The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) owns, operates, and maintains eight major toll facilities comprised of four bridges, two tunnels, and two turnpikes, across the State of Maryland. For over 50 years, the MDTA has provided Maryland's citizens and visitors with safe, secure and convenient transportation facilities. We are committed to quality and excellence in customer service, and we rely on our organization's values, traditions and - most importantly - our employees to achieve these goals.

Nature of Work:The MDTA is looking for an experienced and motivated individual to serve as the Director of Engineering in the Office of Engineering and Construction to manage a large professional staff, capital budget, operating budget, and all aspects of engineering project management.

This senior-level managerial position is responsible for managing engineering supervisors and, through them, the direction of technical, professional, and administrative staff. This position is responsible for the direct management of design engineering in the following disciplines: Structures, Environmental, Electrical/Intelligent Transportation Systems, Traffic, Facilities, Asset Management, and Highway Engineering. This position also provides oversight, procurement, and selection of consultant engineering contracts, contractors, and vendors, performs quality control reviews of all bid documents, and serves as Project Manager for major and complex engineering projects. This incumbent will direct and oversee all phases of managing engineering projects from beginning to end, including determination of project scope, technical engineering design reviews, development and review of proposals and presentations, administrative correspondence, inspections, constructability reviews, and preparation of contract documents. This position determines organizational structure and staffing requirements of project programs, review and approval of work assigned to subordinate staff, and overseeing that proper training and program development is implemented. This position is also responsible for resolving any issues that arise, working internally to ensure that all work is being carried out to the correct, highest standards. This position will report directly to theChief Engineer. The current vacancy is located in Baltimore, MD. Hybrid telework schedules may be available for this position. MDTA employees are offered a generous benefits package including a minimum of 11 paid holidays, a minimum of 27* days of leave annually (personal, vacation, and sick), access to the State Pension System, deferred compensation plans, excellent health, dental, and vision plans, and more! *May be prorated based on start date.