Bridge Inspection

What We're Looking For:

Michael Baker International is seeking a Bridge Inspection Lead to join our growing Baltimore Bridge team. In this role, you will lead bridge inspections and load rating projects, support bridge design efforts, manage projects and clients, and mentor junior engineers.

You will work closely with the local Bridge Practice Leader to support business growth, maintain strong client relationships, and deliver high-quality bridge engineering services throughout Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced bridge professional who enjoys both technical work and leadership responsibilities while helping grow one of Michael Baker International's key bridge practices. The position will be based in the office with the Baltimore team.

What You'll Do:

• Lead bridge inspections and load rating projects for transportation clients throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.
• Perform bridge evaluations, structural analysis, and rehabilitation assessments.
• Support bridge preservation, bridge design, and rehabilitation projects.
• Manage bridge inspection contracts, task orders, schedules, budgets, and project deliverables.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and subconsultants.
• Serve as a client contact and help maintain strong client relationships.
• Mentor and supervise engineers and inspection staff.
• Review reports, calculations, estimates, and project documentation.
• Assist with proposals, expressions of interest, and project pursuits.
• Support the growth of the Baltimore Bridge Practice through business development efforts.
• Conduct field inspections and site visits to document existing bridge conditions.
• Provide construction support and engineering recommendations.
• Ensure quality, accuracy, and compliance with client requirements and industry standards.

What You Need to Succeed:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Transportation Engineering 
• 7+ years of bridge inspection and design experience.
• Extensive bridge inspection experience with MDOT SHA, MDTA, MTA, VDOT, or PennDOT is a plus.
• Professional Engineer license in Maryland required; PE licenses in Washington D.C., and Virginia are a plus.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with coworkers and clients at all levels.
• Strong written, verbal, organizational, and project management skills.
• NHI two-week bridge inspection certification is required.
• NHI Bridge Inspection for Nonredundant Steel Tension Members certification is required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office is required.
• Experience with road and/or rail bridge rehabilitation design and bridge load rating analysis is desired 
• Experience with additional Mid-Atlantic transportation or infrastructure agencies is also preferred.
• Experience managing projects with multiple teams and subconsultants, including oversight of execution, financial performance, and quality assurance across concurrent projects, is desired.

Compensation:

The approximate compensation range for this position is $100,000 - $125,000. 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:

• 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

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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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