Project Engineer; Transportation Engineering Technician V

Nature of Work

This position will serve a dual role as a Project Engineer on various MDTA construction contracts or as an Assistant Project Engineer on major bridge and highway design projects. The employee will ensure adherence to contract specifications, update monthly project schedules, assign duties, and oversee the work of construction inspectors.

• Monitor all phases of the construction project and ensure the contractor is compliant with all contract documents and building codes
• Supervise and assist lower-level inspectors including assigning workloads and ensuring that assignments are properly completed
• Daily communication with the prime and sub-contractors to coordinate the work to be performed
• Review and coordinate Maintenance of Traffic plans with the contractor and ensure a safe work zone through lane closures
• Consult with supervisors and design engineers on possible changes in design, cost, overruns, field conditions and other applicable work to be performed
• Maintain accurate and complete documents including project records and monthly estimates
• Check measurements of all pay quantities for proper calculations and payment
• Interact with other divisions within the MDTA and state agencies including the State Highway Administration, MDTA Police, and MDTA Maintenance

Employees in this position will report directly to the Area Engineer. Work conditions vary depending on assignments and are performed in the office or in the field during survey and inspection assignments with exposure to varying weather conditions and rough terrain, and requirements for walking, standing, bending, and lifting loads weighing up to 80 pounds. May be required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE), such as a safety vest, hard hat, eye and ear protection, safety footwear, fall protection, or a respirator, particularly when working near painting or sandblasting operations.

Current vacancy is in Baltimore, Maryland.

MDTA employees are offered a generous benefits package including a minimum of 11 paid holidays, a minimum of 27 days of leave annually (personal, vacation, and sick), access to the State Pension System, deferred compensation plans, excellent health, dental, and vision plans, and more.

Education
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Graduation from a standard high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.

Experience
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Eight years of experience in technical engineering related work in the areas of design, traffic, construction, materials testing, engineering surveys, maintenance, or planning. One year of this experience must include managing highway, bridge, tunnel, or facility construction projects.

Note
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No substitutions are allowed for a selective qualification. The ideal candidate will have working knowledge of Intelligent Transportation Systems.

• Applicants may substitute education in a civil engineering curriculum at an accredited college or university at the rate of 30 semester credit hours for each year of the required experience, up to a maximum of three years.
• Applicants who possess an Associate’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Surveying, or Surveying Technology from an accredited community college, college or university are considered to have met two years of the eight-year experience requirement.
• Applicants must possess a valid driver's license in the State of Maryland. Applicants must list the license number and date of expiration on the application.
• National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) certification, in-house certifications or state-sponsored, material-testing certification are required for this position.
• Applicants may be required to possess Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) certification for inspection of in-service bridges, or have the ability to acquire this certificate within a given time period.
• Applicants are required to achieve certification in field testing procedures in concrete, soil aggregate and hot mix asphalt within a given time period.

Employees in this safety-sensitive classification may be subject to random and/or post-accident drug/alcohol testing in accordance with State regulations on testing for illegal use of drugs and/or prohibited use of alcohol. Candidates will be subject to pre-employment drug testing in accordance with the Transportation Code of Maryland Regulations 11.02.11. Eligible applicants may be subject to a background investigation under federal or State laws and regulations.

A conviction is not an automatic disqualification to employment. Erroneous, misleading or fraudulent information on an application is sufficient grounds for rejection from the hiring process, removal from the list of eligibles, withdrawal of an offer for employment or immediate discharge. Some positions in this classification require a medical examination after an offer of employment, to certify the ability to perform the essential job functions.

MDTA is an equal opportunity employer. The…