The Michael Baker International Greater DC/MD operation has seen significant growth over the course of the last few years. Additionally, Michael Baker continues to expand its growing national transit design practice. To enable continued growth both locally and nationally, Michael Baker’s Baltimore, MD or Washington DC office seeks a Rail Track Engineer and Lead Client Manager who will be focused on growing the track engineering practice, managing technical work, mentoring junior staff, and fostering existing and new relationships with clients. The successful candidate will be making technical and business decisions for the track engineering practice in the region.
This opportunity is uniquely aligned for candidates that have developed their technical expertise, and desire the opportunity to develop their management and leadership skillsets. Our team’s approach is to partner well qualified candidates with local leaders who will directly mentor them in operations, business development, management and leadership skillsets. This enables professional development that will foster further upward mobility within the firm and industry.
In this dynamic role, you will serve as a Rail Track Engineer and Lead Client Manager, supporting our current and future projects with your project management expertise and business development skills. Additionally, you will directly participate in local projects and pursuits for WMATA, MTA, Amtrak and Class I Railroads, with support from our strong and successful national Rail & Transit team. You will be an integral part of the team driving these major infrastructure projects, while playing a major role in expanding our growing portfolio.
We are looking for a leader who will participate in the office leadership team while also collaborating with their counterparts nationwide to deliver high quality engineering services. You will be directly involved in developing and implementing business strategies, working with project teams, and expanding Michael Baker’s project and client portfolio.
PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Michael Baker International, a leading provider of engineering and consulting services, including design, planning, architectural, environmental, construction and program management, has been solving some of the world’s most complex infrastructure challenges for more than 80 years with a legacy of expertise, experience, innovation and integrity.
Based in Pittsburgh and with nearly 100 offices nationwide, we partner with clients on everything from roads, bridges, tunnels, mass transit, and airports, to water treatment plants, arctic oil pipelines, environmental restoration and specialized overseas construction. We serve as a trusted adviser to the communities we serve, making them safer, more accessible, more sustainable and more prosperous.
We provide visionary leadership in facilitating transformational change for our clients. Our work delivers differentiating innovations and dedicated experts who challenge the status quo and share a world of diverse experience and an impassioned entrepreneurial spirit. We deliver quality of life.
We Make a Difference.
Michael Baker International is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Michael Baker International provides equal employment opportunity for all persons, in all facets of employment. Michael Baker International maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply for any open position for which they feel they are qualified and all will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or any other legally protected status.
EEO is the Law. Applicants to and employees of Michael Baker International are protected under Federal law from discrimination.
RAIL & TRANSIT PRACTICE
Whether moving people or freight, solutions applied to address current and future transport needs will be framed by energy prices, the choices made by today’s younger generation to forego auto ownership and live in urban areas, and growing sustainability and environmental concerns. Michael Baker International’s approach to helping rail and transit clients meet these challenges is changing as well, with the focus on developing more viable solutions for planning, designing, constructing, operating, financing and sustaining a modern mobility infrastructure that leverage the ever-evolving world of technology. Michael Baker International’s professionals provide value by first understanding our clients’ needs, then working with them as partners to identify innovative and cost-effective solutions that optimize their opportunities for success. Consistently ranked by Engineering News-Record as a Top 25 rail & transit design firm, Michael Baker International has the expertise to deliver modern infrastructure systems with a budget conscious approach.