Technical Consultant - Transportation

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’s Harrisburg, PA office is seeking a teleworking, part-time Technical Consultant - Transportation to support its backlog of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) highway maintenance and transportation asset management projects and contracts. The Technical Consultant will work with and support the Office’s Transportation Technical Services in a part-time/variable demand capacity as agreeable with the Director of Transportation Technical Services.

The successful candidate will entail the following knowledge and capability characteristics:

• Prior PennDOT Maintenance experience.
• Functional understanding of PennDOT maintenance policies and procedures.
• Functional understanding of PennDOT winter maintenance activities.
• Functional understanding of PennDOT asset management and their supporting systems and procedures. 
• Ability to conduct maintenance and constructability reviews for highway design projects.
• Present and facilitate technical discussions with clients and staff on the topics of highway maintenance and asset management.
• Advise clients and engineers on alternate methods of solving technical needs or problems and recommending solutions.
• Consult with clients to define technical needs or problem areas and determine scope of investigation required to obtain solutions.
• Determine proposed solutions and alternate methods and procedures and advise clients.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills for preparing and presenting findings and recommendations.
• Functional experience with the Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams) and functional understanding of asset data systems.
• Ability to accommodate infrequent travel within Pennsylvania for projects including a valid driver’s license.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelors degree in a relevant field of study.
• MS Office Suite, with proficiencies in MS Word, MS Excel, and MS Teams.

COMPENSATION 

The approximate compensation range for this position is $104,980 to $163,949. 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.

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.

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