Your career can help move an industry forward. At Michael Baker, our rail and transit professionals are solving some of transportation’s most important challenges, modernizing aging infrastructure, improving safety and reliability, increasing capacity, and delivering the next generation of passenger and freight rail systems.
Join a nationwide team where your ideas, expertise and ambition can make an impact. You’ll collaborate across disciplines, apply innovative technologies, and work on meaningful projects from planning and design through program management and construction.
Whether you’re an experienced industry leader or building the next chapter of your career, Michael Baker offers the opportunity to grow, lead and help shape the future of rail and transit.
What We Are Looking For
Michael Baker is seeking a highly experienced CAD Designer/Technician with progressive design and drafting experience supporting civil engineering and infrastructure projects. The ideal candidate will work with the rail group design engineers to produce plans for structure and track disciplines in railway engineering projects. You will leverage your knowledge and skills to prepare preliminary and final drawings, layouts, maps, charts, and designs within MicroStation, OpenBridge Modeler, OpenRoads Designer (optional) and Autodesk CADD platforms that meet our company, project and client CAD standards.
This position will work out of one of our Midwest offices, including Cleveland, Omaha, Des Moines or Chicago, on a hybrid basis. Exceptional candidates may be considered for full-time remote work.
What You’ll Do
- Independently produce engineering drawings for preliminary and final plan sets in accordance with established design standards, client standards and project requirements.
- Create and update existing drawings as new information becomes available.
- Prepare and maintain CAD standards, templates, and best practices across platforms
- Use technical manuals to ensure compliance with company policies, client policies and applicable standards for each project.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate design elements, resolve conflicts & ensure accurate designs plans.
- Review and analyze drawings for errors, inconsistencies, and compliance with project requirements.
- Stay Updated with Technology: Keep up-to-date with the latest CAD technology trends and advancements.
- Mentor and support junior CAD designers and technicians, providing technical guidance and training
- Integrate survey data, GIS data, and engineering calculations into design drawings
- Manage multiple assignments while meeting project schedules and deadlines
- Coordinate with engineers and project managers to resolve design issues and optimize constructability
- Lead CAD production efforts for large and complex projects, ensuring adherence to company standards, client requirements, and DOT criteria
- Perform quality control (QC) reviews of CAD files and construction documents to ensure accuracy and completeness
What You Need To Succeed
- High School, GED, certification course or two-year technical degree.
- 8+ years of CADD design. Experience within Transportation Engineering, inclusive of structural detailing and mentoring of staff.
- Proficiency with AutoCAD, OpenRoads Designer and MicroStation software required, Civil 3D a plus.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365.
- CADD experience on transportation and bridge projects a plus.
- Use Microsoft Teams collaboration software
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Experience with Bluebeam
- Ability to work independently in a hybrid office/remote work environment
Compensation
The approximate compensation range for this position is $35-$47 per hour. 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.
About UsMichael 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 85 years with a legacy of expertise, experience, innovation and integrity.
Based in Pittsburgh and with over 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 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, creed, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, familial status, pregnancy or childbirth, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, status with regard to public assistance, or membership or activity in a local human rights commission, 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.
Skills Required
- High school diploma, GED, certification course, or two-year technical degree
- At least 8 years of CADD design experience
- Transportation engineering experience, including structural detailing and staff mentoring
- Proficiency with AutoCAD, OpenRoads Designer, and MicroStation
- Microsoft Office 365 proficiency
- Microsoft Teams experience
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Bluebeam experience
- Ability to work independently in a hybrid office or remote environment
- Civil 3D proficiency
- CADD experience on transportation and bridge projects
Michael Baker International Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Michael Baker International and has not been reviewed or approved by Michael Baker International.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered fair-to-good for the A/E sector, with ranges aligning to role, seniority, and location. Market-competitive bands are visible in postings and salary snapshots across geographies and disciplines.
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Parental & Family Support — Enhanced maternity and paternity leave are highlighted as part of the core package. Flexible work arrangements are also emphasized as supportive of family needs.
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Flexible Benefits — Multiple medical plan options, HSA/FSA, EAP, and wellness programs indicate meaningful choice and wellbeing support. The overall suite covers standard health, financial, and lifestyle components typical for the industry.
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What We Do
Michael Baker International is a leading provider of engineering and consulting services, including design, planning, architectural, environmental, construction and program management. The company provides its comprehensive range of services and solutions to support U.S. federal, state, and municipal governments, foreign allied governments, and a wide range of commercial clients. Michael Baker’s more than 3,000 employees across nearly 100 locations are committed to a culture of innovation, collaboration and technological advancement to help solve challenges for clients and communities throughout the country.
