Why Join Michael Baker in New Jersey?
At Michael Baker International, you'll have the opportunity to work on some of the most significant infrastructure and transportation programs in New Jersey, helping to modernize highways, transit systems, airports, bridges, and pedestrian networks. Whether you're supporting projects in Newark, Pennington, Trenton, North Jersey, South Jersey, or beyond, your work will have a direct impact on how people travel, connect, and thrive throughout the state.
Join Michael Baker International and help shape the future of transportation, mobility, and infrastructure across New Jersey. From Newark to Pennington and beyond, your work will make a lasting impact on the communities we serve.
Michael Baker International is seeking a motivated and innovative Electrical Associate to join our growing New Jersey team, with opportunities to be based out of our Newark or Pennington offices.
As an Electrical Associate, you will play a key role in designing the systems that keep New Jersey moving. From major highway improvements and transit initiatives to aviation, bridge, and smart infrastructure projects, you will support high-impact projects that shape communities across the Garden State. Working alongside electrical, civil, transportation, bridge, rail/transit, and technology specialists, you'll contribute to innovative solutions for clients including state agencies, transit authorities, airports, and municipalities throughout New Jersey and beyond.
This is an exciting opportunity for an emerging engineer who is eager to learn, collaborate, and grow. You'll gain hands-on experience developing electrical, lighting, and telecommunications designs while working on multidisciplinary teams that transform transportation networks and enhance the traveling public's experience.
The approximate compensation range for this position is $72,000 - $88,000 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.
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 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.
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*There is no current application deadline. Michael Baker will continue to accept applications on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or no longer needed.
Michael Baker International is a leading provider of engineering, consulting and technology services spanning four Verticals: Infrastructure, Integrated Design and Advisory (IDA), Mitigation, Environmental, Resiliency, Response and Recovery (MER3) and GovTech. The firm’s Practices encompass all facets of infrastructure, including design and civil engineering for diverse bridge, highway, water, rail and transit and aviation projects, as well as planning, architecture, environmental and construction and program management. For 85 years, the company has been a trusted partner to clients, providing comprehensive services and solutions, delivering expertise and quality, and embracing emerging technologies and the latest innovations – like intelligent transportation, engineered models and public safety software as a service (SaaS).
The company has more than 5,100 employees across more than 90 office locations. Michael Baker’s Wolf Pack is committed to Making a Difference for clients and communities through a culture of innovation, collaboration and technological advancement while evolving its business to become a full-service engineering and consulting firm.
