Maryland Department of Transportation
Highway Discipline Manager (Transportation Design Engineer VII)
Maryland Department of Transportation, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21276
Overview
OPEN UNTIL FILLED EXECUTIVE SERVICE The 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 Highway Discipline Manager serves in the Office of Engineering and Construction by assuming the leadership role for managing and coordinating major highway interchange projects, major highway design and toll plaza projects, minor facility rehabilitation projects, and highway studies. This position is responsible for the management of consultants and in-house design of capital projects and task orders by providing review, supervision, and direction to MDTA engineers and consulting engineers for MDTA highway projects and in support of other engineering projects or MDTA projects that involve highway design. Duties include but are not limited to the following:
Manage, plan and design complex highway related projects including major highway interchange projects, major highway design and toll plaza projects, minor facility rehabilitation projects, and highway studies;
Coordinate public involvement aspects of highway projects including overseeing and managing the preparation for public meetings, public workshops, preparation of handouts, color display boards, computer rendered photos and other graphic exhibits for use at meetings with small groups or large communities;
Attend public meetings to address citizen questions directly related to highway projects;
Review and evaluate technical proposals for consultant contract selection;
Contract Management: evaluate and analyze project schedules and resource requirements to ensure timely completion of assignments, review and evaluate cost efficiency and scope of services to effectively complete engineering tasks, monitor task progress, issues and budgets, review and track invoices to effectively monitor contract costs; and
Manage and preserve highway pavements and traffic barrier assets.
This position will report to the Deputy Director of Engineering and/or other designated official. The current vacancy is in Baltimore, Maryland. 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 upon start date.
Qualifications
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Possession of a Maryland Professional Engineer license, in the appropriate option, is required. Evidence of license must be presented at time of appointment.
Experience : Three (3) years of experience managing highway engineering projects as a licensed professional engineer. Two (2) years of the required experience must have involved the supervision of employees or a design team of engineers.
The ideal candidate will possess the following:
Extensive experience in highway engineering design and project management including; the development and review of highway plans, specifications and estimates, and coordination for permitting and procurement; and
Two years of experience working in the Federal Government.
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.
Licenses & Certifications
1. An applicant's current license as a Professional Engineer in a state with comparable requirements acceptable to the Maryland State Board for Professional Engineers will be accepted, but the applicant must obtain a Maryland Professional Engineer license within twelve (12) months of appointment. Evidence of out-of-state license must be presented at time of appointment. Please include your Professional Engineering license number, issue date and expiration date on your application. 2. Employees in this classification are assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. You must possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in Maryland and list the license number and expiration date on the application. NOTES: Registration requirements are established under Title 14, Business Occupations and Professions Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.
Additional Information
1. Employees may be subject to emergency recall 24 hours a day and may be required to maintain a reliable communication link for emergency callback requirements. 2. Eligible applicants may be subject to a background investigation under federal or State law. A conviction is not an automatic disqualification. Erroneous, misleading or fraudulent information on an application may be grounds for rejection or withdrawal of an offer.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
Please apply online at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mdotmd. Resumes cannot be substituted for the online employment application. Paper applications will not be accepted.
NOTES: The State of Maryland is a drug-free workplace. Selected candidate may be subject to background and reference checks. MDOT is an equal opportunity employer. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be provided upon request. MD Relay Service: 1-800-735-2258 (TTY: 711). Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply. Issue Date: 05/16/2025.
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OPEN UNTIL FILLED EXECUTIVE SERVICE The 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 Highway Discipline Manager serves in the Office of Engineering and Construction by assuming the leadership role for managing and coordinating major highway interchange projects, major highway design and toll plaza projects, minor facility rehabilitation projects, and highway studies. This position is responsible for the management of consultants and in-house design of capital projects and task orders by providing review, supervision, and direction to MDTA engineers and consulting engineers for MDTA highway projects and in support of other engineering projects or MDTA projects that involve highway design. Duties include but are not limited to the following:
Manage, plan and design complex highway related projects including major highway interchange projects, major highway design and toll plaza projects, minor facility rehabilitation projects, and highway studies;
Coordinate public involvement aspects of highway projects including overseeing and managing the preparation for public meetings, public workshops, preparation of handouts, color display boards, computer rendered photos and other graphic exhibits for use at meetings with small groups or large communities;
Attend public meetings to address citizen questions directly related to highway projects;
Review and evaluate technical proposals for consultant contract selection;
Contract Management: evaluate and analyze project schedules and resource requirements to ensure timely completion of assignments, review and evaluate cost efficiency and scope of services to effectively complete engineering tasks, monitor task progress, issues and budgets, review and track invoices to effectively monitor contract costs; and
Manage and preserve highway pavements and traffic barrier assets.
This position will report to the Deputy Director of Engineering and/or other designated official. The current vacancy is in Baltimore, Maryland. 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 upon start date.
Qualifications
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Possession of a Maryland Professional Engineer license, in the appropriate option, is required. Evidence of license must be presented at time of appointment.
Experience : Three (3) years of experience managing highway engineering projects as a licensed professional engineer. Two (2) years of the required experience must have involved the supervision of employees or a design team of engineers.
The ideal candidate will possess the following:
Extensive experience in highway engineering design and project management including; the development and review of highway plans, specifications and estimates, and coordination for permitting and procurement; and
Two years of experience working in the Federal Government.
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.
Licenses & Certifications
1. An applicant's current license as a Professional Engineer in a state with comparable requirements acceptable to the Maryland State Board for Professional Engineers will be accepted, but the applicant must obtain a Maryland Professional Engineer license within twelve (12) months of appointment. Evidence of out-of-state license must be presented at time of appointment. Please include your Professional Engineering license number, issue date and expiration date on your application. 2. Employees in this classification are assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. You must possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in Maryland and list the license number and expiration date on the application. NOTES: Registration requirements are established under Title 14, Business Occupations and Professions Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.
Additional Information
1. Employees may be subject to emergency recall 24 hours a day and may be required to maintain a reliable communication link for emergency callback requirements. 2. Eligible applicants may be subject to a background investigation under federal or State law. A conviction is not an automatic disqualification. Erroneous, misleading or fraudulent information on an application may be grounds for rejection or withdrawal of an offer.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
Please apply online at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mdotmd. Resumes cannot be substituted for the online employment application. Paper applications will not be accepted.
NOTES: The State of Maryland is a drug-free workplace. Selected candidate may be subject to background and reference checks. MDOT is an equal opportunity employer. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be provided upon request. MD Relay Service: 1-800-735-2258 (TTY: 711). Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply. Issue Date: 05/16/2025.
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