Automatic Traffic Recorders Manager (Transportation Engineer IV)

OPEN RECRUITMENT

State Highway Administration
Automatic Traffic Recorders Manager (Transportation Engineer IV)  
Grade 18 (0516) SP# 24-50-03

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 Planning and Preliminary Engineering (OPPE), Data Services Division is recruiting for an Automatic Traffic Recorders (ATR) Manager (Transportation Engineer IV) position in Baltimore City. This position is open to anyone who meets the minimum and selective qualifications listed below. 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 Data Services Division’s Traffic Monitoring System (TMS) Team is responsible for the daily operation, maintenance, and administration of the statewide network of Automatic Traffic Recorders (ATRs). The duties for this position include data retrieval and validation, planning and managing improvements to the network, assigning and scheduling regular maintenance tasks, and evaluating the work of the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) technicians and contractors. The ATR Manager will be responsible for the development and review of specifications, plans, procedures, and contracts relating to the ATR construction and rehabilitation contracts. This role will also be responsible for issuing tasks to both ITS technicians and consultants; reviewing cost estimates for contract and traffic count tasks; validating collected traffic data; conducting field site surveys for new and relocated ATR stations; reviewing and approving construction quantities; reviewing, inspecting, and approving consultant work; reviewing and approving monthly invoices and monitoring contract budgets; coordinating traffic data collection projects with internal and external agencies; answer inquiries from other agencies, interested parties and the public regarding ATR and other traffic data issues; and researching new technologies related to traffic data collection.

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 Training magazine Training APEX Awards winner for the fifth consecutive year."     MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

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

Experience: Four (4) years of experience in professional engineering.

Selective Qualification: Two (2) years of the required experience must have involved the use of traffic count data.

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 a specific or additional bona fide occupational qualification (i.e. knowledge, skill or ability).  

Preferred Qualifications:
The ideal candidate should have one or more of the following: 

•  Experience with maintaining traffic counters and uploading the count data to a database.
• Experience with traffic counters and the collection of traffic data.

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 required 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.Candidate 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. 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.
 
 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 position at the same employer, please list each position that you held and the length of time that you held each position.
  

The state of Maryland offers excellent health and leave benefits, 401k benefits, a pension plan, a free transit program, and advanced education and training opportunities.
  
 The incumbent in this position will not be a member of a covered bargaining unit.
  

Please Note: 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. 

 

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/). 

 

Applications must be submitted online by the closing date.
 If you have any questions, please contact the Recruitment and Examination Division at the number(s) listed below:
 410-545-5554 

 

Appropriate auxiliary aids and services for individuals with disabilities will be provided upon request. Please call at 410-545-5554. SHA is committed to complying with the letter and spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

 

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: 03/26/2024