Structures Load Rating Engineer (Transportation Design Engineer V)

Open Recruitment) State Highway Administration Structures Load Rating Engineer ( Transportation Design Engineer V ) Grade 21 (7665) SP# 25-61.2-03
YOU MUST APPLY ONLINE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION THERE IS NO RECONSIDERATION PERIOD FOR THIS RECRUITMENT
The State Highway Administrations (SHA) Office of Structures (OOS) is currently recruiting for a Structures Load Rating Engineer (Transportation Design Engineer V) in Baltimore City. 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 vacancy or function only. You will need to reapply for any future recruitment conducted for this job classification.

Nature of Work: The main responsibility of the Load Rating Engineer is to ensure that SHAs 2,500+ bridges are load-rated to verify the safe load-carrying capacity in accordance with the National Bridge Inspection Standards and the Specifications for the National Bridge Inventory (SNBI).

The Load Rating Engineer analyzes bridge structures to determine the safe load-carrying capacity. This includes evaluating existing bridge structures to identify potential safety concerns, determine appropriate load restrictions, and ensure compliance with relevant codes and standards. This is a highly technical position requiring a professional engineers license and expertise and experience in the structural analysis of a variety of structure types. In addition to performing load ratings, those ratings completed by in-house and consultant engineers are reviewed by the Load Rating Engineer for accuracy, consistency, and completeness.

In addition to the load ratings for state-owned structures, the Load Rating Engineer is also responsible for ensuring federal load rating compliance for all locally owned bridges, including those owned by the Counties, Baltimore City, and other state agencies. There are over 2,500 locally owned bridges, and as part of the stewardship and oversight agreement with FHWA, SHA is responsible for the load rating compliance for all locally owned bridges.

The Load Rating Engineer is also the OOS point of contact for hauling permits. OOS supports SHAs Motor Carrier Division by ensuring the accuracy of the load rating models that their Maryland One system uses to automate the analysis of the structures along the proposed route of the move. 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 a Training magazine Training APEX Awards winner for the sixth consecutive year."
Minimum Qualifications:

Possession of a Maryland Professional Engineer license, in the appropriate option, is required. Evidence of license must be presented at the time of appointment.

Experience : One (1) year of experience managing engineering projects as a licensed, professional engineer.

Selective Qualification: Two (2) years of experience in bridge engineering (analysis, design, or load rating).

*A Selective Qualification 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). Candidates must possess a motor vehicle operators license valid in the state of Maryland. To Apply: All applicants must submit an application online at (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.

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 (1) position at the same employer, you must list each position that you held, the length of time that you held each position, and the corresponding duties.
Applications must be submitted online by the closing date.
If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Administration at the number(s) listed below:
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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.

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

The incumbent in this position will not be a member of a c overed bargaining unit.

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. Appropriate auxiliary aids and services for qualified individuals with disabilities will be provided upon request. Please call at ....
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 (
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: 07/21/2025