TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER I - Design Track

About the role

The State Highway Administration (SHA) is recruiting for the Transportation Engineer I – Design Track. Positions are located in Baltimore City, Hanover, or SHA District Offices statewide, and this announcement may be used for future vacancies throughout Maryland. SHA has been named a Training magazine Training Awards winner for the seventh consecutive year. MDOT offers a generous and competitive benefits package (details in the MDOT Benefits Guide).

Responsibilities

• Assist in design-related functions including meeting project goals and developing alternatives
• Attend public meetings
• Evaluate design criteria against project constraints
• Perform constructability reviews
• Review and design roadway plans
• Perform construction inspection for proposed roadway improvement projects
• Provide traffic/travel demand information
• Conduct or review traffic engineering analysis

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, transportation engineering, and/or transportation systems engineering from an accredited college or university. Persons currently registered as Professional Engineers in the State of Maryland, or in a state with comparable requirements, are considered to have met the education requirements.
• Experience: None required.
• Preferred Qualifications: Successful completion of college-level coursework in traffic engineering and/or transportation engineering with a grade of C or better.
• Foreign Education Evaluation: If the degree is from a foreign university, the transcript must be evaluated on a course-by-course basis by World Education Services, Inc., Education Credential Evaluation, or NCEES. Verification of submission for evaluation must be provided within three days of application.
• Applicants within ten (10) months of meeting the minimum qualifications may apply.

Licenses & Certifications

• Employees assigned duties requiring operation of a motor vehicle must possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the State of Maryland.

Benefits

• Excellent health and leave benefits
• 401k benefits
• Pension plan
• Free transit program
• Advanced education and training opportunities
• May be a member of a covered bargaining unit