Transportation Engineer Jobs in Reston, VA (NOW HIRING)

Job Description
Civil Engineering Associate, Transportation (Roadway Design)
(Hybrid)
What We're Looking For:
Michael Baker International is actively seeking a Civil Engineering Associate, Transportation to assist in the delivery of Virginia Transportation Projects from inception through completion. This is an exciting career opportunity to be part of and contribute to a growing transportation team with one of the preeminent national transportation engineering firms to focus on delivering innovative and sustainable solutions to VDOT and local governments.
What You'll Do:
You will work together with other team members towards the successful delivery of roadway and highway projects within our Virginia Surface Transportation Practice. We are looking for a candidate possessing a strong transportation engineering background and verbal and written skills, as well as the ability to support and eventually lead design efforts on transportation projects. Specific characteristics will include:

• Responsible for developing design plans, calculations, cost estimates, for conceptual, preliminary, and final bid packages
• Experience providing engineering design services for traditional design bid-build projects and design build highway projects
• Demonstrated ability to assist and/or lead the design of project specific tasks, roadway and highway design, drainage design, maintenance of traffic control plans (MOT) designs, as well as other transportation engineering tasks
• Experience with VDOT and local agency projects
• Experience working within the VDOT OpenRoads Environment and the utilization of OpenRoads Designer and SUDA modules
• Willingness to help create and foster a team environment
• Possess strong a verbal and written communication skills, demonstrated ability delivering designs for complex transportation projects; as well as being goal oriented, quality focused, and have demonstrated success working within and fostering a team environment
• Collaborate with the other team members to develop transportation projects including but not limited to roadway/highway, bridge, rail, transportation planning, traffic control, signing, pavement marking, knowledge of hydraulic design, and preliminary design for environmental documents

What You'll Need to Succeed:

• 2-5 years of related experience
• BSCE in Civil Engineering
• Experience with VDOT on roadway projects
• Proficient with MicroStation and OpenRoads Designer

Compensation:
The approximate compensation range for this position is $85,000 - $120,000 per year. 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

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 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.
About the Team
HIGHWAY/TRANSPORTATION PRACTICE
A safe and efficient transportation system is critical to providing access and connections for people and goods to spur economic growth and improve quality of life for users. The highway and roadway system is a crucial part of that transportation system and is at the heart of services Michael Baker provides to our clients and partners. We work with entities to enhance and maintain roadways across the country to serve all modes of transportation. For nearly 80 years, we have helped to shape America's highway network. We provide comprehensive highway planning, design and construction services from conceptual and preliminary engineering studies through final design, construction management, inspection and closeout.