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 seeking a Civil Associate – Traffic/ITS to join our Traffic Engineering and ITS Department in our Harrisburg, PA office. The selected candidate will work closely with the Department’s supervisory and managerial staff to bolster the company’s support for transportation engineering and program services for public and private clients. Responsibilities include being a free thinker who has an engineering background and wants to apply engineering sense in a dynamic environment meant to shape the way to not only transform Pennsylvania’s transportation engineering practice, but transportation best practices at large.

Under direct supervision of a licensed Professional Engineer, the successful candidate will assist Civil Engineers and Project Managers with traffic engineering design, ITS design, traffic/analysis operations, transportation studies, traffic planning projects, and/or support various clients with transportation policy and program management. Specific duties will include: 

Developing traffic engineering design plans (traffic signals, signal systems, temporary traffic control, signing and pavement markings, and ITS), specifications, and estimates

Preparing technical reports Conducting traffic analyses Collecting site/field data and measurements Contributing to engineering and traffic studies Technical writing Providing oral and written project deliverables

PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS

B.S. in Civil Engineering 0-2 years of related experience Engineer-in-Training (E.I.T.) certification preferred Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite Experience with MicroStation computer aided drafting software is strongly preferred Experience with traffic analysis software such as Synchro and HCS is preferred Valid U.S. driver’s license. Strong verbal and written communication skills Strong work ethic and self-starter/learner

COMPENSATION 

The approximate compensation range for this position is $59,872 to $86,440. 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.