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Michael Baker International Traffic Engineer Project Manager (In office or hyb - 307065 in Dearborn, Michigan
WHO WE ARE
Supported by more than 3,500 employees in nearly 100 locations across the United States, we provide a full continuum of engineering and consulting services, including design, planning, architectural, environmental, construction and program management. Our clients include U.S. federal, state and municipal governments, foreign allied governments, and a wide range of commercial clients. Michael Baker is committed to delivering a standard of excellence that fosters a culture of innovation, collaboration, and technological advancement to help solve our clients' complex challenges.
This position can be worked in office or hybrid in Michigan. The Michigan office was established in 2018 and has grown during that time to a total of 40 employees. The MBI Michigan office is in downtown Dearborn with free parking located adjacent to the office and shopping close by within walking distance. Michigan departments include roadway, drainage, bridge, and construction.
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, operations, and safety: permitting, 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
As a part of our Transportation Engineering Team, the Traffic Lead will be responsible for transportation engineering analysis and design efforts on Michigan DOT and municipal projects. They will leverage the transportation engineering knowledge and skills to prepare engineering plans, calculations, reports, technical specifications, technical proposals, and construction estimates and schedules. This is a full-time position that requires expertise and experience with traffic impact studies, capacity analysis, parking studies, traffic simulation modeling, crash analysis and safety evaluation, and preparation of technical reports and proposals. Tasks will include traffic design and construction plans such as signing and pavement markings, signalization, lighting, and ITS plans. You will have the opportunity to grow and build a traffic department within the Detroit office while supporting and guiding experienced engineers on projects within the Great Lakes Region. You will assist or lead in the pursuit of work including proposal writing.
The best part of being a Traffic Engineer/Project Manager at Michael Baker is that with a wide variety of clients and projects, no two days will be the same. You will face different challenges every day, some of which may be extraordinarily complex. Most days will be spent in the office managing and carrying out the traffic engineering tasks on a variety of surface transportation design projects. Many of these projects will begin in the traffic forecasting, proceed through traffic analysis, and conclude with the design of traffic control devices, systems, and plans; and may include ITS systems. Coordinating with colleagues across the region, you will support the Transportation Engineering Team by preparing scopes and fees for traffic engineering tasks, organizing personnel to complete tasks, and attending technical meetings with agency staff and clients. You will feel a sense of pride in knowing that you are helping Michael Baker International provide innovative solutions to transportation challenges, big and small, and Making a Difference for the clients and communities we serve!
PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or Transportation Planning or related field 10 years of progressive traffic engineering design and operational experience Michigan PE license, with ability to obtain licensing in other states. P.T.O.E. pre