Senior Traffic Engineer

Transportation Practice

Join Michael Baker International, consistently honored as a Top 20 transportation firm by Engineering News-Record. Embark on an outstanding journey where your expertise will shine in a world-class environment dedicated to flawless transportation solutions. Our ambitious team thrives on collaboration, determined to successfully implement innovative practices.

What We're Looking For:

Michael Baker International’s Detroit office is currently seeking a qualified Senior Traffic Engineer to join our team!  Working closely with our Detroit Transportation Engineering Department, the Senior Civil Engineer will work on a wide variety of Transportation projects throughout the Great Lakes Region.  Our team focuses on a multitude of projects including, but not limited to roadway design and rehabilitation, bridge replacement/rehabilitation projects, and other traditional public improvement projects such as signing and striping, traffic signals, and traffic control plans. The work will consist of developing plan and specification packages from engineering criteria, notes, sketches, and/or detailed drawings to ensure each design meets client project needs.

What You'll Do:

• Utilizing Bentley Open Roads Designer to prepare engineering designs and drawings for preliminary and final plan sets including but not limited to:
  • Signing and Pavement Marking Plans
  • Traffic Control Plans
  • Traffic Signal Plans
• Work closely with other engineers to ensure design is coordinated with other technical disciplines.
• Apply standard drafting/design principles and theories to complete assignments.
• Use technical manuals to ensure compliance with company policies and applicable standards.
• Utilize Synchro/Vissim software to perform capacity analyses.
• Review shop drawings and RFIs for conformance with contract plans.
• Define scope of work and man-hour requirements.
• Proposal production and implementing marketing initiatives.
• Assist Project Managers and other Engineers in ensuring that project/task schedules and budgets are met.
• Coordinate with design staff to ensure timely and accurate deliverables.
• May serve as the project or task manager responsible for some or all facets of a project or task.
• Responsible for maintaining technical knowledge through completion of various training initiatives: attending seminars, reviewing professional publications, attending in-house systems/management training.
• Familiarity with MDOT, and local municipality standards. 

What You Need to Succeed:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering
• 8+ years of progressive traffic engineering experience
• PE License in Michigan, or ability to obtain within 6 months of onboarding
• Experience with Open Roads Designer and drafting
• PTOE certification is (Desirable)
• Proficiency in Synchro/Vissim (Desirable) 

Compensation:

The approximate compensation range for this position is $106,577 to $153,889 per year. 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

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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 over 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.

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