Project Manager - Traffic/ITS

JOB DESCRIPTION

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.

DESCRIPTION

Michael Baker International is seeking a Project Manager - Traffic/ITS to join and be an integral member of our Traffic Engineering and Operations Department in Harrisburg, PA. The selected candidate will work directly with the Department Manager and the Department’s Project Managers to deliver transportation safety projects to include transportation safety research, study, analysis, plan, policy, and program projects and services for public and private clients. Additionally, this position will support the company’s regional and national transportation safety service offerings. Responsibilities include managing dynamic critical thinking projects and working one-on-one with our clients in a dynamic environment meant to shape the way to not only transform Pennsylvania’s transportation practices, but transportation best practices at large.

The successful candidate will entail the following knowledge and capability characteristics:

+ Provides strategic leadership and technical guidance. + Confident and comfortable presenting to the public and professional industry. + Strong technical writing skills. + Strong interpersonal and mixed media communication skills. + Accountable, adaptable, and strong work ethic. + Desires a collaborative team working environment. + Reviews project proposal or plan to determine scope, time frame, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing project, staffing requirements, and allotment of available resources. + Establishes work plan and staffing for each phase of project and arranges for recruitment or assignment of project personnel. + Develops/implements project plans/methodologies for single discipline projects. + Confers with project staff to outline workplan and to assign duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority. + Directs and coordinates activities of project personnel to ensure project progresses on schedule and within prescribed budget. + Reviews status reports prepared by project personnel and modifies schedules or plans as required. + Prepares project reports for management, clients, or others. + Develops and maintains client engagement to ensure satisfaction. + Confers with project personnel to provide technical advice and to resolve problems. + Coordinates project activities directly with the client. + Conducts safety meetings and training programs to ensure safety requirements are met.

PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS

COMPENSATION

The approximate compensation range for this position is $97,598 to $140,924. 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.

ABOUT US

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 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.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.*