Michael Baker International
Michael Baker International (Baker International), is a leading global provider of engineering and consulting services which includes planning, architectural, environmental, construction, program management, and full life cycle support services as well as information technology and communications services and solutions. Baker provides its comprehensive range of services and solutions in support of U.S. federal, state, and municipal governments, foreign allied governments, and a wide range of commercial clients. With more than $1.3 billion in annual revenue, Baker International has more than 6,000 employees in over 90 offices located across the U.S. and internationally.
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- Business Type:
- Engineering service provider
- Industry Type:
- Environmental Management
- Market Focus:
- Globally (various continents)
- Year Founded:
- 1940
- Employees:
- Over 1000
- Turnover:
- more than 1,000,000,000 €
About Us
Michael Baker International (Baker International), is a leading global provider of engineering and consulting services which includes planning, architectural, environmental, construction, program management, and full life cycle support services as well as information technology and communications services and solutions. Baker provides its comprehensive range of services and solutions in support of U.S. federal, state, and municipal governments, foreign allied governments, and a wide range of commercial clients. With more than $1.3 billion in annual revenue, Baker International has more than 6,000 employees in over 90 offices located across the U.S. and internationally.
Baker International’s Engineering and Development division provides expertise and services throughout the life-cycle of infrastructure and managed asset projects. Our high-end, differentiated services include planning, consulting, architectural and engineering design, program and construction management, training and full life-cycle support for a broad range of projects and capabilities including, but not limited to, highways, airports, bridges, rail and mass transit systems, government and commercial facilities, water and wastewater infrastructure, oil and gas infrastructure and commercial/urban development. Our Engineering and Development division currently operates active projects in over 20 countries on five continents.
Baker International’s Technology and Intelligence division provides human intelligence operational support, analysis and training, management consulting and competitive intelligence, emerging technologies consulting, software and application development. We provide enterprise solutions to meet clients’ most important mission objectives across the broad spectrum of counterterrorism, threat finance, cyber security, network operations and other priority missions.
Baker International maintains a diverse public and private sector client base ranging from international and federal government organizations to state and local agencies, private development, worldwide and community organizations and institutions. Major markets include transportation, infrastructure, urban development, facilities, technology and security. Baker International possesses the highest level of expertise and provides project teams to undertake a diverse range of projects, with solutions focused on sustaining the future. Services span the complete life-cycle of infrastructure, environmental, development and managed asset projects along with a comprehensive continuum of mission critical services and human intelligence services.
Baker International is comprised of eleven legacy companies that bring highly differentiated capabilities, experience, past performance and personnel to support the most complex projects globally. Descriptions of the core legacy companies that comprise Baker International are provided below, followed by a description of the company’s owner, DC Capital Partners.
Sustainability
It goes by many names—Social Responsibility, Corporate Stewardship, Going Green, etc. But “sustainability” can simply be defined as a corporate entity’s approach to incorporating long-term environmental, social, and economic goals into its everyday activities and culture to achieve improved efficiencies, performance, and prosperity.
The current overwhelming clamor surrounding “sustainability” has the potential to dilute the efforts and outcomes of individuals and companies striving to achieve the elevated milestones of this important initiative. At Baker, we are working methodically to build the appropriate tools and applications to help us succeed in this endeavor and to better serve our clients and the communities where we live and work.
Innovation
Innovation is derived from many sources and driven by many factors. Cost, schedule, and project challenges all drive the need to innovate, but it’s oftentimes people who are the primary source.
At Baker, our people are empowered to develop and implement innovative approaches in helping clients meet their strategic objectives. With the latest tools of technology applied to deep knowledge and experience, our architects, engineers, and design professionals are employing innovative solutions best matched to project needs.
Company History
Michael Baker Corporation (Baker) was founded in 1940 by Michael Baker, Jr., and quickly attained recognition as a premiere engineering design and survey firm through superior project performance for the U.S. military, preceding World War II.
From the 1950s through the mid-1970s, Baker’s reputation as a premiere provider of professional engineering services continued to grow along with the size of the business. The Company became publicly traded on the American Stock Exchange in 1968. Following the death of the founder in 1977 and a corporate restructuring in 1984, Company ownership shifted to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The 1980s and early-1990s saw Baker once again proactively expanding its range of services primarily through the acquisition of construction and operations and maintenance services firms.
By the late-1990s, Baker had overcome a number of adversities that had impacted its profitability and focus on its core businesses. A series of divestitures during this period and a consolidation of core competencies helped the Company resurrect its position in both the engineering and energy markets it served. Since 2000, the Company has continued to perform well in its core markets. Its ENR rankings continue to be measured in the top 10% of all U.S. engineering design firms. Baker has endured its share of challenges, but has also continued to grow and prosper, without losing site of its primary purpose: Creating value by delivering innovative and sustainable solutions for infrastructure and the environment.
Community Involvement
At Baker, our purpose is creating value by delivering innovative and sustainable solutions for infrastructure and the environment. Integral to that purpose is to create value in and ensure the sustainability of the communities where we live and conduct business. To that end, we – the company and our employees – donate funds, volunteer time and contribute in-kind gifts to help improve the quality of life in these communities.
Financial support is provided to individuals and organizations primarily in the areas of Arts and Culture, Education, and Health and Human Services. We also contribute to similar endeavors coordinated by many of the Professional Societies in which our employees participate.
Across the company and throughout the country, Baker employees donate their time and efforts on behalf of various charitable causes. To the right under Community Projects are just a few of the examples of these volunteer activities.
Mergers & Acquisitions
A critical element of Baker’s long-range growth strategy is mergers and acquisitions. Following is information on M&A transactions that Baker has completed to date.
Health & Safety
Baker is committed to our employee’s health and safety, complying with all applicable Health, Safety and Environmental regulations, and to promoting safety on our projects. As our policy states, it is our vision to achieve a workplace free of preventable accidents. In support of the policy we have created programs to guide our compliance activities and reduce accidents. We invite you to review our policy, and exam our performance statistics through the links provided on this page.