Traffic Engineer (Finance)

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 Chicago office is currently seeking a qualified Traffic Engineer to join our team!

Working closely with our Great Lakes Traffic Engineering Team, the Traffic Engineer will work on a wide variety of Department of Transportation and local agency projects throughout the Great Lakes region while supporting our local efforts to expand this service in Chicagoland. Our team focuses on a multitude of projects including, but not limited to roadway design and rehabilitation, ADA related improvements, Active Transportation Projects, and other traditional public improvement projects such as signing and striping, traffic signals and street lighting. The work will consist of developing plan and specification packages from engineering criteria, notes, sketches, and/or detailed drawings to ensure each design meets what the client is looking for.

• You will use Microstation to prepare engineering designs and drawings for preliminary and final plan sets.
• You will work closely with other engineers to ensure coordinated design
• You will apply standard drafting/design principles and theories to complete assignments.
• You will use technical manuals to ensure compliance with company policies and applicable standards
• You will read and understand orthographic (2D) and/or isometric (3D) designs.
• Reviews shop drawing for conformance with contract plans.
• Assists with defining scope of work and man-hour requirements.
• Assists with proposal production and implementing marketing initiatives.
• Assists in ensuring that project/task schedules and budgets are met.
• Coordinates with design technicians to ensure timely and accurate deliverables.
• May serve as the project task manager responsible for all facets of the task or discipline of the project.
• Responsible for maintaining technical knowledge through completion of various training initiatives: attending seminars, reviewing professional publications, attending in-house systems/management training.
• Responsible for participation in local associations to broaden professional network and assist with the growth of a local traffic engineering group in Chicagoland.

PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering
• 5-10 years of experience drafting/preparing engineering drawings is preferred.
• Professional Engineer in Illinois preferred (or ability to gain reciprocity)
• Computer skills in Microsoft Office
• Proficiency in Microstation drafting is preferred
• Proficiency in Civil 3D modeling is preferred

COMPENSATION

The approximate compensation range for this position is $94,181 to $135,973. 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 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.

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Working closely with our Great Lakes Traffic Engineering Team, the Traffic Engineerwill work on a wide variety of Department of Transportation and local agency projects throughout the Great Lakes region while supporting our local efforts to expand this service in Chicagoland. Our team focuses on a multitude of projects including, but not limited to roadway design and rehabilitation, ADA related improvements, Active Transportation Projects, and other traditional public improvement projects such as signing and striping, traffic signals and street lighting. The work will consist of developing plan and specification packages from engineering criteria, notes, sketches, and/or detailed drawings to ensure each design meets what the client is looking for.