Michael Baker International

TRANSPORTATION PRACTICE

Consistently ranked by Engineering News-Record as a Top 20 transportation firm, Michael Baker International offers clients an integrated team of professionals versed in all aspects of transportation planning, design, permitting, and construction management and inspection. In addition, Michael Baker International is a recognized leader in the practical aspects of operating and maintaining a safe and efficient transportation infrastructure.

DESCRIPTION

Michael Baker International is actively seeking a Senior Project Engineer with roadway drainage design, and roadway design experience to join our Transportation Team and Virginia Operations. The Senior Project Engineer will assist and lead roadway and drainage design from conceptualization through completion. This is an exciting career opportunity to be part of and contribute to a growing transportation design team with one of the preeminent national transportation engineering firms. This teams focus, and the successful candidates focus, will be representing Michael Baker as a premier engineering design team delivering innovative and sustainable transportation solutions to VDOT and local governments. 

• Lead and coordinate the drainage design on highway, bridge, trail, or other transportation improvement projects.
• Participate as a member of a design team performing analysis, preparing designs, project plans, estimates, reports, specifications, etc. for state and local agency transportation improvement projects.
• Serve as a Task Lead, or Design Engineer on large-scale highway, bridge, and/or trail projects with multiple disciplines and sub-consultants
• Provide technical guidance and coordination of roadway drainage design related items
• Implement existing QA/QC procedures, participate in the further development and maintenance of the QA/QC program for transportation improvement projects 
• Arrange, prepare, and conduct meetings both internally and externally
• Prepare scope, budget, and schedule for clients as well as internally
• Train and/or mentor junior staff
• Lead client engagement and marketing activities
• Other duties as assigned

PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from an ABET accredited university
• 15+ years’ experience performing and managing roadway and drainage design 
• Professional engineer (PE) registration in Virginia or ability to obtain within 6 months
• Experience managing and delivering, or serving as a task manager on VDOT and municipal projects
• Experience designing roadway drainage improvements, including WQ/WQ Facilities
• Demonstrated ability producing VDOT drainage plans, including providing plans, profiles, any needed details, calculations, estimates, etc.
• Experience designing roadway improvements, or working/coordinating with the roadway design team
• Demonstrated Ability using drainage software programs; CivilStorm, Culvert Master, Flowmaster, Geopak Drainage, HEC-Ras, Hy-8, Hydraulic Toolbox, PondPack, StormCADD
• Demonstrated Ability using MicroStation, OpenRoads, Geopak, and/or Corridor Modeling
• Experience mentoring engineering staff
• Experience on both conventional and design-build projects
• Experience preparing drainage calculations
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively on all levels, internal and external
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to conceptualize and think creatively
• Establish clear lines of communications within project team and with client for free flow of information
• Established relationships with regional clients and other subconsultants
• Demonstrated ability to properly address and manage change
• Demonstrated problem-solving, negotiations and decision-making skills
• Occasional to moderate travel may be required.

COMPENSATION

The salary range for this position is $94,000-$148,000. This will be dependent on the experience and expertise of the incoming candidate. 

BENEFITS

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including: 

• Medical, dental, vision insurance 
• 401K Retirement Plan
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability 
• Professional and personal development
• Generous paid time off 
• Commuter and wellness benefits 

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 Affirmative Action/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.

• It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

HIGHWAY/TRANSPORTATION PRACTICE

A safe and efficient transportation system is critical to providing access and connections for people and goods to spur economic growth and improve quality of life for users. The highway and roadway system is a crucial part of that transportation system and is at the heart of services Michael Baker provides to our clients and partners. We work with entities to enhance and maintain roadways across the country to serve all modes of transportation. For nearly 80 years, we have helped to shape America’s highway network. We provide comprehensive highway planning, design and construction services from conceptual and preliminary engineering studies through final design, construction management, inspection and closeout.

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