Senior Technical Manager, Coastal Engineering at Michael Baker International in Alexandria, Virginia

Job Description:

Michael Baker International is seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Technical Manager to join our team in Alexandria, VA. The successful candidate will be a senior-level experienced manager who will oversee the leadership and management of a portfolio of technical projects executed by multi-disciplinary teams across various geographic locations. This role requires a strong ability to manage technical staff, ensuring effective collaboration, professional development, and optimal performance. The candidate will be responsible for aligning team efforts with organizational goals, fostering a culture of innovation, and maintaining high standards of technical excellence. This position will be an integral member supporting flood risk, resiliency, and disaster work on contracts with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), including FEMA Headquarters and Regions 1, 2, 3, and/or 5; may be asked to support other contracts as needs arise. This role specifically focuses on coastal engineering, involving flood risk, numerical modeling, design, and mapping.

Responsibilities include:

• Provide technical leadership for national coastal engineering projects involving flood risk, numerical modeling, design, and mapping, especially with meeting the G&S requirements in Floodplain mapping.
• Develop and implement contract-wide quality assurance and quality control measures for Risk MAP production studies.
• Direct and coordinate activities of multi-disciplinary staff to ensure project delivery per quality standards.
• Oversees adherence to project plans and established business processes, including quality assurance plans and standards, specifically FEMA's Guidelines and Standards.
• Participate in client meetings and follow through on assigned action items directly with clients and communities.
• Provides guidance to team members for high quality delivery across the full project lifecycle, including developing estimates and forecasts.
• Personnel management including team building, leadership, mentoring, and professional development.
• Cultivate, manage, and strengthen client relationships and guide application of services to best serve the interests of the client and Michael Baker International.
• Support business development and proposal efforts targeting various coastal engineering opportunities.
• Provide technical oversight with writing reports and memorandums for different audiences.
• Engage with open-source products to develop numerical tools and solutions.
• Collaborate on developing innovative tools and products to deliver project excellence and best practices.
• Serve as a subject matter expert to FEMA coastal hazard and risk mapping.

PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum of 15 years of related experience working with FEMA's Risk MAP Program and study production (non-negotiable requirement).
• Four-year Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Geography, Planning or related technical discipline.
• Demonstrated knowledge of FEMA's Risk Mapping, Assessment and Planning (Risk MAP) program, FEMA's Guidelines and Standards for Flood Risk Analysis and Mapping Activities Under the Risk MAP Program, and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
• Expertise in coastal flood risk studies and numerical modeling.
• Significant knowledge and understanding of flood risk mapping production and corresponding quality assurance methodology and management.
• Must have knowledge of FEMA's study process, including related guidance documents and standards.
• Strong attention to detail and demonstrated ownership and accountability for work.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, proactive communicator, and problem-solver.
• Capability to work in a dynamic environment, including a demonstrated willingness to be flexible and adaptable to changing priorities.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a wide array of individuals from various backgrounds, including engineers; planners; GIS professionals; federal, tribal, and state government officials; and the public.
• Strong multi-tasking and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage scope, schedule, and budget requirements, working with multi-disciplinary teams under limited supervision.
• Strong track record of overseeing successful project delivery with a drive for quality product and financial excellence.
• Demonstrated supervisor and mentoring skills.
• Must be able to build rapport and establish positive relationships with existing and prospective Michael Baker International clients to ensure client-focused performance.
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Office skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel and SharePoint.
• Solid work ethic and have the drive to be a leader in the company and in the professional community.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Professional Engineer (PE)
• Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM)
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
• Ability to travel periodically, as needed (less than 20% and once travel restrictions are lifted)
• Industry involvement (e.g. Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM), Project Management Institute (PMI), etc.)

Compensation: The approximate annual compensation range for this position is $150k - $185k. 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.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 80 years with a legacy of expertise, experience, innovation and integrity.

Based in Pittsburgh and with nearly 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 Affirmative Action/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, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status 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.Michael Baker International is seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Technical Manager to join our team in Alexandria, VA. The successful candidate will be a senior-level experienced manager who will oversee the leadership and management of a portfolio of technical projects executed by multi-disciplinary teams across various geographic locations. This role requires a strong ability to manage technical staff, ensuring effective collaboration, professional development, and optimal performance. The candidate will be responsible for aligning team efforts with organizational goals, fostering a culture of innovation, and maintaining high standards of technical excellence.

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