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Highway Discipline Manager (Transportation Design Engineer VII)

Maryland Department of Transportation, Baltimore, MD, United States


Job Summary
MDTA owns, operates, and maintains eight major toll facilities comprising four bridges, two tunnels, and two turnpikes across Maryland. For over 50 years, MDTA has provided safe, secure, and convenient transportation to Maryland citizens and visitors. The organization is committed to quality and excellence in customer service and relies on its employees to achieve these goals.

Primary Responsibilities

Manage, plan, and design complex highway projects including major interchange projects, toll plaza projects, minor facility rehabilitation projects, and highway studies.

Coordinate public involvement aspects of highway projects, overseeing preparation for public meetings, workshops, handouts, display boards, and graphic exhibits.

Attend public meetings to address citizen questions related to highway projects.

Review and evaluate technical proposals for consultant contract selection.

Contract Management: evaluate project schedules and resources to ensure timely completion, assess cost efficiency and scope, monitor task progress, issues, budgets, and track invoices.

Manage and preserve highway pavements and traffic barrier assets.

Preferred Qualifications

Possession of a Maryland Professional Engineer license is required; evidence must be presented at appointment.

Minimum of three (3) years of experience managing highway engineering projects as a licensed professional engineer, with at least two (2) years involving supervision of employees or a design team.

Extensive experience in highway engineering design and project management, including development and review of highway plans, specifications, estimates, and coordination for permitting and procurement.

At least two (2) years of experience working in the Federal Government.

Licensing & Certifications
Applicants must possess a current Professional Engineer license acceptable to Maryland or obtain one within twelve (12) months of appointment. Provide license number, issue date, and expiration date. Employees in this role are required to hold a valid Maryland motor‑vehicle operator’s license; list the license number and expiration date.

Additional Information
Employees may be subject to emergency recall 24 hours a day and may need to maintain a reliable communication link. Eligible applicants may undergo a background investigation under federal or state laws. Convictions are not automatic disqualification; however, fraudulent information on an application is grounds for rejection.

Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be provided upon request.

Equal Opportunity Employer
WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. MDTA 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, sex, or sexual orientation.

Issue Date: 01/30/2026

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