The posting
Job Description
Why Michael Baker?
At Michael Baker International, you'll do more than start a job. You'll help deliver infrastructure that supports millions of travelers every day while building a rewarding and meaningful career. From major interstate corridors and complex interchange improvements to signature bridge rehabilitations and replacements, our teams are helping shape the future of transportation throughout New Jersey and beyond.
What We're Looking For:
Michael Baker International is seeking a motivated and talented Civil Associate - Structures to join our team in either our Newark, NJ or Pennington, NJ offices. This is an exceptional opportunity to launch your career with one of the nation's leading engineering and consulting firms while contributing to some of New Jersey's most significant transportation infrastructure projects.
What You'll Do:
As a member of our Bridge Team, you'll work alongside industry-leading engineers on the planning, analysis, design, inspection, and rehabilitation of critical transportation structures throughout the region. You'll have the opportunity to contribute to projects for clients including the New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA), New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ), NJ TRANSIT, county agencies, municipalities, and other public-sector clients.
At Michael Baker, you'll be part of a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment where innovation, technical excellence, and professional growth are at the forefront. Whether you're interested in becoming a structural design expert, project manager, or future leader within the organization, you'll find the mentorship, support, and opportunities to achieve your goals.
As a Civil Associate, you'll help shape the infrastructure that keeps communities connected and commerce moving. Responsibilities include:
- Performing structural analysis and developing design calculations for bridges and transportation structures using industry-leading software such as MIDAS, AASHTOWare Bridge Rating, STAAD, and related analysis tools.
- Developing structural details, construction documents, and engineering plans using MicroStation, OpenRoads, and AutoCAD.
- Assisting with and reviewing engineering calculations and technical analyses prepared by project team members.
- Preparing bridge layouts, geometric plans, technical specifications, and material quantity calculations.
- Supporting bridge inspections, condition assessments, and the preparation of inspection reports.
- Collaborating with highway, traffic, geotechnical, environmental, and planning professionals on multidisciplinary transportation projects.
- Participating in project meetings, field reviews, and client coordination activities.
- Learning from experienced industry professionals while developing the technical and leadership skills necessary for long-term career growth.
- Taking pride in delivering innovative, sustainable, and practical engineering solutions that make a lasting impact on the communities we serve.
What You Need to Succeed:
We're looking for enthusiastic engineers who are eager to learn, solve complex challenges, and grow within a high-performing team environment.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Structural Engineering or Civil Engineering with a structural emphasis.
- 0-2 years of relevant bridge or structural engineering experience.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team environment.
- Commitment to delivering quality work and continuous professional development.
Preferred Qualifications
- Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification, or the ability to obtain it within six months.
- Planning to take the PE exam.
- Familiarity with structural analysis and design software, including MIDAS, STAAD, and AASHTOWare.
- Working knowledge of AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications.
- Experience with MicroStation, AutoCAD, OpenRoads Designer (ORD), and Microsoft Office Suite.
- Knowledge of NJDOT, NJTA, PANYNJ, and NJ TRANSIT bridge design standards, plan development procedures, and bridge rating requirements.
- Internship or academic experience involving bridge design, inspection, or transportation structures.
Compensation:
The approximate compensation range for this position is $72,000 - $85,000 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.
