Traffic Team Leader (Transportation Engineering Manager I)

Description

Open Recruitment)

State Highway Administration

Traffic Team Leader (Transportation Engineering Manager I)

Grade 20 (0515) SP# 25-84-06

YOU MUST APPLY ONLINE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION

THE RECONSIDERATION PERIOD FOR THIS RECRUITMENT IS THREE (3) BUSINESS DAYS

The State Highway Administration's (SHA) District 4 (Baltimore County) is currently recruiting for a Traffic Team Leader (Transportation Engineering Manager I) position. This position is open to anyone who meets the minimum and selective qualifications listed below. All eligible candidates must meet the minimum and selective qualifications by the closing date. This is a position specific recruitment. The resulting list of eligible candidates will be used to fill this vacancy or function only. You will need to reapply for any future recruitment conducted for this job classification.

Nature of Work : This position will provide leadership as the supervising engineering manager to a team of professional level subordinate transportation engineers and technicians. The Traffic Team Leader will assist the Assistant District Engineer - Traffic (ADE-T) and manage the investigation of all traffic control problems in the assigned geographic area. This position will be responsible for overseeing all traffic engineering projects and day-to-day traffic operations, ensuring safety and efficiency along all state roadways in the assigned geographic area. This includes the preparation and review of various types of traffic engineering studies and the recommendation of engineering solutions to a wide range of complex or sensitive issues in an urban setting. The Traffic Team Leader will represent the State Highway Administration's District Traffic office at various meetings as well as operating as a liaison between the ADE-T, the Office of Traffic & Safety, Highway Design, Bridge Design, Project Planning, Materials and Research, Access Permits Division, elected officials, other district offices and the general public. This includes making presentations to the general public, elected officials, and the media. This position will manage and review the work of engineering consultants as well as reviewing the Temporary Work Zone Traffic Control of contractors working on state roads . Also, may act as a district wide coordinator for various programs including Fund 76, Congested Intersections, and High Accident Location reviews in District 4, which includes presentations to the Administrator for funding approval. This position will review and make recommendations on new standards, special provisions and departmental policies for SHA and the District. The Traffic Team Leader will take an active role in representing the district in various highway planning studies. When the ADE-T is absent, this position will act in his place.

The District Traffic section is responsible for the constant and continuing surveillance of the District Highway System for detecting points of hazards and congestion problem areas are analyzed and recommendations for relief are prepared. Our customers include other departments within SHA, other government agencies, elected officials, and the general public. District 4 serves a population of approximately 1,000,000 people including 76 municipal, county, state, and federal elected officials. This makes District 4 the most populous traffic district in the state. District 4 Traffic tracks over 3,000 projects yearly, split between the three (3) team areas.

MDOT offers a generous and competitive benefits package. You can learn about our amazing benefits here : MDOT Benefits Guide

The State Highway Administration (SHA) has been named a Training magazine Training APEX Awards winner for the sixth consecutive year."

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

Education : Possession of a bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited college or university.

Experience : Seven (7) years of experience in professional engineering.

Selective Qualification : Three (3) years of the required experience must have been in traffic engineering and transportation project management.

• 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 (i.e., knowledge, skill or ability).

Notes :

1. Additional work experience in professional engineering, or in technical engineering at the journey level or above, may be substituted on a year for year basis for the required education.

2. Possession of a master's degree in engineering may be substituted for one year of the non- supervisory experience.

3. 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.

Licenses & Certifications

Candidate must possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in state of Maryland.

Additional Information

TO APPLY : All applicants must submit an application online at (use of this option allows the application to be saved). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. To receive credit for your work history and credentials you must list the information in the online DTS-1 application form. You may refer to a resume only to expand on information offered in the body of the online DTS-1 application.

Consideration for employment 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, you must list each position that you held, the length of time that you held each position, and the corresponding duties.

Applications must be submitted online by the closing date.

If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Administration at the number(s) listed below :

410-545-5554

The selected candidate may be subject to background and reference checks. A conviction is not an automatic disqualification from employment. Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.

The state of Maryland offers excellent health and leave benefits, 401k benefits, pension plan, a free transit program, and advanced education and training opportunities.

Please Note : The State Highway Administration 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.

Appropriate auxiliary aids and services for qualified individuals with disabilities will be provided upon request. Please call at 410-545-5554.

Applicants who have education obtained outside of the U.S. will be required to provide proof of the equivalent U.S. education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service, such as the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services ( ) or World Education Services : International Credential Evaluation ( ).

The incumbent in this position will not be a member of a covered bargaining unit.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. SHA 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.

Issue Date : 02 / 28 / 2025