Transportation Specialist

DESCRIPTION

Michael Baker International, is currently seeking a full-time Transportation Specialist to join our team in our Louisville, KY office. The ideal candidate will be driven, intellectually curious, committed to excellence, and demonstrate a desire to make a difference in the communities we serve. The Transportation Specialist will support planners, traffic engineers, and project managers with planning activities, including data collection, analysis, reporting and presentations. The Transportation Specialist will also serve as a planning project manager and assist with client development and serve as a point of contact for transit and planning agencies in Kentucky and the Great Lakes Region.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Knowledge of planning disciplines, such as urban and community planning, resiliency and hazard mitigation planning, transportation planning, policy analysis, highway finance, bicycle/pedestrian planning, emerging mobility, including autonomous and Connected vehicles and Mobility as a Service, and transit planning
• Ability to conduct research and prepare statistical planning reports
• Collect and compile a variety of quantitative and qualitative data to prepare reports and maps
• Conduct field evaluations and assessments
• Research requirements and standards
• Perform Project Manager duties for the management of assigned projects
• Develop reports under the direction of the department manager
• Reviews and evaluates transportation construction plans or studies in regard to bike/pedestrian and multimodal accommodations
• Participates in the development of Long-Range Planning efforts, studies, including major investments studies, environmental assessments, preliminary engineering studies, and other related activities.
• Develops and reviews conceptual project/plan design, project definition/criteria, scheduling, conceptual cost, and scope of services for long-range planning efforts, including development and review of project options and recommendations base upon input of major stakeholders and the community input.
• Works with major institutional stakeholders, business and community leaders, and neighborhoods to advance planning studies working to achieve consensus for recommendations that are cost-effective
• Develops and recommends innovative solutions for transportation strategies and programs
• Ensures that all planning activities comply with appropriate Federal and local regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Performs technical reviews of projects and prepares reports, analysis, and correspondence
• Participates in presentations, formal and informal to Boards, staff, consultants, governmental agencies, and public

PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s Degree 
• Minimum 10 years of experience in planning projects including transportation technology, traffic planning, modeling, safety, land use, transit, or policy planning
• Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning can substitute for 3 years in planning project experience
• Excellent oral and written communication skills for preparing and presenting planning reports and projects
• Knowledge of planning principals, best practices, and techniques of planning
• Working knowledge of planning software programs, including Microsoft Office applications, Internet applications, and may include GIS mapping
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to work independently as well as in multidisciplinary teams
• Ability to accommodate occasional travel

COMPENSATION

The approximate compensation range for this position is $78,209 to $123,180.  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