Transportation Planning Project Manager

What We're Looking For:

Michael Baker International is seeking a Transportation Planning Project Manager to lead and support transportation planning, traffic, safety, corridor, and multimodal projects. This role combines transportation planning and technical analysis with project management, client coordination, and community engagement.

You will collaborate with planners, engineers, GIS specialists, environmental professionals, and public-sector clients to develop practical transportation solutions and help move projects from planning through implementation.

What You'll Do:

• Manage and support transportation planning, traffic, corridor, safety, and multimodal projects.
• Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, deliverables, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Conduct and oversee traffic operations, safety, capacity, and transportation planning analyses.
• Develop traffic forecasts and evaluate existing and future transportation conditions.
• Evaluate roadway, intersection, bicycle, pedestrian, transit, and multimodal improvements.
• Support corridor studies, transportation safety plans, feasibility studies, and long-range planning efforts.
• Analyze traffic, crash, land-use, demographic, and transportation data to develop recommendations.
• Prepare technical reports, planning documents, presentations, maps, and exhibits.
• Lead and support client meetings, public meetings, workshops, and stakeholder engagement.
• Coordinate with DOTs, municipalities, MPOs, regional agencies, and other public-sector partners.
• Support proposals, scopes, fee estimates, grant opportunities, and business development efforts.

What You Need to Succeed:

• Bachelor’s degree in Planning, Civil/Transportation Engineering, Geography, Public Administration, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in transportation planning, traffic engineering, project management, or a related field.
• Experience with corridor, traffic, safety, multimodal, and transportation planning projects.
• Ability to manage project schedules, budgets, priorities, and deliverables.
• Experience working with DOTs, municipalities, MPOs, regional agencies, or other public-sector clients.
• Strong technical writing, communication, presentation, and organizational skills.
• AICP or PE licensure preferred, but not required.

Compensation:

The approximate compensation range for this position is $145,000 - $165,000. 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.

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
• Tuition Reimbursement