Structures Project Manager

Nature of Work: The Structures Project Manager functions as a licensed professional engineer serving as a project engineer and design engineer for structural engineering assignments of varying size and complexity. Responsibilities include performing bridge and structure inspections; reviewing inspection reports; performing structural analyses and load ratings; evaluating structural and safety concerns; developing repair recommendations; designing structural repairs; preparing plans, specifications, construction sequences, and cost estimates; reviewing consultant work; coordinating permits and other approvals; and providing technical support during construction.

Duties of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

Manage a staff of professional engineers specializing in different disciplines of engineering and inspections, including proposal and invoice review;
Use the Authority Structure Inspection and Repair (ASIR) software to manage and schedule inspections;
Develop task order packages for structural repairs;
Perform inspections and evaluations of structures to identify defects and determine repairs;
Work with the Capital Program Manager to maintain familiarity with ongoing and proposed projects;
Work directly with the Operations and Construction Divisions to ensure repair and maintenance items are repaired in a timely manner; and
Manage the assignment of inspection and design projects to consultants.

Employees in this position will report directly to the Structures Inspection Program Manager. The current vacancy is in Baltimore, MD.

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 on start date.

Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Possession of a Maryland Professional Engineer license, in the appropriate option, is required. Evidence of license must be presented at the time of appointment.

SELECTIVE QUALIFICATION: **Two years of project management experience involving planning, coordination, and oversight of engineering, inspection, design, repair, or construction projects. Two years of experience conducting structural inspections, including evaluating bridges or other transportation structures, identifying deficiencies, and recommending repairs.

**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 (knowledge, skills, and abilities). No substitutions are allowed for a Selective Qualification.

Your placement on an eligible list 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, 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, in the appropriate option for which application is made, will be accepted but the applicant must obtain a Maryland license within twelve (12) months of appointment. Evidence of out of state registration must be presented at time of appointment. Applicants must list the license number, state issued by, issue date, and expiration date on the application.

2. Employees in this classification are assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties are required to possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the State of Maryland. Applicants must list the license number, class and expiration date on the application.

Notes:
1. Registration requirements are established under Title 14, Business Occupations and Professions Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.

2. Employees of the Maryland Department of Transportation assigned to especially sensitive locations or facilities may be required to obtain and maintain a special security badge.

Additional Information
1. 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.

2. Eligible applicants may be subject to a background investigation under federal or State laws and regulations. A conviction is not an automatic disqualification to employment. Erroneous, misleading or fraudulent information on an application is sufficient grounds for rejection from the hiring process, removal from the list of eligibles, withdrawal of an offer for employment or immediate discharge.