Open To All Qualified Candidates

The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) owns, operates, and maintains eight major toll facilities comprised of four bridges, two tunnels, and two turnpikes across the State of Maryland. For over 50 years, the MDTA has provided Maryland's citizens and visitors with safe, secure, and convenient transportation facilities. We are committed to quality and excellence in customer service, and we rely on our organization's values, traditions and - most importantly - our employees to achieve these goals.

Nature of Work:

The Welder is responsible for performing journey-level welding work at Baltimore area facilities and other facilities as requested. The employee may also provide additional support for carpentry, locksmithing, masonry, painting, plumbing and/or HVAC tasks with co-workers as needed.

The duties for this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

Inspects and repairs cracks in steel components of bridges, tunnels, etc.;

Inspects and repairs metal damage and fatigue on dump trucks and snow plows;

Fabricates metal components for various pieces of equipment;

Performs remodeling, repairs, and fabrication to buildings and offices; and

Performs functions related to the management of traffic.

This is maintenance work requiring physical exertion performed outdoors under all weather conditions or inside an MDTA building. Employees may be required to move objects weighing over fifty pounds and may also be required to work on equipment located on high poles or other elevated locations, and/or perform their job in cramped quarters in buildings or underground.

Employees in this classification are considered essential employees

and are subject to emergency call-back procedures, twenty-four hours a day, as may be required in order to maintain continuous operation of a facility. Employees may be required to work rotating shift work, to include evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.

Employees in this classification receive general supervision from a Skilled Trade Specialist Supervisor or other designated supervisor. Thecurrent vacancy exists at the Fracis Scott Key Bridge Maintenance Facility in Baltimore, MD.**

MDTA employees are offered a generous benefits package including: a minimum of 11 paid holidays, a minimum of 27* days of leave annually (personal, vacation, and sick), access to the State Pension System, deferred compensation plans, excellent health, dental, and vision plans, tuition reimbursement, and more! *May be prorated based upon start date.

QUALIFICATIONS:

MINIMUM QUALIFIATIONS:

Education:

Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.

Experience

: Three years of experience performing skilled trade work inwelding.

The

ideal candidatewill possess the following:

• One year of experience performing skilled trade work in carpentry, locksmithing, masonry, painting, plumbing and/or HVAC.

Your placement on an eligible list 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 position at the same employer

, please list each position that you held and the length of time that you held each position.

**Notes:

1. Additional work experience performing skilled trades work as defined above may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required education.

2. A certificate from a vocational technical school with a major in one or more of the skilled trades as defined above may be substituted for one year of the required general experience.

3. Candidates may s bstitute U.S. **