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Design Project Engineer; Transportation Engineer III

Job in Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, 21701, USA
Listing for: Maryland Department of Transportation
Full Time, Part Time position
Listed on 2026-01-12
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Engineering Design & Technologists, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineer, Environmental Compliance
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Design Project Engineer (Transportation Engineer III)

Description

Open Recruitment

State Highway Administration

District 7
- Grade 17 (0117) SP#25-87-26

Design Project Manager (Transportation Engineer III)

YOU MUST APPLY ONLINE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION

THERE IS NO RECONSIDERATION PERIOD FOR THIS RECRUITMENT

The State Highway Administration's (SHA) District 7 is currently recruiting for a Design
Project Manager (Transportation Engineer II) in Frederick County. This position is open to anyone who meets the minimum and selective qualifications listed below. This is a position specific recruitment. The resulting list of eligible candidates will be used to fill this vacancy or function only. You will need to reapply for any future recruitment conducted for this job classification.

Nature of Work

The main purpose of this position is to perform the duties of a Design Project Manager on the District 7 Engineering Systems Team. This position will plan, coordinate and direct the work of outside consultant engineering firms' staff, utilizing multiple open-end consultant contracts that can range from $1,000,000 to $3,000,000 each. This position provides direction and guidance to the consultant design engineers while they prepare highway construction plans, specifications, cost estimates and other related contract documents for multiple transportation projects.

These projects require a high level of coordination and have compressed design schedules. The scope of these projects includes complex design features such as roadway geometry and storm water management facilities that are difficult to place within SHA Right of Way projects. Many projects have multiple conflicts with underground and overhead utilities that require coordination efforts to relocate the utilities.

Projects with this degree of complexity are completed by this position.

MDOT offers a generous and competitive benefits package. You can learn about our amazing benefits: MDOT Benefits Guide.

"The State Highway Administration (SHA) has been named Training Magazine's Training APEX Awards for the seventh consecutive year."

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:

One (1) year of experience must have involved project management.

  • 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.
  • Licenses & Certifications

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

    Additional Information

    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 work history and credentials you must list the information in the online DTS-1 application form. You may refer to a resume only to expand on information offered in the body of the online DTS-1 application.

    The selected candidate may be subject to background and reference checks. A conviction is not an automatic disqualification from employment. Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.

    Consideration for employment may be based solely on the contents of your application; therefore, it is essential that you provide complete and accurate information. Please include all relevant experience on your application. This includes, but is not limited to, full or part time, volunteer, military, acting capacity, or any other experience that is relevant to the position you are applying for.

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

    The state of Maryland offers excellent health and leave benefits, 401k…

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