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Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for managing infrastructure projects in the bridge & structural service line. The selected candidate will perform technical oversight, staff development, contract management, technical and cost proposal development, project performance and client management for targeted statewide clients. RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Collaborate with the Department Manager, Regional Bridge Practice Lead, as well as structural engineering managers from other Michael Baker offices around the country and will be part of a dynamic team responsible for expanding the structural engineering practice currently servicing state, county, and municipal clients.
  • Serve as a Project Manager on Bridge/Structural Engineering Project throughout New York State
  • Lead proposal efforts by leveraging existing client relationships and teaming relationships to help grow the department.
  • Assist Department Manager with managing staff utilization by scheduling, monitoring and revising assignments; creating and monitoring department budgets; providing leadership and direction by mentoring and motivating staff on issues such as performance feedback, financial management, and client relations; resolving personnel issues such as marginal performance, policy interpretations, and succession planning.

PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Possess a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering is required. Advanced degree in Civil Engineering with an emphasis on structures is a plus.
  • Minimum 15+ years of bridge related design including 5+ years of project management experience is required. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience with NYSDOT, NYCDOT, NYCDDC, PANYNJ and/or NYSTA; experience managing moderate to complex bridge rehabilitation/ replacement projects involving multiple disciplines such as roadway, drainage, geotechnical etc.; and experience supervising the execution, financial performance, and quality assurance of multiple simultaneous projects.
  • Must possess a valid New York Professional Engineering License
  • Prior experience as a Project Manager on New York State DOT Bridge Design Projects is required.
  • Prior experience as Design Manager and/or Lead Structural Engineer on a New York State DOT Design Build Project is preferred.
  • Experience with road and/or rail bridge rehabilitation design, seismic analysis, and rating analysis is desired.  Experience with other transportation/infrastructure agencies located in the Northeast is also desired.
  • Possess strong verbal, written, presentation and excellent client management skills; demonstrated ability leading and managing the design and detailing of complex transportation structures, with an emphasis on experience and knowledge of the design, analysis, Inspection and maintenance of highway and railroad bridges. Goal oriented, quality focused, and have demonstrated success with creating and fostering a team environment. 
  • The ideal candidate will also possess established client and colleague relationships and a willingness to help lead proposal efforts.
  • Excellent time management skills, the ability to multitask and prioritize competing project obligations.

COMPENSATIONThe salary range for this position is $145,000 - $170,000. This will be dependent on the experience and expertise of the incoming candidate.MICHAEL BAKER INTERNATIONAL EEO STATEMENT AND OTHER INFORMATIONMichael 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. As a covered federal contractor, Michael Baker International is required to comply with Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, and its implementing guidelines.  This includes ensuring that all covered employees are fully vaccinated for COVID-19, except in limited circumstances when there is legal entitlement to an accommodation.  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. #LI-TS1

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 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. As a covered federal contractor, Michael Baker International is required to comply with Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, and its implementing guidelines. If the federal vaccine mandate is found to be valid and enforceable, this will include ensuring that all covered employees are fully vaccinated for COVID-19, except in limited circumstances where there is a legal entitlement to an accommodate.  In addition, you may be subject to current or future state or local COVID-19 vaccine mandates that could become a condition of your employment based upon your work location or involvement on a project.  Accordingly, Michael Baker encourages you to provide satisfactory proof that you are "fully vaccinated" for COVID-19 so as to ensure compliance with any potential applicable federal, state, or local laws.  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.

ABOUT THE TEAM

DESIGN-BUILD PRACTICE
With the rapid growth of the design-build sector in the building industry, Michael Baker is committed to pursuing innovative and collaborative alternative delivery projects and identifying solutions that efficiently address client needs. Whether public or private, vertical or horizontal, large or small, our experts collaborate with contractors and owners to provide design solutions tailored to each individual project. Our focus on effective design management and continuous collaboration with design-builders ensure that quality and value are built into every step of the project. We are involved from start to finish, adding value and efficiency to the construction process to accelerate project completion and achieve cost savings.