Maryland State Highway Administration | Senior Pavement Marking Technician; Transportation Engi

Maryland State Highway Administration

Full Time

This position reports directly to the Field Quality Assurance (FQA) Team Leader. The Senior Pavement Marking Technician will function as the senior technical level to lead testing/inspection activities for the Pavement Marking FQA Team. This position will receive guidance from the FQA Team Leader and the Assistant Division Chief (ADC) in the Structural Materials and Pavement Marking Division but will be expected to conduct tasks with little or no assistance.

The main purpose of the position is to provide direction and guidance to project engineers, lower-level technicians, contractors, and manufacturers.

This position will be responsible for the following duties: reviewing contractor's quality control testing results for accuracy and compliance with standards/specifications; coordinating and reviewing pavement marking evaluation testing on materials applied by SHA maintenance crews and maintenance contractors to ensure product quality, service, and compliance with contract compliance; inspecting the maintenance of traffic lane closures to assure the traffic control plan meets MUTCD standards and is adequate to provide necessary protection of workers and the traveling public;

and maintaining, performing and scheduling calibration of pavement marking testing instruments.

• Education:
  
  Graduation from a standard high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.
• Experience:
  
  Eight (8) years of experience in technical engineering related work in the areas of design, traffic, construction, materials testing, engineering surveys, maintenance, or planning.
• Selective
  
  Qualification:
  
  One (1) year experience in performing construction inspections, field data collection and analysis, quality assurance lab testing, or pavement marking inspections.

• Candidate must possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the state of Maryland.
• Candidate will need to obtain the MARTCP Pavement Marking Certification within one (1) year of employment.

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

• Experience with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and/or Access
• Experience with partnering or customer service