Water Resources Associate/Review Engineer

DESCRIPTION

Michael Baker International is seeking a highly motivated Water Resources Associate to work in a high-energy, fast-paced team.

Qualifications include a 4-year degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering and related experience in hydrologic & hydraulic modeling and mapping, floodplain management, watershed modeling.

Knowledge of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) preferred.

Must have strong written and verbal communication skills.

We are searching for candidates that have the ability to be a role model among peers, that are people and client-focused, and those are looking for a growth opportunity into a management position.

Responsibilities include:


* Providing technical review and comment on flood studies and master planning documents.


* Providing technical review and comment on engineering plans, specifications, and reports for a wide variety of development in the regulatory floodplain to ensure applicable safety regulations are followed.


* Providing technical support and guidance concerning the Letter of Map Change (LOMC) application process to FEMA, community officials, floodplain managers, and individual requestors.


* Ensuring proposed projects adhere to applicable federal, state, and local codes, laws, rules regulations, specifications, standards, policies, and procedures.


* Collaborate with applicants, project managers, consultants, contractors, Community staff to resolve outstanding technical, regulatory, or political issues that may arise during review process.


* Managing schedule, workload, and monitoring project performance.


* Reviewing technical writing, mapping attachments, tables, and figures of final project deliverables for technical accuracy.

MUST HAVE SKILLS/EXPERIENCE


* Bachelor's degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering, or equivalent work experience.


* Fundamental understanding of hydrology and hydraulics.


* Strong attention to detail.


* Ownership and accountability for quality deliverables.


* A desire for career growth.


* Ability to be flexible and have self-initiative.

COMPENSATION:

The approximate compensation range for this position is $70,000 to $85,000.

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.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, environment...