Assistant Project Manager/Technical Specialist - Planning (Finance)

Planning Practice

We create, integrate, visualize, and communicate planning concepts as they move from the initial vision through implementation. Our planning professionals build strong client partnerships, working with residents, businesses, developers, educational and medical organizations, state and local governments, the military and other federal agencies to successfully plan the future of their communities or institutions. At Michael Baker International, we focus on people and places, improving communities, and creating more sustainable, convenient, equitable, healthful, efficient, and attractive places.

What We're Looking For:

The New Jersey operations of Michael Baker International has an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Project Manager/Technical Specialist with a concentration in Conceptual Design. The successful candidate will face different and stimulating challenges, some of which will be extraordinarily complex. They will be reviewing and preparing transportation engineering plans, studies, alternative analyses, and technical reports, as well as managing projects, mentoring and coordinating with staff to ensure timely and accurate document and drawing preparation for multidisciplinary conceptual designs.

A Hybrid working arrangement is available within the US at the New York NY, Hamilton NJ, or Newark NJ offices.

What You'll Do:

• Assist with managing concept development design, plans, and studies for roadways and bridges contributing to projects as they advance through the project delivery process to Preliminary Engineering and Final Design
• Develop concept development studies for infrastructure projects
• Provide direct support to internal and client project managers
• Support marketing and business development efforts
• Interact directly with clients, stakeholders, and the general public
• Assist in writing proposals for business development pursuits

What You Need to Succeed:

• Minimum qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or related field
  • 8-10 years of traffic/transportation planning experience
  • Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification with ability to obtain a PE license within one year
  • Experience in preparing Preliminary Engineering and Final Design Plans
  • Possess the ability to manage multiple tasks and assignments independently under limited supervision
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite products
• Preferred qualifications
  • Master's Degree in Transportation Engineering or related field
  • Experience with progressive highway/roadway civil engineering
  • PE license in NJ and/or NY
  • Familiarity and experience with New Jersey DOT, New Jersey Metropolitan Planning Organizations, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and New Jersey Turnpike Authority design processes and standards
  • Familiarity with NY State and NY City DOT standards and processes
  • Experience in traffic engineering / transportation planning software such as AutoCAD, Bentley MicroStation, HCS, Synchro, SimTraffic, Vissim, and ArcGIS

Compensation:

The approximate compensation range for this position $110,000 - $135,000 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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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 85 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.

*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.

The New Jersey operations of Michael Baker International has an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Project Manager/Technical Specialist with a concentration in Conceptual Design. The successful candidate will face different and stimulating challenges, some of which will be extraordinarily complex. They will be reviewing and preparing transportation engineering plans, studies, alternative analyses, and technical reports, as well as managing projects, mentoring and coordinating with staff to ensure timely and accurate document and drawing preparation for multidisciplinary conceptual designs.