Engineer II/III, Grade 22/25

<div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><br><div style="text-align: center;"><img src=" (1).png" data-uw-rm-alt="SM" data-uw-rm-alt-hash="3338908027751811" data-uw-rm-alt-original="20260812133525_20250523130824_MCDOT-logo (1).png" role="presentation" data-id="null" data-name="20260812133525_20250523130824_MCDOT-logo (1).png" alt="" data-url=" (1).png" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dii"></div><br><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></span><p data-pasted="true" style="margin: 10px 0px; color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong style=" font-weight: 700;">Please note: The salary range below represents this position’s earning potential. The anticipated hiring range for this position will be as follows, based on the candidate’s qualifications and experience.</strong></span></p><ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 3pt; color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong style=" font-weight: 700;">Engineer II, Grade 22: $73,569 - $115,912</strong></li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong style=" font-weight: 700;">Engineer III, Grade 25: $83,556 - $131,111</strong></li></ul><p data-pasted="true"><strong>WHO WE ARE</strong></p><p>MCDOT’s mission is to move people and connect places with seamless, equitable transportation options that are safe, environmentally responsible, and support economic growth and vibrancy in Montgomery County. MCDOT supports its residents, commuters, and visitors with transit options and infrastructure that provides seamless transportation services to the public.  </p><p><br></p><p><strong>FOR WHOM WE ARE LOOKING </strong></p><p>THIS IS AN ENTRY-LEVEL POSITION WITH PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.</p><p>MCDOT seeks an <a href="" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-uw-rm-ext-link="" data-uw-pdf-br="2" data-uw-pdf-doc="">Engineer III</a>, Grade 25, for its Transportation Management Section, within the Division of Traffic Engineering & Operations. This position may be underfilled at the <a href="" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-uw-rm-ext-link="" data-uw-pdf-br="2" data-uw-pdf-doc="">Engineer II</a>, Grade 22. This position will be based within the <a href="" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-uw-rm-brl="PR" data-uw-original-href="" data-uw-rm-ext-link="">Division of Traffic Engineering and Operations (DTEO)</a>, under the <a href="" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-uw-rm-brl="PR" data-uw-original-href="" data-uw-rm-ext-link="">Traffic Engineering Studies Section.</a></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;" data-pasted="true">The Division of Traffic Engineering & Operations (DTEO) is looking for a candidate to provide traffic engineering support for the Traffic Engineering Studies Section, which includes developing neighborhood traffic calming treatments on residential roadways, enhancing pedestrian safety by implementing traffic engineering treatments near schools and within school walking boundaries/walksheds, and advancing traffic calming improvements to reduce/eliminate serious injury and fatal crashes along all County-maintained roadways, in support of the County's Vision Zero goals.</p><br><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><strong>Duties include:</strong></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;">          · Investigating and resolving school-related safety improvement requests from government agencies, residents, County Council, County Executive's Office, and community groups and associations.</p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;">          · Reviewing new capital improvement projects and designs/traffic reports related to proposed County developments.</p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;">          · Performing and reviewing consultant-performed road safety audits and walkability studies.</p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;">          · Designing and reviewing consultant-designed traffic engineering plans.</p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;">          · Managing and coordinating construction activities related to DTEO’s traffic engineering safety improvements, Countywide.</p><br><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><strong>The candidate must be able to occasionally work rotating shifts on weekdays and weekends and periodically attend virtual and in-person night meetings related to DTEO projects or initiatives advanced by state or local agencies within the County.</strong></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><strong>The candidate must be able to occasionally perform field work, near and in roadways with active traffic, in a variety of environmental conditions, including hot and cold temperatures.</strong></p><p><strong>If filled at the Engineer II level:</strong></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 3pt;"><li><strong>Experience:</strong> One (1) year of experience in an engineering field appropriate to transportation, traffic, and/or construction.</li><li><strong>Education:</strong> Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, or a related discipline appropriate to the assigned position, such as Civil Engineering and Transportation Engineering. Registration as a Professional Engineer may substitute for the degree.</li><li><strong>Equivalency</strong>: An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted, provided such combination includes at least sixty (60) accredited semester hours (or an equivalent amount of accredited professional training) in engineering or related courses appropriate to the assigned position.</li></ul><br><p data-pasted="true"><strong>If filled at the Engineer III level:</strong></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 3pt;"><li><strong>Experience:</strong> Three (3) years of experience in an engineering field appropriate to transportation, traffic, and/or construction.</li><li><strong>Education</strong>: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, or a related discipline appropriate to the assigned position, such as Civil Engineering and Transportation Engineering. Registration as a Professional Engineer may substitute for the degree.</li><li><strong>Equivalency:</strong> An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted, provided such combination includes at least sixty (60) accredited semester hours (or an equivalent amount of accredited professional training) in engineering or related courses appropriate to the assigned position.</li></ul><p><strong>ALL LEVELS - License:</strong> This position requires possession and maintenance at all times of a valid Class "C" (or equivalent) driver’s license from the applicant's state of residence or the ability to perform work at locations outside of the office.</p><strong style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;" data-pasted="true">Medical Protocol: </strong>This<span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"> position requires successful completion of a pre-employment medical evaluation, which includes a limited physical examination and drug screening.</span><p data-pasted="true"><strong>The following interview preference criteria will be used:</strong></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 3pt;"><li>Oral and written communication regarding traffic engineering and safety solutions that advance traffic calming for vulnerable road users</li><li>Traffic Impact & LATR Studies review and analysis related to the proposed development projects</li><li>Time management and organizational skills</li><li>Pedestrian, bicycle, and traffic safety projects</li><li>Overseeing professional services/managing consultants</li><li>Knowledge of traffic engineering standards and applications</li><li>Review and approval of traffic signing and marking plans</li><li>Field work investigations related to traffic safety and operations</li></ul>

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