Transportation Engineer - Planning at Michael Baker International in Hamilton, New Jersey

Job Description:

PLANNING PRACTICE

Michael Baker's full-service Community & Transportation Planning Practice provides expertise, creativity, and dedication to a wide range of projects. Our community-driven planning process shapes innovative and sustainable outcomes, while our well-established project management process delivers projects on time and within budget. We leverage the latest technology involving geospatial planning tools, public involvement, visualization, and communication tools to truly engage the community and produce successful projects that have public support. Our plans integrate policy, funding, and follow-through actions to support ongoing achievement of our clients' vision and goals.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Michael Baker New Jersey Operations has an open position for a Transportation Engineer in the Transportation Planning and Conceptual Design Department. The best part about being in this Department is that no two days will be the same. You will face different and exciting challenges, some of which will be extraordinarily complex. Successful candidates will be reviewing and preparing studies, alternative analyses, and technical reports, as well as mentoring and coordinating with staff to ensure timely and accurate document and drawing preparation for multidiscipline conceptual design.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Conducting and managing concept development studies for roadways and bridges, and you will have the opportunity to contribute to these projects as they advance through the project delivery process to Preliminary Engineering and Final Design.

• Reviewing and analyzing the operational performance of facilities including bicycle, pedestrian, and safety improvement studies.
• Developing and reviewing concept development studies for infrastructure projects.
• Providing direct support to client project managers.
• Mentoring junior staff and supporting marketing and business development efforts.
• Interacting directly with clients, stakeholders, and the general public.
• Writing proposals for business development pursuits. You will feel a sense of pride in knowing that you are helping Michael Baker International provide innovative solutions to transportation challenges, big and small, and Making a Difference for the clients and communities we serve!

PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering. A Masters in Transportation Engineering or a related field is preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive traffic engineering/transportation planning experience with Concept Development emphasis.
• Familiarity and experience with New Jersey DOT, New Jersey Metropolitan Planning Organizations, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and New Jersey Turnpike Authority project development process and design standards is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with NY State and NY City DOT standards and process is also desirable. Experience in preparing Preliminary Engineering or Final Design Plans is required.
• PE License in NJ and/or NY, preferred. Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certificate and be on-track to obtain a PE License within one year, applicable.
• The ability to manage multiple tasks and assignments independently under limited supervision.
• Naturally, you will need excellent written and verbal communication skills - Proficient in the Microsoft Office suite of products.
• Experience in traffic engineering/transportation planning software such as AUTOCAD, Bentley MicroStation, HCS, Synchro, SimTraffic, Vissim, and ArcGIS is highly desirable.

COMPENSATION

The approximate compensation range for this position is 112,000 to 140,000. 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.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 80 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 Affirmative Action/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, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status 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.The Michael Baker New Jersey Operations has an open position for a Transportation Engineer in the Transportation Planning and Conceptual Design Department. The best part about being in this Department is that no two days will be the same. You will face different and exciting challenges, some of which will be extraordinarily complex. Successful candidates will be reviewing and preparing studies, alternative analyses, and technical reports, as well as mentoring and coordinating with staff to ensure timely and accurate document and drawing preparation for multidiscipline conceptual design.