Employment Opportunity
The State Highway Administration's (SHA) Office of Highway Development, Plats and Surveys Division (Baltimore City) is recruiting for a Geodetic Mapping Manager (Transportation Engineering Manager I) position. 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 recruitments conducted for this job classification.
Nature of work: The Geodetic Mapping Manager performs managerial, supervisory, administrative, and highly specialized transportation engineering work in support of the Plats and Surveys Division’s (PSD) operations in the Office of Highway Development (OHD). This position directly manages Senior Area Engineers, Area Engineers, and Transportation Engineers in the Geodetic and CADD Processing Section (GCP) of PSD. This position will manage and coordinate the distribution of geodetic control and CADD processing assignments state-wide through the Area Engineers, Transportation Engineers, and consultants that are assigned to the GCP Section and will directly manage and perform a variety of complex assignments as a Project Manager. After assigning projects, the Geodetic Mapping Manager will establish project schedules, set production priorities, and monitor production to ensure project schedules and deliverable standards are met. The Geodetic Mapping Manager will provide quality assurance reviews during project development and quality control reviews for projects managed by other Area and Transportation Engineers within PSD. This position will develop geodetic and CADD management standards and ensure that the best survey practices are performed by all Area and Transportation Engineers, perform research of existing survey data, review and update PSD CADD manuals, and recommend geodetic software and hardware procurements to division leadership. In addition, the Geodetic Mapping Manager will be responsible for training and mentoring Area and Transportation Engineers within the GCP to ensure all assignments are scoped, processed, mapped, modeled, reviewed, and delivered in an accurate and professional manner. Under the direction of the Division Chief and/or the Assistant Division Chief, the Geodetic Mapping Manager will be responsible for managing specialized and more complex geodetic and CADD processing projects as assigned. Lastly, this position must accurately assess the complexity of the processing assignments and dedicate the appropriate resources necessary to complete the assignments in a timely manner and to ensure a quality product.
Individuals with time working as an Instrument Operator, Party Chief, or a higher-level position in land surveying or geomatic engineering are encouraged to apply.
***Notes: Additional work experience in professional engineering or technical engineering at the journey level or above may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required education.
MDOT offers a generous and competitive benefits package. You can learn about our amazing benefits here: MDOT Benefits Guide.
TO APPLY: All applicants must submit an application online at http://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mdotmd
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