Infrastructure Subject Matter Expert
What We're Looking For: Tidal Basin, a Michael Baker company, is seeking an Infrastructure Subject Matter Expert who provides senior technical leadership for planning, funding, design, implementation, resilience, and oversight of public infrastructure portfolios. The position works in a consulting and client-service environment supporting federal, state, territorial, tribal, and local government programs. Assignments may include disaster recovery, resilience, housing, infrastructure, grants management, and other public-sector initiatives. The successful candidate will combine technical knowledge with disciplined documentation, responsive client service, collaboration, and sound judgment. Responsibilities and level of independence may vary based on the specific client, contract, program phase, location, and assigned scope of work. What You'll Do: Advise clients on infrastructure strategy, project prioritization, funding, delivery models, resilience, and lifecycle considerations. Lead technical review of scopes, feasibility studies, alternatives, designs, cost estimates, schedules, permits, and construction approaches. Evaluate water, wastewater, stormwater, drainage, transportation, coastal, energy, public facility, and community infrastructure needs. Integrate hazard mitigation, climate resilience, benefit-cost, environmental, equity, and operability considerations into project decisions. Guide compliance with federal funding, procurement, environmental, labor, and documentat