Traffic Safety Engineer; Transportation Engineer III

The State Highway Administration's (SHA) Office of Traffic and Safety (Anne Arundel County) is currently recruiting for a Traffic Safety Engineer (Transportation Engineer III) position. 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 only. You will need to reapply for any future recruitment conducted for this job classification.

This is a journey-level Transportation Engineer III position within the Traffic Engineering Safety Team (TEST) of the Traffic Development and Support Division (TDSD). The position is responsible for preparing and compiling crash data, conducting roadway safety analyses, recommending safety countermeasures for highway segments and intersections, and performing before-and-after studies to evaluate the effectiveness of implemented countermeasures. These responsibilities require the application of engineering principles and the use of tools and resources such as the Highway Safety Manual (HSM), Interactive Highway Safety Design Model (IHSDM), Crash Modification Factors (CMF) Clearinghouse, Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), and Highway Capacity Manual (HCM).

The position also supports statewide traffic safety programs, including, but not limited to, the Candidate Safety Improvement Intersections (CSII), Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP), and Vulnerable Road User (VRU) Safety Assessments.

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The State Highway Administration (SHA) has been named a Training magazine Training Awards winner for the seventh consecutive year.

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

Two years experience in professional engineering.

One (1) year of the required experience must have involved traffic engineering, transportation safety, or related work, including the evaluation of roadway conditions, traffic data, or safety improvements.

* 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 abilities).

No substitutions are allowed for a selective qualification.

• 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.

• Experience reviewing and analyzing technical data.
• Ability to identify trends, evaluate problems, and recommend potential solutions.
• General knowledge of transportation engineering, traffic safety, or related technical principles.
• Experience evaluating projects, alternatives, or proposed improvements.
• Familiarity with data management, spreadsheets, or analytical tools.
• Ability to prepare technical reports and effectively communicate findings

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

The selected candidate may be subject…