Civil Designer

What We're Looking For:

Michael Baker International is seeking an experienced Civil Designer with 5–7 years of experience supporting municipal infrastructure projects, including roadway, drainage, and water improvements. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with Autodesk Civil 3D, particularly developing surfaces, alignments, profiles, corridors, grading, and pipe networks, and will be capable of developing detailed construction plans from engineering concepts and design criteria.

 What You’ll Do:

• Prepare civil engineering plans and construction documents for municipal roadway, drainage, and water infrastructure projects.
• Develop and maintain Civil 3D existing and proposed surfaces, including breaklines, feature lines, grading, and surface modifications.
• Develop Civil 3D roadway corridors, including alignments, profiles, assemblies, corridor targets, intersections, transitions, and cross sections.
• Prepare roadway plan and profile sheets, grading plans, typical sections, cross sections, and construction details.
• Develop storm drainage designs and plans for storm sewer systems, inlets, manholes, culverts, channels, ditches, and associated drainage improvements.
• Prepare water infrastructure plans, including water lines, connections, valves, fittings, utility crossings, and plan/profile drawings.
• Develop and modify Civil 3D pipe networks and pressure networks, as applicable.
• Perform roadway and site grading and establish elevations, slopes, drainage patterns, and tie-ins to existing conditions.
• Generate earthwork and design quantities from Civil 3D models.
• Incorporate survey, utility, GIS, and engineering information into design models.
• Identify and coordinate potential conflicts between roadway, drainage, water, and other existing or proposed utilities.
• Work closely with engineers and project managers to develop design alternatives and produce accurate, coordinated, and constructible plans.
• Incorporate QA/QC, client, and agency review comments into design documents.

 What You’ll Need to Succeed:

• 5–7 years of civil design experience, preferably involving municipal or public infrastructure projects.
• Strong proficiency in Autodesk Civil 3D.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience with:
  • Surface creation and management
  • Alignments and profiles
  • Corridor modeling
  • Assemblies and subassemblies
  • Feature lines and grading
  • Pipe networks
  • Plan and profile production
  • Cross sections
• Experience preparing construction plans for roadway, storm drainage, and water infrastructure projects.
• Understanding of civil engineering design and construction document standards.
• Ability to interpret survey information, engineering markups, utility information, and design criteria.
• Ability to work independently on design assignments with direction from engineers and project managers.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.

 Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Harris County’s infrastructure projects and local design requirements.
• Experience with MicroStation and/or OpenRoads Designer.
• Experience with GIS data and mapping.
• Experience coordinating survey, roadway, drainage, and utility information.
• Experience supporting projects from preliminary design through final plans and construction documents.

Compensation:

The salary range for this position is $76,704 - $110,761 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, and vision insurance
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Life, AD&D, short-term, and long-term disability
• Professional development and career growth opportunities
• Mentorship and structured learning opportunities
• Generous paid time off
• Commuter and wellness benefits

 

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About the team

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.

About the company

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.