District Utility Engineer (TEM II)

Maryland Department of Transportation; Frederick (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Maryland Department of Transportation seeks a District Utility Engineer to lead a multidisciplinary team in District 7, Frederick County. The role focuses on supervising engineers and coordinating utility relocation and permit processes across multiple divisions and with local municipalities.

Responsibilities include setting standards for engineering work, managing assignments, and ensuring high-quality inspection and design for electric, water, gas, and telecom systems within highway projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited college or university.
• Eight (8) years of professional engineering experience, including one (1) year in supervisory or consultant management.
• Selective qualification: four (4) years of experience in utility inspection, coordination, or project management.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and administer engineering technicians, contractors, and consultants to ensure inspection of utility relocation work and permits.
• Coordinate work with other divisions, contractors, and municipalities on complex highway projects.
• Set standards and collaborate with internal teams on utility, traffic, and facility design and construction projects.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Coordination

Project management

Engineering knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

District Utility Engineer (Transportation Engineering Manager II) – Fred County – Grade 21 (2707) SP# 26-87-09

Open Recruitment

The State Highway Administration's (SHA) District 7 (Frederick County) is currently recruiting for a District Utility Engineer (Transportation Engineering Manager II) position. This position is open to anyone who meets the minimum and selective qualifications listed below. All eligible candidates must meet the minimum and selective qualifications 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 supervises and administers engineering technicians, contractors, and consultants to ensure that SHA maintains thorough and proper inspection of all Utility Relocation work, Engineering Access Permits, and Utility Permits within engineering District 7. This work includes managing the unit's assignments. This position is also responsible for setting standards and coordinating work with other divisions as well as contractors and local municipalities on a variety of complex engineering projects and processes in highway construction, hydraulics, bridge, traffic, and facility design and construction for electric, water and sewer, gas, communications, and fiber optic systems.

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 Training APEX Awards for the seventh consecutive year.\"

Qualifications

• Education: Possession of a bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited college or university.
• Experience: Eight (8) years experience in professional engineering, including one (1) year of supervisory or consultant management experience.
• Selective Qualification: Four (4) years of the required experience must have involved utility inspection, utility coordination, and/or project management. *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 ability).
• 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 non- supervisory 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 state of Maryland.

Additional Information

• Special Requirements: This position requires the candidate to have the ability to report within 1 (one) hour. Position is considered an emergency essential.
• Background and Reference Checks: 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.
• Benefits: The state of Maryland offers excellent health and leave benefits, 401k benefits, pension plan, a free transit program, and advanced education and training opportunities.
• H-1B Sponsorship Policy: Please Note: The 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.
• Disability Accommodation: Appropriate auxiliary aids and services for qualified individuals with disabilities will be provided upon request.
• Foreign Education Equivalency: 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/).
• Union Status: The incumbent in this position will not be a member of a covered bargaining unit.
• EEO Statement: 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: 7/31/2026