Project Manager/ Department Manager, Hydrologic and Hydraulics and Stormwater Management
(Hybrid)
What We're Looking For:
Michael Baker International is seeking a highly motivated Project Manager/Department Manager with NY and NJ experience providing technical support or managing transportation and water design projects, while maintaining schedules and budgets. This person will oversee drainage and SWM projects as well as both hydrologic and hydraulic modeling and scour analysis for riverine and tidal studies and culvert/bridge replacement projects and support running and growing the water team in NY. The individual will be expected to review and coordinate work with other water resources staff as well as other discipline PMs or task leaders and is expected to make sure junior staff get properly trained on required software and various client and regulatory agency standards. The candidate must be prepared to attend project staff meetings both internally and with various clients. Extensive experience with client/permitting agencies is expected and professional networking is a must.
What You'll Do:
Serve as a Project Manager or Task leader for both large and small water/stormwater infrastructure improvements
Demonstrate Experience with doing/reviewing (but not limited to) Hydrologic and Hydraulic Modeling (including steady, unsteady and 2D), drainage design, SWM design and regulations (new rules), water/wastewater treatment and conveyance systems, MS4 Compliance
Oversee the development of design drawings and reports
Invoice projects, track schedules and budgets
Independently perform, review and train others on drainage, hydrologic routings, hydraulic modeling and scour (tidal and fluvial)
Attend and facilitate project meetings and prepare/make presentations
Support and lead proposals, client meet and greets etc.
Coordinate and manage subconsultants and contractors
Oversee post design/construction services
Direct both Design-Bid-Build and Design Build projects
Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Access)
Strong communication and written skills, time management, ability to multitask and prioritize competing project obligation
Ability to work well on a team, provide feedback, train and motivate junior staff
Professionally represent Michael Baker International with agency staff, clients, contractors, and professional organizations
Compensation:
The approximate compensation range for this role is $150,000 to $210,000 annually. 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.
Why Choose Us:
Leadership opportunities, upward mobility
Professional and personal development
Medical, dental, vision insurance
401k Retirement Plan
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Life, AD&D, short-term, and long-term disability
Professional and personal development
Generous paid time off
Commuter and wellness benefits
This posting is for a current vacancy and Michael Baker intends to fill this position by November 30, 2026.
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 85 years with a legacy of expertise, experience, innovation and integrity.
Based in Pittsburgh and with over 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, creed, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, familial status, pregnancy or childbirth, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, status with regard to public assistance, or membership or activity in a local human rights commission, 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. *It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. _*There is no current application deadline. Michael Baker will continue to accept applications on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or no longer needed.
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WATER RESOURCES PRACTICE
Michael Baker International’s Water Group provides innovative consulting, planning and engineering solutions for the entire spectrum of the water cycle. We have proven experience in providing a full range of professional services from scientific and technical analysis, concept through design, and construction support services. Protection and management of water resources starts at the watershed level and follows the movement of water through urban and agricultural areas, streams, lakes and reservoirs, water distribution systems, wastewater collection systems, and water/wastewater treatment plants.