Job Description
(OPEN RECRUITMENT)
State Highway Administration
Senior Traffic Engineer (Transportation Engineer IV)
Grade 18 (0516) SP# 25-41-06
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) Office ofTransportation Mobility and Operations (OTMO) is recruiting for a Senior Traffic Engineer (Transportation Engineer IV) position in Anne Arundel County. 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 main purpose of the Senior Traffic Engineer is to provide incident and special event related real-time signal timing management. This position determines timing changes during recurrent and non-recurrent traffic incident management and general mobility management statewide in the Active Traffic Management (ATM) / Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) and Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) systems. This position leads various traffic analysis, big data analytics, performance measures, communication and outreach efforts related to traffic mobility improvements through signal and intelligent transportation systems. Additionally, this position develops/manages signal incident timing plans and manages ATM and ICM strategies such as ramp metering, integrated freeway arterial operations, queue, and incident detection, with the goal of the eventual deployment of a statewide, modern 24/7transportation system. This position requires field visits, managing various projects, generates and reviews reports. This position reports to the Traffic Signal Systems Section Chief and the ATM Program Manager and provides management support to the ATM Program in their absence.
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."
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Possession of a bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited college or university.
Experience: F our (4) years of experience in professional engineering.
Selective Qualification: Two (2) years of the required experience must have involved traffic analysis and/or signal timing design.
*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:
- 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.
- Possession of a master’s degree in engineering may be substituted for one year of the required experience.
- 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.
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. 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 experiences in 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 may be a member of a coveredbargaining unit.
Please Note: The State Highway Administration is not sponsoring new employees in the 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 ( ) or World Education Services: International Credential Evaluation ( ).
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 410-545-5554.SHAis 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: 04/09/2025
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