Transportation Engineer

Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

WHO WE ARESupported by more than 3,400 employees in nearly 100 locations across the United States, we provide a full continuum of engineering and consulting services, including design, planning, architectural, environmental, construction and program management. Our clients include U.S. federal, state and municipal governments, and a wide range of private commercial and residential development clients. Michael Baker is committed to delivering a standard of excellence that fosters a culture of innovation, collaboration, and technological advancement to help solve our clients' complex challenges.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

• Responsibilities will include working with a team of engineers with design and production of highway/grading, traffic signals and related systems, highway and offsite drainage, and construction staging plans.    
• Additional roles for candidate include assisting the design team with project bid documents, including plans, estimates, and specifications.  Specific civil engineering tasks include horizontal and vertical geometric design, preparation of design calculations, quantity calculations, construction specifications, and preparation of construction cost estimates.
• Communicates daily with the project and task managers on key issues and project progress.
• Produces plans, designs, and analyzes data on civil roadway engineering projects.
• Prepares moderately complex studies, construction documents, drawings, maps, reports, and supporting documentation.
• Prepares quantities and construction cost estimates.
• Prepares construction drawings.
• Occasionally visits work site(s), reporting findings to the project team of engineers  engineers and/or project managers.
• Communicates with clients regarding project issues, attends meetings.
• Assists with defining scope of work and man-hour requirements.
• Assists project managers and a team of engineers in ensuring that project/task schedules and budgets are met.
• Responsible for ensuring work efforts for assigned tasks fall within established budgets.
• Coordinates with technical staff and the project team of engineers to ensure timely and accurate document or drawing preparation.
• Responsible for gaining additional knowledge through completion of various Baker training initiatives as well as  attending seminars, reviewing professional publications. 
• Other duties as assigned

PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering with coursework relevant to working in the transportation engineering field.
• 10+ years of relevant work experience and an Arizona P.E. license, or the ability to obtain one within 6 months of hire.
• Ambition to learn and apply your engineering skills to develop creative problem-solving design work.
• The ability to communicate and effectively participate as part of an engineering team.
• Computer knowledge/experience with the following is a huge plus:  AutoCAD Civil 3D, Microstation/InRoads/OpenRoads, and Microsoft Office (Word/Excel).

COMPENSATION
The salary range for this position is $82,326-$129,663. This will be dependent on the experience and expertise of the incoming candidate. 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. 
 
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