Surface Water Department Manager

MICHAEL BAKER INTERNATIONAL IN ALASKA

Michael Baker International’s first office in Alaska opened in 1942. Since then, we have played a key role in some of Alaska’s most renowned infrastructure projects, including groundbreaking projects on the North Slope and the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System. We continue to focus on cold regions engineering—pipelines, transportation, civil, architecture, hydrology, and geotechnical, and specialty professional services, permitting and regulatory compliance, and GIS and LiDAR mapping. We have offices in Anchorage and Fairbanks and constantly network with our lower-48 colleagues, providing workshare opportunities across the company and leveraging our extensive skills sets to grow in Alaska.

What We’re Looking For:

Michael Baker International is seeking a Surface Water Department Manager to lead and grow our Alaska Surface Water Practice out of our Anchorage or Fairbanks, AK office. In this role, you will provide technical leadership, project management, staff development, and business development support for a diverse portfolio of cold regions water resources projects throughout Alaska.

What You’ll Do:

• Manage hydrologic and hydraulic studies for transportation, municipal, aviation, and energy-related infrastructure projects.

• Provide technical guidance on watershed assessments, hydrologic and hydraulic models, data collection, floodplain studies, erosion and scour analyses, river engineering solutions, and stormwater system design.

• Serve as Project Manager and Principal-in-Charge on key assignments, overseeing project scope, schedule, budget, quality, and client satisfaction.

• Supervise, mentor, and develop engineers, hydrologists, and technical staff, supporting career development and performance management.

• Coordinate workload balancing and resource planning across the Alaska office and the National Water Practice.

• Foster a culture of technical excellence, innovation, collaboration, and safety while ensuring QA/QC procedures on all department projects.

• Build and maintain strong client relationships and represent Michael Baker through professional organizations and industry events.

• Perform hands-on field work as needed.

What You Need to Succeed:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, or a related field (Master's degree preferred).

• Active Professional Engineer (PE) license in Alaska, or ability to obtain Alaska licensure through comity (Certified Floodplain Manager / CFM preferred).

• 12+ years of progressively responsible water resources engineering experience, including leading multidisciplinary project teams.

• Proven project management experience managing budgets, schedules, staffing, and mentoring technical staff.

• Strong communication, client relationship skills, and a successful track record of business development and project capture.

• Experience with HEC-RAS (1D and 2D), HEC-HMS, SRH-2D, HY-8, GIS, and related modeling tools, plus bridge/culvert design, scour evaluations, and sediment transport.

• Existing relationships with Alaska transportation, municipal, federal, and Tribal clients.

• Willingness for hands-on and time-in-the-field work.

Compensation:
The approximate compensation range for this position is $120,097 - $187,558 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:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance

• 401(k) Retirement Plan

• Health Savings Account (HSA) & Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options

• Life, AD&D, short-term, and long-term disability insurance

• Professional and personal development programs

• Commuter and wellness benefits

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