Highway Discipline Manager (Transportation Design Engineer VII)

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• 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;
• Manage and preserve highway pavements and traffic barrier assets.

Requirements

• 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.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Two years of experience working in the Federal Government.

Skills

• 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;
• Two years of experience working in the Federal Government.

Benefits

Maryland Transportation Authority offers 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.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $85,000 - $110,000 per year.

Schedule

This position may be eligible for a hybrid telework schedule.

Notes

• Registration requirements are established under Title 14, Business Occupations and Professions Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.
• Additional Information
• Employees may be subject to emergency recall 24 hours a day and may be required to maintain a reliable communication link (telephone or pager) for the purpose of emergency call back requirements.
• Eligible applicants may be subject to background and reference checks.
• The incumbent in this position will not be a member of a covered bargaining unit.
• The Maryland Transportation Authority is not sponsoring new employees in application of the H-1B Visa or providing an extension of an existing H-1B Visa at this time due to budgetary constraints.
• All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.
• Federal regulations prohibit H-1B Visa candidates from paying sponsorship fees, all sponsorship fees must be assumed by the potential employer.
• We are an equal opportunity employer. MDTA does not discriminate based on age, ancestry, color, creed, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religious affiliation, belief or opinion, sex, or sexual orientation.
• Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.
• Issue Date: 01/30/2026
• Come join the Maryland Department of Transportation team! We offer more than just a paycheck!!!! We offer healthcare, dental, long term disability, flexible work schedules, and so much more. Read all about our fabulous benefits in detail by visiting: here.
• Don't miss out on a great opportunity for a challenging career along with fabulous benefits!
• Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be provided upon request. Appropriate auxiliary aids and services for qualified individuals with disability will be provided upon request. Please notify in advance.
• MD Relay Service Number 1-800-735-2258 (TTY Number: 711).
• Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.
• Issue Date: 01/30/2026
• Come join the Maryland Department of Transportation team! We offer more than just a paycheck!!!! We offer healthcare, dental, long term disability, flexible work schedules, and so much more. Read all about our fabulous benefits in detail by visiting: here.
• Don't miss out on a great opportunity for a challenging career along with fabulous benefits!
• Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be provided upon request. Appropriate auxiliary aids and services for qualified individuals with disability will be provided upon request. Please notify in advance.
• MD Relay Service Number 1-800-735-2258 (TTY Number: 711).
• Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.
• Issue Date: 01/30/2026
• Come join the Maryland Department of Transportation team! We offer more than just a paycheck!!!! We offer healthcare, dental, long term disability, flexible work schedules, and so much more. Read all about our fabulous benefits in detail by visiting: here.
• Don't miss out on a great opportunity for a challenging career along with fabulous benefits!
• Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be provided upon request. Appropriate auxiliary aids and services for qualified individuals with disability will be provided upon request. Please notify in advance.
• MD Relay Service Number 1-800-735-2258 (TTY Number: 711).
• Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.
• Issue Date: 01/30/2026
• Come join the Maryland Department of Transportation team! We offer more than just a paycheck!!!! We offer healthcare, dental, long term disability, flexible work schedules, and so much more. Read all about our fabulous benefits in detail by visiting: here.
• Don't miss out on a great opportunity for a challenging career along with fabulous benefits!
• Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be provided upon request. Appropriate auxiliary aids and services for qualified individuals with disability will be provided upon request. Please notify in advance.
• MD Relay Service Number 1-800-735-2258 (TTY Number: 711).
• Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.
• Issue Date: 01/30/2026
• Come join the Maryland Department of Transportation team! We offer more than just a paycheck!!!! We offer healthcare, dental, long term disability, flexible work schedules, and so much more. Read all about our fabulous benefits in detail by visiting: here.
• Don't miss out on a great opportunity for a challenging career along with fabulous benefits!
• Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be provided upon request. Appropriate auxiliary aids and services for qualified individuals with disability will be provided upon request. Please notify in advance.
• MD Relay Service Number 1-800-735-2258 (TTY Number: 711).
• Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.
• Issue Date: 01/30/2026
• Come join the Maryland Department of Transportation team! We offer more than just a paycheck!!!! We offer healthcare, dental, long term disability, flexible work schedules, and so much more. Read all about our fabulous benefits in detail by visiting: here.
• Don't miss out on a great opportunity for a challenging career along with fabulous benefits!
• Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be provided upon request. Appropriate auxiliary aids and services for qualified individuals with disability will be provided upon request. Please notify in advance.
• MD Relay Service Number 1-800-735-2258 (TTY Number: 711).
• Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.
• Issue Date: 01/30/2026
• Come join the Maryland Department of Transportation team! We offer more than just a paycheck!!!! We offer healthcare, dental, long term disability, flexible work schedules, and so much more. Read all about our fabulous benefits in detail by visiting: here.
• Don't miss out on a great opportunity for a challenging career along with fabulous benefits!
• Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be provided upon request. Appropriate auxiliary aids and services for qualified individuals with disability will be provided upon request. Please notify in advance.
• MD Relay Service Number 1-800-735-2258 (TTY Number: 711).
• Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.
• Issue Date: 01/30/2026
• Come join the Maryland Department of Transportation team! We offer more than just a paycheck!!!! We offer healthcare, dental, long term disability, flexible work schedules, and so much more. Read all about our fabulous benefits in detail by visiting: here.
• Don't miss out on a great opportunity for a challenging career along with fabulous benefits!
• Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be provided upon request. Appropriate auxiliary aids and services for qualified individuals with disability will be provided upon request. Please notify in advance.
• MD Relay Service Number 1-800-735-2258 (TTY Number: 711).
• Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.