Senior Highway/Drainage Engineer

Michael Baker Intl.; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 94,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading transportation engineering firm as a Senior Project Engineer and help shape the future of roadway and drainage design. In this dynamic role, you'll lead innovative projects from concept to completion, ensuring safe and efficient transportation solutions for local governments. Collaborate with a talented team, mentor junior engineers, and engage with clients to deliver high-quality results. This position offers a unique opportunity to grow your career while making a significant impact on community infrastructure. If you're passionate about engineering and ready to take on new challenges, this is the perfect role for you.

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401K Retirement Plan

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Life and AD&D insurance

Short-term and long-term disability

Professional development

Generous paid time off

Commuter benefits

Wellness benefits

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in roadway and drainage design management.
• Professional Engineer (PE) registration in Virginia or ability to obtain it.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate drainage design for transportation projects.
• Prepare project plans, estimates, reports, and specifications.

Skills

Roadway Drainage Design

Project Management

Communication Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Creative Thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering

Master’s degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

CivilStorm

Culvert Master

Flowmaster

MicroStation

OpenRoads

Geopak

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.

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