Assistant Division Chief, Highway Hydraulics Division (Transportation Design Engineer VI)

(Open Recruitment)

State Highway Administration

Assistant Division Chief, Highway Hydraulics Division (Transportation Design Engineer VI)

Grade 22 (7666) SP# 26-60-01

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

The State Highway Administration's (SHA) Office of Highway Development (Baltimore City) is currently recruiting for an Assistant Division Chief, Highway Hydraulics Division (Transportation Design Engineer VI) position. 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 Assistant Division Chief of Highway Hydraulics Division (HHD) assists in the supervision, management, and administration of HHD, including training, coaching, and workload management. The Assistant Division Chief plans, coordinates, and reviews activities related to the design and permitting of highway drainage, stormwater management (SWM), and erosion and sediment control (ESC) for transportation projects, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements for SWM, ESC, and dam safety. This includes supervising licensed professional engineers and non-licensed engineers who manage projects and programs. This position assists with the delivery of Fund 74 drainage improvement projects and the development of procedures, technical guidelines, design standards, and specifications. With the Division Chief, this position ensures sufficient technical and staffing resources for project development and coordinates closely with all Office of Highway Development (OHD) divisions. Technical duties include oversight of water resources projects and studies, coordination of environmental permits for project development activities, and support for projects in design and construction.

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.

Experience: Two (2) year of experience managing engineering projects as a licensed, professional engineer.

Selective Qualification: Three (3) years of experience in water resources and/or environmental design, plan review, project management, or program management. One (1) year of the applicant's experience must include direct supervision of engineering staff performing drainage or stormwater management design for transportation projects as a licensed professional engineer.

*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 QUALIFICATIONS:

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

• Familiarity with Maryland stormwater management and erosion and sediment control design standards, drainage law, environmental regulations and permitting requirements
• Expertise with reviewing plans and calculations for stormwater management, drainage systems, and erosion and sediment control
• High proficiency in reading and interpreting technical reports, design plans, schedules, special provisions, estimates, design, and regulatory guidelines.
• High proficiency in writing letters, memorandums, and technical reports
• Experience in supervising, delegating, and in managing multiple projects and priorities

Candidate must possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in state of Maryland.

Special Requirements:

• This position oversees operations of employees, consultants, and projects statewide.
• This may require occasional overnight travel and or extended work hours by the incumbent subject to SHA and OHD policies and procedures to manage resources and/or projects.
  
  

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.