Surface Water Department Manager (Water Resources)

Location: Hybrid role based in the Anchorage or Fairbanks, Alaska offices, United States; hands-on and time-in-the-field work is required as needed.

Compensation: $120,097–$187,558 per year.

Company

Michael Baker International provides engineering, consulting, design, planning, environmental, construction, and program management services for complex infrastructure projects, including water resources and cold regions engineering.

What you will do

• Lead and grow the Alaska Surface Water Practice and provide technical leadership for cold regions water resources projects.
• Manage hydrologic and hydraulic studies for transportation, municipal, aviation, and energy-related infrastructure.
• Guide watershed assessments, hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, data collection, floodplain studies, erosion and scour analyses, river engineering, and stormwater system design.
• Serve as Project Manager and Principal-in-Charge, managing scope, schedules, budgets, quality, staffing, and client satisfaction.
• Supervise, mentor, and develop engineers, hydrologists, and technical staff; coordinate workload and resource planning across Alaska and the National Water Practice.
• Build client relationships, support business development and project capture, maintain QA/QC, and perform field work as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, or a related field; a Master’s degree is preferred.
• Active Professional Engineer license in Alaska, or ability to obtain Alaska licensure through comity.
• 12+ years of progressively responsible water resources engineering experience, including leadership of multidisciplinary project teams.
• Project management experience covering budgets, schedules, staffing, and mentoring technical staff.
• Strong communication and client relationship skills, with a successful 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.
• Experience with bridge and culvert design, scour evaluations, and sediment transport.
• Existing relationships with Alaska transportation, municipal, federal, and Tribal clients.
• Willingness to perform hands-on and time-in-the-field work.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in a relevant engineering or water resources field.
• Certified Floodplain Manager certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work from the Anchorage or Fairbanks office, with collaboration across Alaska and lower-48 colleagues.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan, HSA, and FSA options.
• Life, AD&D, short-term, and long-term disability insurance.
• Professional and personal development programs, commuter benefits, and wellness benefits.
• Equal employment opportunity, drug-free workplace, and pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks.

Hiring process

• Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or no longer needed.