Transportation Planning Practice Leader - Florida

Transportation Practice

Consistently ranked by Engineering News-Record as a Top 20 transportation firm, Michael Baker International offers clients an integrated team of professionals versed in all aspects of transportation planning, design, permitting, and construction management and inspection. In addition, Michael Baker International is a recognized leader in the practical aspects of operating and maintaining a safe and efficient transportation infrastructure.

What We're Looking For:

Michael Baker International is seeking a Transportation Planning Practice Leader to support the growth and diversification of its multimodal and transportation planning services throughout the State of Florida. This position can be located in any of our Florida offices, with Tallahassee preferred. This is an exciting leadership opportunity to work with one of the preeminent transportation planning firms in Florida, focusing on multimodal transportation development and improvement, community outreach, partnership building, and engineering solutions that enhance mobility and strengthen local and regional resiliency. You will collaborate with federal, state, and local governments, as well as transportation agencies, to conduct performance-based planning and develop innovative transportation solutions.

The Practice Leader will work with a dynamic and diverse team of certified planners, transportation engineers, urban designers, and environmental scientists to support Michael Baker’s extensive and growing portfolio of transportation, statewide, regional, and urban planning projects and services. You will utilize your expertise to develop corridor planning studies, technical reports, and preliminary (schematic) engineering plans and estimates. This position will work closely with the Business Development team and collaborate with regional and national offices on strategic pursuits, stakeholder engagement, proposal development, and project delivery.

What You'll Do:

• Collaborate with office and regional leadership to expand Michael Baker’s transportation planning practice with a primary focus on Florida clients, while remaining engaged across the broader Southern Region.
• Consult with clients to identify transportation needs and determine the scope of studies and investigations required to develop solutions.
• Advise clients and engineering teams on conceptual alternatives and planning approaches, recommending effective solutions.
• Ensure project approaches and deliverables align with applicable regulatory requirements and planning standards.
• Conduct research and prepare technical planning reports and studies.
• Lead multi-disciplinary project teams to successfully deliver projects on schedule and within budget.
• Perform a moderate level of travel throughout Florida and the Southern Region.
• Manage project scopes, schedules, budgets, and resources effectively.
• Actively participate in professional organizations and pursue leadership opportunities on boards and committees.
• Identify and pursue business development opportunities that address industry challenges, strengthen Michael Baker’s presence in Florida, and expand our transportation planning services.
• Lead proposal efforts, interviews, fee development, and contract negotiations for key pursuits.
• Build strong relationships with managers and technical leaders across the Southern Region and throughout Michael Baker.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop talented professionals to support practice growth.
• Collaborate with Florida office representatives and Regional Leadership regarding staffing, workshare, mentorship, business pursuits, and quality assurance.

What You Need to Succeed:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or a related field with 15+ years of transportation planning experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in the State of Florida and/or AICP Certification preferred.
• Knowledge of multimodal transportation planning, alternatives analysis, traffic studies, and preliminary (schematic) engineering.
• Extensive experience leading corridor planning studies for existing and future transportation facilities.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills with clients and stakeholders.
• Proven leadership ability and success developing business opportunities with existing and prospective clients, particularly within the Florida transportation market.
• Established relationships with FDOT, metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), regional transportation authorities, and municipal clients.
• FDOT prequalification experience preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.

Compensation:

The approximate compensation range for this position is $153,000 to $239,000 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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Michael Baker International is proud to be an 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, creed, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, familial status, pregnancy or childbirth, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, status with regard to public assistance, or membership or activity in a local human rights commission, or any other legally protected status.


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*There is no current application deadline. Michael Baker will continue to accept applications on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or no longer needed.