be used to fill this vacancy and may be used to fill future vacancies in this classification.

Nature of Work:
This position is responsible for preparing and supporting travel demand forecasts and technical analyses for complex planning, design, and construction projects across SHA as well as other MDOT agencies and local partners. This role applies traffic engineering principles, simulation tools, and forecasting methods to assess existing and future conditions; performs operational and safety analyses; assists with consultant task management; and conducts field observations as needed.

Duties include developing and reviewing traffic analysis models, technical reports and memos, coordinating project schedules and activities with internal and external stakeholders, and representing the division in meetings and public forums. This position reviews traffic impact studies, prepares traffic forecasts and title sheet data for design offices, evaluates Maintenance of Traffic plans, and requests and validates traffic and crash data.

The Traffic Engineer supports updates to division procedures, reference materials, and online content, and contributes to agency initiatives. These initiatives include the Maryland Mobility Report, Congestion Management Studies, the Attainment Report, the Consolidated Transportation Program, the Connected and Automated Vehicle efforts, the Pedestrian Safety Action Plan, and related mobility and safety programs.

Collaboration and coordination with other offices on data needs, performance measures, and analytical methods is also an essential part of the role.

MDOT offers a generous and competitive benefits package. You can learn about our amazing benefits here: MDOT Benefits Guide "The State Highway Administration (SHA) has been named a Training magazine Training Awards winner for the seventh consecutive year."

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:

Possession of a bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited college or university.

Experience:

Two (2) years of experience in professional engineering.

Selective

Qualification:

Two (2) years of the required experience must have involved traffic/transportation engineering/analysis and/or transportation data/planning experience.
* 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 requires specific or additional bona fide occupational qualifications (i.e., knowledge, skill or ability).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in traffic analysis, traffic simulation tools, and travel demand models preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing and possess good customer service skills.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks, exercise initiative and sound judgment.

Notes:
1. 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.
2. Possession of a master's degree in engineering may be substituted for one year of the required experience.

3. 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.

Candidate must possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the state of Maryland.

Special Requirements:
Attendance at evening meetings may be necessary according to project schedules and requirements.

To Apply:

All applicants must submit an application online at (use of this option allows the application to be saved). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. To receive credit for your…