Aggregate Laboratory Team Leader (Transportation Engineer V)

Full Time
Anne Arundel County, MD
$67,802 - $105,072 a year
Posted
Job description

Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration
Grade 19 (2706 ) SP# 23-73-25
Aggregate Laboratory Team Leader (Transportation Engineer V)
YOU MUST APPLY ONLINE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION
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THE RECONSIDERATION PERIOD FOR THIS RECRUITMENT IS THREE (3) BUSINESS DAYS

The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration’s (MDOT SHA) Office of Materials Technology is currently recruiting for an Aggregate Laboratory Team Leader (Transportation Engineer V) located in Anne Arundel County. This position is open to anyone who meets the minimum and selective qualifications listed below by the closing date. 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 Aggregate Laboratory Team Leader will report directly to the Assistant Division Chief of Laboratory Operations in the Soils & Aggregate Technology Division. The incumbent in this position will be responsible for management of the Aggregates Laboratory Team consisting of permanent and consultant staff. This is an operation management position in the field of aggregate material evaluation used in highway construction and design. The Aggregate Laboratory Team Leader will provide leadership and direction to the Aggregates Laboratory Team employees and develop strategies for improvements with the team. This position will be expected to conduct work independently with minimal guidance and will be responsible for the performance of the Aggregates Laboratory Team as a whole. This position will also apply management techniques, engineering theories, and applicable policies and standards to a variety of efforts as they relate to materials designated for highway construction and to operational improvement. The main focus of the Aggregate Laboratory Team Leader is to ensure that aggregates testing is completed on time and within budget using the resources available. As a technical lead, the incumbent will be expected to review all work conducted by the team and have the ability to recognize errors or concerns and the responsibility to ensure corrections.

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


"The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) has been named Training Magazine’s Training APEX Awards for the fourth consecutive year.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Possession of a bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited college or university.

Experience: Five (5) years experience in professional engineering.


Selective Qualification:
Two and a half (2.5) years of the required experience must have involved performing field data collection or analysis, or quality assurance materials testing.

  • 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 abilities).

Preferred Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

  • Knowledge in aggregate and/or soils laboratory management, standard specification and test data management and analysis
  • Knowledge of lab equipment used to measure index properties of aggregate, aggregate related materials
  • Ability to partner with industry and national/regional technical teams to identify and resolve issues, to assure the quality of aggregate materials used in construction properties
  • Ability to troubleshoot material testing and application problems related to performance in the field
  • Excellent oral and written communication and team management skills

Notes:

1. Additional work experience in professional engineering, or in technical engineering at the journey level or above, may be substituted on a year for year basis for the required education.
2. Possession of a Master's Degree in engineering may be substituted for one year of the required experience.
3. Persons currently registered as Professional Engineers in the State of Maryland, or in a State with comparable requirements, are considered to have met the education requirements.

Licenses & Certifications

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

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