Regional Construction Engineer (Transportation Engineer Manager II

(OPEN RECRUITMENT) State Highway Administration Regional Construction Engineer (Transportation Engineer Manager II) Grade 21 (2707) SP#26-72.1-07 You MUST APPLY ONLINE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION

State Highway Administration’s (SHA) Office of Construction is currently recruiting for a Regional Construction Engineer (Transportation Engineer Manager II) in Anne Arundel County. This position is open to anyone who meets the minimum and selective qualifications listed below by the closing date. 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.

This position serves as a Regional Construction Engineer (RCE) in the Office of Construction (OOC). The main purpose of this position is to perform as a fully proficient RCE representing the Administrator, Deputy Administrator/Chief Engineer for Operations and Director, OOC in the management of the Highway Construction Program. This position has the responsibility to assure quality and uniform construction projects statewide through the use of Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) methods.

As the senior field engineer for OOC, this position has the responsibility of ensuring specification compliance on construction projects and compliance with federally mandated programs and requirements. The RCE performs this duty beginning with the planning phase through the design phase and throughout construction for each project. This position is the primary source for continued proficiency in construction by maintaining a working knowledge of state-of-the-art construction practices, alternative methods of construction and implementation of these practices through the field inspection staffs.

Current program increases in conjunction with reduction in staffing and overall reduced lack of construction experience has created a greater demand for direct project involvement and interaction with field staff for RCE’s. This has increased the amount of time spent on projects and with field staff.

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

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

Experience
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Eight (8) years of experience in professional engineering, including one (1) year of supervisory or consultant management experience.

Selective Qualification
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Four (4) years of the required experience must have involved work as an on-site project manager on a road or bridge construction project or as a project coordinator on multiple concurrent road or bridge construction projects.

* 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).

• Extensive knowledge and experience in highway and bridge inspection practices
• A working knowledge of construction inspection procedures such as grading, drainage, structures, paving, utilities, landscaping, traffic, materials, and surveying.
• Ability to read and understand plans and specifications, and the ability to make effective decisions.
• An aptitude to learn new processes and ways to improve project delivery, as well as an attitude toward continuous improvement of field staff mentoring and training, quality construction, and collaborative working relationships across the department.