Lead traffic engineering and project management for transportation projects including traffic operations, signal and ITS design, roadway lighting, signing/markings, and MOT. Perform analyses, develop designs, prepare PS&E, cost estimates, reports, and construction documents. Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, clients, and agencies to ensure quality and standards compliance throughout project delivery.
What We're Looking For:
Michael Baker is seeking a Traffic Engineer/Project Manager to join our Transportation team. In this role, you will support a variety of transportation projects involving traffic operations, roadway safety, traffic signal design, ITS, roadway lighting, signing and pavement markings, and maintenance of traffic (MOT).
The successful candidate will perform traffic analyses, develop engineering designs, prepare technical reports, and contribute to projects from planning through final design. This position offers the opportunity to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams while helping deliver innovative solutions that improve mobility and safety.
At Michael Baker International, our collaborative and flexible culture empowers employees to take ownership of their professional development while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Whether you're advancing your technical expertise, pursuing leadership opportunities, or exploring new career paths across our diverse business lines, you'll have access to the resources, support, and meaningful projects needed to achieve your goals. Join a team where innovation is encouraged, flexibility is valued, and your long-term success is a priority
What You'll Do:
- Perform traffic operations evaluations, safety assessments, and traffic signal timing analysis.
- Design traffic signals, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), roadway lighting, signing and pavement marking plans, and Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) plans.
- Prepare engineering calculations, cost estimates, technical reports, specifications, and construction documents.
- Analyze data and develop recommendations to support transportation planning and engineering decisions.
- Review and interpret engineering plans, specifications, standards, and technical reports.
- Prepare and review plans, calculations, and project deliverables to ensure quality and compliance with applicable standards.
- Coordinate with project managers, engineers, clients, and agency stakeholders throughout project development.
- Support project delivery while applying sound engineering judgment and problem-solving skills.
What You Need to Succeed:
- Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, Transportation Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 8+ years’ experience in a Traffic Engineering related position with increased responsibilities
- Professional Engineer (PE) license in CA or ability to obtain within 6 months of employment
- Experience preparing Plans, Specifications, and Estimates (PS&E) packages.
- Experience with CAD design platforms, including AutoCAD and MicroStation, for the preparation of traffic engineering, ITS, signing and striping, and roadway improvement plans.
- Knowledge of traffic signal design, ITS systems, traffic modeling, and safety analysis.
- Strong knowledge of traffic signal systems, ITS, and roadway design coordination
- Proven ability to manage multidisciplinary teams and complex projects
- Strong analytical, technical writing, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience with DOT, municipal, or transportation agency projects.
Compensation:
The approximate compensation range for this position is 125,000 - $196,000 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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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.
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, 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.
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.
*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.
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