Design Project Engineer (Transportation Design Engineer V)

About the role

The Maryland Port Administration (MPA) is seeking a Design Project Engineer to join the MPA Engineering Division. The primary responsibility of this position is to function as a Maryland Licensed Professional Engineer and Team Leader over multidisciplined engineering and construction projects.

Responsibilities

• Meets with representatives of various MPA departments to discuss and review new project scopes or facility improvements.
• Requests and submits draft documents from A&E firms for each proposed scope of work/project.
• Reviews price proposals from A&E firms for the proper scope of services, appropriateness of estimated staff hours, potential permitting requirements, and the proposed design submittal schedule.
• Recommends approval or revision of A&E task price proposals to the Engineering Division's Deputy Director for Design.
• Collaborates with A&E firms and the Engineering Division's Deputy Director for Design to ensure applicable environmental approvals/authorizations are obtained from State and Federal regulatory agencies.
• Coordinates with A&E firms to expedite the development of Contract Documents, reflect changes in the project funding, or reflect changes in project scope requested by other MPA Departments.
• Drafts Technical Specifications for projects not assigned to A&E firms.
• Performs detailed constructability and quality reviews of design document packages submitted by A&E firms.
• Directs A&E firms to revise a project’s scope or modify the respective A&E firm’s proposed engineering services in an effort to expedite the development of Contract Documents.
• Maintains progress and intervenes when necessary if the permitting or approval process is stalling.

Qualifications

• Possession of a Maryland Professional Engineer license or a Professional Engineer license in a state with comparable requirements acceptable to the Maryland State Board of Professional Engineers in one of the following construction-related disciplines: civil, structural, mechanical, or electrical engineering.
• One (1) year of experience managing engineering projects as a licensed, professional engineer, preferably in a marine environment.
• Twelve (12) months of the required experience must involve exercising professional engineering judgment as a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) managing the development of designs or the construction-phase services performed by engineering teams.
• Experience with signing and sealing engineering-level documents, team leader/project manager roles, and managing the processing of environmental regulatory permitting associated with projects.

Benefits

• A selection of high-quality boots is provided with no out-of-pocket cost from the employee and continue to be covered for replacement once per year.
• Continued training and development is provided by the MPA.
• Tuition Reimbursement and No-Cost-No-Debt Employee Development programs are available per MPA policy.

Pay

Details on pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details on schedule are not specified in the job posting.