Senior Project Manager, Drainage/Water Resources

DESCRIPTION
Michael Baker International is seeking a Senior Project Manager, Drainage/Water Resources to join the team in our Detroit, MI office and support the planning, modeling, and design of complex drainage systems and storm water management facilities. This Project Manager will act as the design task leader for drainage related projects; responsible for task budget and schedules; attending and actively participating in client meetings; and assist in developing marketing proposals. He (she) will work within an interdisciplinary team including civil engineers, surveyors, GIS, estimators, project managers, and support drafting/design staff to ensure each design deliverable meets what the client is looking for. 

Responsibilities include:

• Ability to lead projects and manage staff.
• Development of plans, profiles, specifications, and estimates for municipal, transportation, and other water resources projects.
• Prepare design calculations for civil, sewer, grading, and storm water drainage infrastructure; also continue to perform analysis, review, drafting, and construction. document production of more complex concepts.
• Utilize a CADD workstation to prepare engineering construction drawings and oversee the production and completion of preliminary and final plan sets.
• Work with internal and external engineering teams in developing preliminary and final design plans and details.
• Participate in design and quality reviews to evaluate design concepts and make recommendations.
• Consult with and advise internal and external clients on project needs including, but not limited to, establishing manpower requirements, cost estimates, and design schedules.
• Provide input to projects during the conceptual and planning stages.
• Assign tasks to lower-level design personnel, provide technical guidance, and review completed assignments for accuracy.
• Prepare detail and layout drawings and sketches of unusual, complex, or original designs requiring the application of practical engineering knowledge.
• Capable of determining material types, descriptions, and quantities for the project.
• Provide lower-level design/drafting personnel with design concepts for preparation of finished design drawings, general layouts, and guidance in refining technical requirements.
• Regularly interface with other departments, clients, vendors, project managers, and project engineers in order to support production of project deliverables and to resolve conflicting priorities.
• Assist in the development of junior staff.
• Use technical manuals to ensure compliance with company policies and applicable standards or details such as ones employed by local government utility departments, state Departments of Transportation (DOTs) or other agencies.
• Coordinate with and obtain environmental permits.
• Ability to grow a team of direct reports.
• Flexibility to grow into a senior technical or project manager leadership position. 

PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or related field.
• 8+ years of design and CADD workstation experience.
• P.E. License or the ability to acquire one in six months.
• Proficient in MicroStation ORD, and/or AutoCAD Civil 3D a plus.
• Proficient in Hydraulic Modeling software such as HydroCAD, XP-SWMM, and/or HEC-RAS. 
• 2D modeling experience is preferred.
• Preferred experience in the state of Michigan. 
• Proficient with Microsoft Suite including Word, Outlook, Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.

COMPENSATION: The approximate compensation range for this position is $140 - $190k. 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.

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