Hybrid Rail Engineering Support Specialist

at Michael Baker International

• Job title: Rail Engineering Support Specialist
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $80,000 - $115,000 per year
• Degree requirement: High School Diploma
• Tech skills: Cloud
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Alexandria, United States

About the role

• Rail Engineering Support Specialist supporting railroad design and construction projects in hybrid work environment. Working with Michael Baker Rail & Transit to help clients meet modern transportation challenges.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for input of project data into various systems.
• Assists and coordinates activities of staff engaged in formulating bid proposals.
• Reviews project budgets and discusses with team on regular basis/set project meetings.
• Tracks expenditures and invoice payments of individual projects for Project Managers Assists in the development and monitoring of both budgets and schedules.
• Assists in the preparation, maintenance, and communication of all progress reports.
• Maintains and communicates clearly defined billing procedures with all parties of a project.
• Coordinates invoice-preparation processing to ensure compliance with contract and budget for prompt client approval.
• Obtains access to client portals for processing invoices
• Organizes and maintains file system and files correspondence and other records.
• Coordinates and arranges meetings, prepares agendas, reserves and prepares facilities, and records and transcribes minutes of meetings.
• Manages budgets and other basic accounting duties, such as receivables/payables and/or invoice approval preparation.
• Manages tasks independently and coordinates completion with project team members.
• Assists in development of marketing material in cooperation with Marketing Dept
• Assists in development of client meeting presentations
• Coordinates completion of group initiatives and tasks
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• GED or High School Diploma, required
• Bachelor’s degree, preferred
• 5+ years comparable experience
• Experience with office software, Power BI, Project Management Information Systems Software (Autodesk Construction Cloud) experience required

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Life, AD&D, short-term, and long-term disability
• Professional and personal development
• Generous paid time off
• Commuter and wellness benefits