Technical Director, Complex Bridges
About The Position
The Technical Director, Complex Bridges is a national leadership role for an established industry leader, focused on large and complex bridge projects. The role collaborates with Michael Baker International staff to support high-quality execution and client engagement, and uses an industry network to identify and engage clients, support pre-marketing, track opportunities, and help win major bridge projects assigned by the National Director, Bridge Services. The Technical Director contributes to complex bridge projects in leadership, technical advisory, and/or quality assurance capacities. The position also develops a professional profile and reputation across local, regional, and national industry settings, while supporting technical excellence, business development, quality practices, and talent development across the firm.
Requirements
- 20 or more years of relevant experience.
- Bachelor of Science in civil or structural engineering.
- Professional licensure, such as AICP, PE, SE, AIA, PG, or CCM.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree or above.
Responsibilities
- Serve as Program Manager, Project Manager, Technical Manager, Technical Lead, Project Engineer, or Technical Advisor for major bridge projects nationwide.
- Lead business development and client engagement efforts to capture major bridge projects nationwide.
- Assist National Practice and Market Leads, Regional Practice Leads, and the Design-Build Lead on major bridge pursuits by contributing expertise and strategy.
- Provide leadership in the pursuit, capture, and delivery of major bridge projects, including river crossings and complex bridge types such as curved or skewed girder, arch, truss, segmental, cable-stayed, extradosed, or suspension bridges.
- Monitor industry developments and build professional visibility and thought leadership through conference and meeting presentations and participation in technical committees for trade organizations and industry standards.
- Build and maintain effective relationships across company offices and with external organizations to foster cooperation, collaboration, workshare, and technical excellence in complex bridge engineering.
- Provide technical advice and guidance to staff and technical reassurance to clients and stakeholders.
- Support firm-wide talent development through coaching, mentoring, and identifying technical resources in the area of subject matter expertise.
- Author technical papers and present at and/or attend relevant conferences.
- Maintain awareness of health and safety in design and operations.
- Monitor QA/QC procedures and client quality requirements in coordination with appropriate quality assurance team members.
- Contribute to maintaining firm-wide Practice Quality Control Manuals and assist appropriate quality assurance team members with periodic Discipline Quality Control Audits of offices.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k) retirement plan.
- Health Savings Account (HSA).
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
- Life, AD&D, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage.
- Professional and personal development.
- Generous paid time off.
- Commuter and wellness benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
