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**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 in Baltimore, MD.

The Maryland Port Administration (MPA) is a 203-employee transportation business unit within the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and is the public face of the Port of Baltimore. MPA was created by the Maryland General Assembly to increase waterborne commerce through the ports in the state.  The Port of Baltimore plays an integral role as a economic generator and job creator, in addition to maintaining our nation's supply chain and moving vital goods to industries and consumers.  As one of the nation's top ports for total cargo tonnage and overall dollar value of cargo, the Port of Baltimore is also one of the most diverse ports in the United States with over 140,000 jobs in Maryland linked to port activity.

For information on MPA, please go to:  MPA (Maryland.gov)

General Role Description:

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.

• 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.

• 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.