Traffic Engineer (Transportation Designer Engineer III)

OPEN RECRUITMENT

This is a position-specific recruitment. The resulting list of eligible candidates will be used to fill this Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) position/function only. All interested persons will need to re-apply for any future recruitment conducted for this classification.

The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) owns, operates, and maintains eight major toll facilities comprised of four bridges, two tunnels, and two turnpikes, across the State of Maryland. For over 50 years, the MDTA has provided Maryland's citizens and visitors with safe, secure, and convenient transportation facilities. We are committed to quality and excellence in customer service, and we rely on our organization's values, traditions, and – most importantly – our employees to achieve these goals.

Nature of Work: The Traffic Engineer supports the Office of Engineering and Construction (OEC) by performing traffic engineering duties associated with planning, design, construction and operation. The incumbent will be responsible for reviewing and conducting traffic studies, reviewing and performing design of traffic related elements, and generally supporting OEC’s Traffic Discipline. Duties for this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Review and perform traffic design elements of highway construction projects including Maintenance of Traffic, Signing and Pavement Marking, and other Traffic Control Devices in accordance with the Maryland Manual on Uniform Traffic Control and other relevant state and federal standards, specifications, guidelines, and regulations.
• Conduct and/or review various traffic engineering studies.
• Manage crash history records, perform safety studies, and address requests for data records.
• Manage traffic volume and classification data collection and reporting efforts; perform highway capacity analysis and traffic engineering studies
• Assist in the development of new, and/or enhancements to existing geographic information system (GIS) based tools related to traffic data and assets;
• Respond to stakeholder requests, as well as urgent and emergency events.

Employees in this position will report directly to the Senior Traffic Design Engineer. The current vacancy exists in Baltimore, MD at the Francis Scott Key Bridge facility. Hybrid telework schedules may be available for this position.

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! *May be prorated based on start date.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Possession of an Engineer in Training (EIT) Certificate in the State of Maryland. Evidence of certificate must be presented at the time of appointment.

Experience: Two (2) years of experience performing engineering work acceptable to the Maryland State Board for Professional Engineers involving the application of specialized engineering analysis and design that includes aspects of design, evaluation, and inspection in accordance with specifications and drawings, investigation, and planning. **One (1) year of experience performing planning, analysis, and/or design activities relating to traffic engineering.

**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 (knowledge, skills, and abilities). No substitutions are allowed for a Selective Qualification.

Your placement on an eligible list 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 (1) position at the same employer, please list each position that you held and the length of time that you held each position.

Notes:

Qualifying engineering work must conform to the definition of "Practice Engineering" as set forth in the Business Occupations and Professions Article, Title 14, Professional Engineers, §14-101 (f):(f) (1) "Practice engineering" means to provide any service or creative work the performance of which requires education, training, and experience in the application of: (i) special knowledge of the mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences; and (ii) the principles and methods of engineering analysis and design. (2) In regard to a building or other structure, machine, equipment, process, works, system, project, or public or private utility, "practice engineering" includes:(i) consultation; (ii) design; (iii) evaluation;(iv) inspection of construction to ensure compliance with specifications and drawings;(v) investigation;(vi) planning; and(vii) design coordination. (3) "Practice engineering" does not include the exclusive and sole performance of nontechnical management activities.

Applicants may substitute additional graduate level education in engineering for the required experience on a year for year basis.

Licenses & Certifications

• Applicants may substitute an EIT Certificate from a state with comparable requirements that are acceptable to the Maryland State Board for Professional Engineers for Maryland EIT certification. Evidence of certification must be presented at time of appointment.

• Persons currently registered as Professional Engineers in the State of Maryland, or in a state with comparable requirements that are acceptable to the Maryland State Board for Professional Engineers, are considered to have met the minimum qualifications. Evidence of license must be presented at time of appointment.

• Applicants must possess a Driver's License valid in the State of Maryland. Applicants must list their license number and expiration date on the application.

NOTES:

1. Registration requirements are established under Title 14, Business Occupations and Professions Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.

2. Employees of the Maryland Department of Transportation assigned to especially sensitive locations or facilities may be required to obtain and maintain a special security badge.