Design Project Engineer (Transportation Design Engineer V)

Salary: $91,761.00 - $142,914.00 Annually
Location : Baltimore City
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 7665-MPA-TEDV(DPE)-04/26
Department: Maryland Port Administration
Opening Date: 04/17/2026
Closing Date: Continuous

Description
Career Service

**OPEN TO ALL QUALIFIED CANDIDATES**

This is a position specific recruitment. The resulting list of eligible candidates will be used to fill this Maryland Port Administration (MPA) position/function only. All interested persons will need to re-apply for any future recruitments conducted in this classification.

This position is located at the World Trade Center.

MPA is seeking a motivated, positive, and driven Design Project Engineer to join the MPA Engineering Division. The primary responsibility of this position is to function as a Maryland Licensed Professional Engineer and Team Leader over multidisciplined engineering and construction projects of varying levels of complexity, scope, and fiscal implications in support MPA programs and operations.
Some essential duties of this position include but are not limited to the following:

• Meets with representatives of various MPA departments (i.e., Operations, Property Management, Cruise Operations, Maintenance, Security, Safety, Environment & Risk Management (SERM), and Information Services), and A&E firms to discuss and review new project scopes or facility improvements proposed by the MPA's Executive Management staff.
• Requests and submits draft documents from A&E firms for each proposed scope of work/project: price proposal(s) for design and construction phase services and schedule(s) for drafting and developing deliverables (i.e., contract technical specifications, plans, and an engineer's cost estimate).
• Reviews price proposals from A&E firms for the proper scope of services, appropriateness of estimated staff hours, potential permitting requirements, and the proposed design submittal schedule.
• Recommends approval or revision of A&E task price proposals to the Engineering Division's Deputy Director for Design.
• Coordinates with A&E firms and the Engineering Division's Deputy Director for Design to ensure applicable environmental approvals/authorizations are obtained from State and Federal regulatory agencies for the respective projects.
• Direct A&E firms to revise a project's scope or to modify the respective A&E firm's proposed engineering services in an effort to: expedite the development of Contract Documents, reflect changes in the project funding or to reflect changes in project scope requested by other MPA Departments.
• Draft Technical Specifications for projects not assigned to A&E firms.
• Perform detailed constructability and quality reviews of design document packages submitted by A&E firms.
• Direct A&E firms to submit Contract Plans to applicable agencies for proper state and/or federal permitting and/or approval. Monitor progress and intervene when necessary if the permitting or approval process is stalling.

This position reports directly to the MPA Deputy Director of Design within the Engineering Divsion.

Employees in this class are considered essential employees and are subject to call 24 hours a day, as may be required in order to maintain continuous operation of a facility.

MDOT offers a generous and competitive benefits package. You can learn more about our amazing benefits here:

Additionally, employees in this MPA position receive the following:

• A selection of high-quality boots is provided with no out-of-pocket cost from the employee and continue to be covered for replacement once per year (the employee may choose to pay for boots outside of the covered options).
• Continued training and development is provided by the MPA.
• Tuition Reimbursement and No-Cost-No-Debt Employee Development programs are available per MPA policy.

Employees in this class shall be capable of navigating active construction sites and industrial areas, such as, but not limited to walking and driving on uneven surfaces or rough terrain at a project site, climbing ladders, or being exposed to extreme temperatures and/or inclement weather.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
Possession of a Maryland Professional Engineer license or a Professional Engineer license in a state with comparable requirements acceptable to the Maryland State Board of Professional Engineers in one of the following construction-related disciplines: civil, structural, mechanical, or electrical engineering is required. Evidence of license must be presented at the time of appointment.

The ideal candidate will possess the aforementioned licensure in a marine environment.

Experience: One (1) year of experience managing engineering projects as a licensed, professional engineer.
The ideal candidate will possess the aforementioned experience in a marine environment.
**Selective Qualification:

• Twelve (12) months of the required experience must involve exercising professional engineering judgment as a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) managing the development of designs or the construction-phase services performed by engineering teams. The candidate shall have experience with the following:

1. Signing and sealing engineering-level documents; AND/OR
2. Team leader/project manager managing the development of construction contract documents or work orders (for on-call agency-wide contracts) developed by Architectural and Engineering (A&E) design firms, from the scope development stage through completion of construction as-builts.

For example:

• Performing constructability reviews of design submittals from A&E firms. Design submittal deliverables include contract plans/drawings, technical specifications, engineer's estimate, schedules, and/or technical memos or reports.
• Collaborating with project stakeholders to ensure projects meet the purpose and needs of the customer(s) - for example: conducting site meetings to discuss project scope, resolving conflicts with operational, IT, or security requirements, leading design review meetings, and presenting project statuses to management of the Engineering Division.
• Managing the processing of environmental regulatory permitting associated with projects.
• Reviewing and approving task assignment price proposals and invoices submitted by A&E firms.
• Managing the budgets and schedules of A&E task assignments.
• Providing design support to a construction management team during the construction phase of a project - for example: reviewing and responding to Requests for Information (RFIs) from contractors, reviewing material and product submittals from contractors, reviewing contractor price proposals, and resolving conflicts with unforeseen site conditions.** SELECTIVE QUALIFICATION recruitments are utilized when the position requires specific or additional bona fide occupational qualifications (knowledge, skills, and abilities). No substitutions are allowed for a Selective Qualification

Your placement on an eligible list 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 held more than one (1) position at the same employer, please list each position that you held and the length of time that you held each position.

Notes:

1. Registration requirements are established under Title 14, Business Occupations and Professions Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.

2. Employees of the Maryland Department of Transportation assigned to especially sensitive locations or facilities may be required to obtain and maintain a special security badge.

Licenses & Certifications

1. Employees in this classification are assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the State of Maryland. All applicants MUST list their driver's license number and expiration date on the application.

2. An applicant's current license as a Professional Engineer in a state with comparable requirements acceptable to the Maryland State Board for Professional Engineers in one of the following construction-related disciplines: civil, structural, mechanical, or electrical engineering, will be accepted but the applicant must obtain a Maryland license within twelve (12) months of appointment. Evidence of out-of-state registration must be presented at time of appointment.
3. Employees in this classification will be required to obtain and maintain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) to gain unescorted access to Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration facilities.
Additional Information

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Please apply on-line at. RESUMES CANNOT BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE ONLINE EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION. Paper applications (Form DTS-1) will not be accepted for this recruitment.

Open until filled.

Notes:

Please be advised that the State of Maryland is dedicated to a drug free workplace, and as a result, employees are subject to the State's Substance Abuse Policy to include possible drug testing. Selected candidate(s) may be subject to background and reference checks.

The incumbent in this position may choose to be a member of a collective bargaining unit.

For education obtained outside the U.S., at the time of application you are required to provide proof of the equivalent American education as determine by a foreign credential evaluation service, such as the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services () or World Education Services: International Credential Evaluation (https://www.wes.org/). This must be submitted as an attachment with the application of the position in which you are applying.

The Maryland Port 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 applications 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.

01

Do you possess a Maryland Professional Engineer License, or a Professional Engineer's License from another State?

• Maryland Professional Engineer License
• Other State Professional Engineer License
• Professional Engineer License from Non-US Country (Please note only countries with mutual reciprocation agreements will be considered).
• No, I do not have a Professional Engineers License.

02

Do you possess one (1) year of experience managing engineering projects as a licensed, professional engineer.

• Yes
• No

03

If you answered "Yes" to question 2, please explain how you have obtained the experience defined above. Please include your previous/current employer(s) name(s), dates you were employed, and the duties of the position(s) you held. This experience must be detailed under the "experience" section of your application. if you DO NOT possess this experience, please enter N/A. PLEASE EXPAND ON YOUR APPLICATION AND DO NOT COPY/PASTE.
04

Did you provide your Driver's License information in the applicable fields of the application? If not, please be sure to include it in your application prior to submitting. FAILUTRE TO INCLUDE THIS