Technical Consultant - Transportation

Michael Baker International • Harrisburg, PA

4h • $52 - $82 • Remote

About The Position

Michael Baker International’s Harrisburg, PA office is seeking a teleworking, part-time Technical Consultant - Transportation to support its backlog of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) highway maintenance, operations, and transportation asset management projects and contracts. The Technical Consultant will work with and support the Harrisburg Office’s Transportation Technical Services in a part-time/variable demand capacity as agreeable with the Director of Transportation Technical Services. The successful candidate will entail the following knowledge and capability characteristics: Prior PennDOT Maintenance experience. Functional understanding of PennDOT maintenance policies and procedures. Functional understanding of PennDOT winter maintenance and operations activities. Functional understanding of PennDOT asset management and their supporting systems and procedures. Ability to conduct maintenance and constructability reviews for highway design projects. Present and facilitate technical discussions with clients and staff on the topics of highway maintenance, operations, and asset management. Advise clients and engineers on alternate methods of solving technical needs or problems and recommend solutions. Consult clients to define technical needs or problem areas and determine scope of investigation required to obtain solutions. Determine proposed solutions and alternate methods and procedures and advise clients. Effective oral and written communication skills for preparing and presenting findings and recommendations. Functional experience with the Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams) and functional understanding of asset data systems. Valid driver’s license and the ability to accommodate infrequent travel within Pennsylvania.

Requirements

• Prior PennDOT Maintenance experience.
• Functional understanding of PennDOT maintenance policies and procedures.
• Functional understanding of PennDOT winter maintenance and operations activities.
• Functional understanding of PennDOT asset management and their supporting systems and procedures.
• Ability to conduct maintenance and constructability reviews for highway design projects.
• Present and facilitate technical discussions with clients and staff on the topics of highway maintenance, operations, and asset management.
• Advise clients and engineers on alternate methods of solving technical needs or problems and recommend solutions.
• Consult clients to define technical needs or problem areas and determine scope of investigation required to obtain solutions.
• Determine proposed solutions and alternate methods and procedures and advise clients.
• Effective oral and written communication skills for preparing and presenting findings and recommendations.
• Functional experience with the Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams) and functional understanding of asset data systems.
• Valid driver’s license and the ability to accommodate infrequent travel within Pennsylvania.
• Bachelors degree in a relevant field of study.
• 20+ years of relatable experience.
• MS Office Suite, with proficiencies in MS Word, MS Excel, and MS Teams.

Responsibilities

• Conduct maintenance and constructability reviews for highway design projects.
• Present and facilitate technical discussions with clients and staff on the topics of highway maintenance, operations, and asset management.
• Advise clients and engineers on alternate methods of solving technical needs or problems and recommend solutions.
• Consult clients to define technical needs or problem areas and determine scope of investigation required to obtain solutions.
• Determine proposed solutions and alternate methods and procedures and advise clients.
• Prepare and present findings and recommendations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level