Team Leader (Transportation Engineering Manager I)

(Open Recruitment)

State Highway Administration

Team Leader (Transportation Engineering Manager I)

Office of Traffic and Safety - Anne Arundel County

Grade 20 (0515) SP# 25-52-14

YOU MUST APPLY ONLINE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION

http://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mdotmd

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

The State Highway Administration's (SHA) Office of Traffic and Safety (Anne Arundel County) is currently recruiting for a 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: The Team Leader provides leadership to the Work Zone Team (WZT), Traffic Development and Support Division (TDSD) and is responsible for managing the Maryland State Highway Administration's (SHA) Temporary Traffic Control (TTC) program, innovative traffic operations, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) projects, and other traffic engineering research and development (R&D) initiatives. The role offers technical expertise on statewide work zone safety and mobility issues, supporting objectives and strategies outlined in SHA's Business Plans. Additionally, the Team Leader manages SHA's Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) program.

The TDSD provides research, development, management, and organizational support for new and expanded traffic engineering and safety functional programs/practices including goals, objectives and strategies outlined in SHA's Business Plans. These programs include work zone traffic control, signal systems timing, roundabout analysis, traffic engineering analysis, ITS applications, pedestrian and bicycle issues, special events, etc.

The Team Leader directly supervises the WZT and leads additional projects and initiatives that support TDSD's mission and SHA's Business Plan. Responsibilities include leadership, management and organizational support in areas such as temporary traffic control (TTC), innovative traffic operations, ITS applications, traffic engineering research and development, temporary/portable signal systems, traffic engineering analysis, new traffic control products, and special assignments from the Chief Engineer of Operations and the Director of the Office of Traffic and Safety.

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 and a half (3.5) years of the required experience must be in traffic engineering analysis.

*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).

Preferred Qualification:

• Proficient in the design, review, and management of TTC and/or work zone safe design
• Program/Contract management and coordination
• Expert knowledge on the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) and traffic engineering and work zone safety policy, standards, guidelines, or specifications
• Experience in developing standards, typical, and guidelines
• Experience in performing research and/or review new products
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and maintain effective working relationships
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Good customer service skills

Candidates must possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the State of Maryland.

TO APPLY: All applicants must submit an application online at http://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mdotmd (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 (http://www.naces.org) or World Education Services: International Credential Evaluation (https://www.wes.org/).

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.