Transportation Engineer

Job Description

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.

What We're Looking For:

Join Michael Baker International's Transportation Design team in our Harrisburg, PA office and work on impactful interstate, highway, and municipal transportation projects. As a Transportation Engineer, you'll contribute to innovative roadway designs using the latest 3D design tools while collaborating with a dedicated, multi-disciplinary team. This role offers exposure to a wide range of technical challenges-including roadway corridor design, stormwater drainage, and environmental permitting-and provides opportunities for career growth in technical leadership, project management, and client service. Training and professional development resources are offered locally and nationally to support your long-term success.

What You'll Do:

• Support the design and production of highway construction plans for PennDOT and other DOTs, design-build, and municipal projects
• Perform roadway and drainage design tasks including geometric/corridor design, stormwater systems, H&H analyses, and 3D corridor modeling
• Prepare design calculations, quantities, construction cost estimates, and technical documentation
• Assist with environmental and drainage-related permitting coordination and preparation of supporting exhibits and reports
• Collaborate with project managers, task leaders, and multi-disciplinary teams to meet project scope, schedule, and budget goals
• Communicate with clients and participate in project meetings as needed
• Assist with proposal scope development and staff-hour estimates
• Coordinate and mentor junior staff and technicians to ensure quality and timely deliverables
• Occasionally visit project sites and report findings
• Maintain and grow technical knowledge through training and professional development

What You Need to Succeed:

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited University or College
• Professional Engineer's (PE) License in PA or ability to obtain through reciprocity
• 5+ years of experience in stormwater drainage design, H&H modeling, and/or roadway design
• Experience related to hydrology/hydraulics, stormwater management, and/or environmental permitting is a plus
• Proficiency using modeling and design software such as Microstation, OpenRoads Designer, HEC-RAS, HY-8 is a plus.

Compensation:


The approximate compensation range for this position $78,000 - $146,000 per year. This compensation range is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation is dependent upon factors such as education, qualifications, experience, skillset, and physical work location.


Why Choose Us:

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

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About Us

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 85 years with a legacy of expertise, experience, innovation and integrity.

Based in Pittsburgh and with over 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, creed, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, familial status, pregnancy or childbirth, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, status with regard to public assistance, or membership or activity in a local human rights commission, 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.


*There is no current application deadline. Michael Baker will continue to accept applications on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or no longer needed.