Senior Field Technician (Transportation Engineering Technician V)

(OPEN RECRUITMENT)

State Highway Administration

Senior Field Technician (Transportation Engineering Technician V)
Grade 15 (8450) SP# 26-73-07

YOU MUST APPLY ONLINE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION http://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mdotmd

State Highway Administration's (SHA) Office of Materials Technology is currently recruiting for a Senior Field Technician (Transportation Engineering Technician V) 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: This position is in the Office of Materials Technology's (OMT) Asphalt Technology Division and serves as a Quality Assurance (QA) Inspector for the Asphalt Quality Assurance (QA) Program. The position is essential to OMT operations and to Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) as a whole, and serves as the on-site OMT representative for all asphalt plant and project acceptance operations. The Senior Field Technician audits, evaluates, and enforces the proper manufacture, shipment, and placement of asphalt mixes statewide. This role ensures that the asphalt mix accepted for payment in SHA projects complies with complex quality level standards and specifications. The acceptable quality level of asphalt mix is audited, evaluated, and enforced by supervising the complex sampling, testing, and inspection activities performed by the contractor's Quality Control (QC) Certified Technicians who work at the manufacturing and placement sites. The Senior Field Technician has the authority and responsibility to make independent, on-the-spot decisions regarding material acceptance or rejection, or to mandate immediate corrective action to assure quality of materials.

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 Training Magazine's Awards winner for the seventh consecutive year."

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

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

Experience: Eight (8) years of experience in technical engineering related work in the areas of design, traffic, construction, materials testing, engineering surveys, maintenance, or planning.

Selective Qualification: Three (3) years of experience in engineering applications of asphalt mixtures, binders or emulsions.

*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:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Excellent computer and data analysis skills
• Knowledge of Asphalt Mix Design, Plants and American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Testing procedures
• Knowledge of construction and material specifications

Notes:

1. 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, up to a maximum of three years.

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

Hot Mix Asphalt Plant Level I and Hot Mix Asphalt Field Certifications must be received within one (1) year (or next available class) of assuming the position.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Employees in this role are on-call and must be able to be reached by phone.
• Employees will be required to work various shifts, and on weekends depending on assignments.
• Employees will be required to travel long distances in Maryland and neighboring states (Asphalt plants that are supplying material for SHA 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. 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.

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 position at the same employer, please list each position that you held and the length of time that you held each position.

The state of Maryland offers excellent health and leave benefits, 401k benefits, a pension plan, a free transit program, and advanced education and training opportunities.

The incumbent in this position may be a member of a covered bargaining unit.

Please Note: 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.

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/).

Applications must be submitted online by the closing date.
If you have any questions, please contact the Recruitment and Examination Division at the number(s) listed below:
410-545-5554

Appropriate auxiliary aids and services for individuals with disabilities will be provided upon request. Please call at 410-545-5554. SHA is committed to complying with the letter and spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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.

Issue Date: 03/27/2026