AVIATION PRACTICE

Michael Baker International knows the business of airports - from the smallest general aviation facilities to the busiest international airports in the world. For more than 75 years, we have provided planning, design, and construction services to airports worldwide, serving as an on-call "extension of staff" to many of our aviation clients. Michael Baker's award-winning personnel have a reputation for taking their understanding of the local airport community / environment and incorporating related elements into their designs and plans. Knowing that airports are a key economic driver and source of pride for the geographic areas they serve, we proudly perform as partners in more than facilities and other infrastructure. We partner in success.

What We're Looking For:

Michael Baker is seeking an experienced Cost Estimator to support planning, design, and construction phases across a diverse portfolio of capital improvement projects. This role will prepare accurate cost estimates, budgets, and risk analyses for civil infrastructure, vertical, and facility improvement projects, including roadway, utility, building, and transportation work.

What You'll Do:

• Develop detailed cost estimates for civil, infrastructure, and facility projects, including roadway, utilities, buildings, and transportation-related improvements
• Prepare conceptual, schematic, design development, and construction-level cost estimates
• Analyze plans, specifications, schedules, and scopes to identify cost risks, assumptions, and opportunities
• Perform quantity take-offs, unit cost analysis, and pricing using historical data and current market trends
• Support value engineering and cost optimization efforts throughout project development
• Collaborate with project managers, engineers, designers, and clients to align budget expectations with project scope
• Prepare cost reports, cash flow projections, and cost variance analyses
• Assist with bid evaluations, contractor pricing reviews, and change order assessments
• Maintain estimating databases and benchmark cost data across infrastructure and facility projects
• Support compliance with project-specific funding or regulatory requirements, as applicable

What You Need to Succeed:

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• 5+ years of cost estimating experience for civil, infrastructure, utility, roadway, or vertical construction projects
• Certified Cost Professional (CCP) or ability to obtain certification
• Working knowledge of airport construction standards, phasing considerations, and operational constraints
• Proficiency with estimating software and tools (e.g., Excel, Sage, RSMeans, or similar platforms)
• Strong analytical, organizational, and attention-to-detail skills

Why Choose Us:

• 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

About us

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 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 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.

*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.

*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 is seeking an experienced Cost Estimator to support planning, design, and construction phases across a diverse portfolio of capital improvement projects.