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.
DECRIPTION
Michael Baker International has an exciting opportunity for an Electrical Engineer to REMOTELY join our largest office located in Moon Township, PA, to provide electrical and lighting design services on a wide variety of transportation and infrastructure related projects. The successful candidate will become part of Michael Baker International’s Transportation Electrical Department includes highway, aviation, electrical, rail/transit, and traffic engineers. Our Pittsburgh staff also supports other offices throughout the country with specialized electrical engineering design services.
The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic, motivated, self-starter, with responsibilities that include production, design, and documentation for a broad range of project types. With a current focus on growing Design/Build, Infrastructure, and Interstate project opportunities, along with market-driven diversification including Rail/Transit, Highway, Interchange, and Bridges/Tunnels. The candidate will work on multi-disciplinary, collaborative project design teams with Civil Engineers, Architects, and Systems Engineers. The successful candidate must demonstrate creative problem-solving, initiative to learn new concepts, organizational skills, an ability to work in a team environment with licensed electrical and civil engineers, and an understanding of construction documents and constructability. They will lead with the development of electrical system designs including but not limited to interior and exterior lighting and power; circuiting; schedules; calculations; sizing of electrical equipment, conduit, wiring, disconnects, and transformers, etc.
Specific Duties Will Include
- Leads the preparation of designs, calculations, and construction drawings as the project design team’s senior technical professional, direct, manage, and review development and production of work by Junior and Staff Electrical Engineers and Designers to complete design.
- Performs electrical & quantity calculations, construction cost estimates, technical proposals, and hour estimates.
- Learn and understand the activities involved in assembling Electrical transportation project contract documents.
- Ensure QA/QC procedures are implemented on all deliverables.
- Individually produces, and reviews work produced by junior staff.
- Takes initiative on coordination efforts with other architectural, engineering, and technical staff, to ensure accuracy and technical proficiency of project submissions.
- Works effectively to meet established budgets and schedules.
- Able to work efficiently and effectively with a remote team.
- Responsible for evaluating the electrical components to ensure they meets all federal, state, and local codes and specifications.
- Develop and train junior staff.
- Working knowledge of drafting software MicroStation, AutoCAD and Revit are preferred.
- Traction/Overhead Catenary/Third Rail power and/or movable bridge electrical experience is a plus
Professional Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering.
- Licensed Professional Engineer (PE)
- Minimum of 5 years of related experience
- Experience with engineering software: SKM; Visual Lighting; AGI32; (not required but desirable)
- Effective visual/verbal communication skills are essential.
- Candidate should possess a proficient understanding of inter-relationships among design/engineering disciplines, clients, and contractors.
Compensation
The approximate compensation range for this position is $93,844 to $120,000. 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.
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. 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.
