Maintenance Inspector; Transportation Engineering Technician III

Description

(Open Recruitment)

State Highway Administration

Maintenance Contract Inspector (Transportation Engineering Technician III)

Grade 12 (8448) SP# 26-85-02

YOU MUST APPLY ONLINE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION

The State Highway Administration's (SHA) District 5, Maintenance Division is currently recruiting for a Maintenance Contract Inspector (Transportation Engineering Technician III) 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 SHA position or function only.

You will need to reapply for any future recruitment conducted for this job classification.

The main purpose of this position is to perform maintenance and construction work in areas such as highways, ramps, buildings, parking areas, bridges, and snow removal. An inspector oversees all aspects of work done by the contractors such as guardrail installation and repair; paving; highway lighting; herbicide spraying; tractor mowing; tree and brush cutting; inlet repairs; mechanical roadway sweeping and crack sealing.

The maintenance contract inspector receives assignments from the Project Engineer. The main purpose is to oversee work performed by skilled, semi-skilled, and unskilled work teams. Also ensuring that all materials and equipment are used correctly and that the project is done in a timely manner according to the contracts special provision and Maryland specification and standards. Duties also include keeping work records on Inspector Daily Reports and Daily Construction Logs to be entered into the Ledger Book.

This position will provide the basic level of professional experience to ensure that the daily maintenance operations in the District Five Maintenance are carried out correctly, safely, and in compliance with standards and specifications. This position will be required to assist the District Operations Engineer with inspection of District Maintenance Contracts.

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 seventh consecutive year."

Education:

Graduation from a standard high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.

Experience:

Three (3) years of experience in technical engineering related work in the areas of design, traffic, construction, materials testing, engineering surveys, maintenance, or planning.

Selective

Qualification:

One (1) year of the required experience must have involved maintenance and/or construction inspection.

* A Selective Qualification 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:

• Applicants may substitute education in a civil engineering curriculum at an accredited college or university at the rate of 30 semester credit hours for each year of the required experience.
• Applicants who possess an associate's degree in engineering, Construction Management or Surveying or Surveying Technology from an accredited community college, college or university are considered to have met two years of the required experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

Employees must have good mathematics and computer software skills.

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

Candidates will be required to obtain the following certifications within their probationary period:

• Guardrail Certification
• Hot Mix Asphalt Certification
• Temporary Traffic Control Manager Certification
• Line Striping Certification
• Flagger Certification

Special Requirements:

• The position is considered essential and must be available and willing to work shift work, nights, overtime, or weekends as necessary.
• Employees will serve a six-month…