Senior Transportation Planning Project Manager

Senior Transportation Planning Project Manager

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.

Michael Baker International, is currently seeking a Senior Transportation Planning Project Manager to join our team. The ideal candidate will be driven, intellectually curious, committed to excellence, and demonstrate a desire to make a difference in the communities we serve. As a Senior Transportation Planning Project Manager, you will support planners, traffic engineers, and project managers with planning activities, including data collection, analysis, reporting and presentations.

The Project Manager will also assist with client development and serve as a point of contact for transit and planning agencies in Texas and the Gulf Coast Region.

Knowledge of planning disciplines, such as transportation planning, urban and community planning, resiliency and hazard mitigation planning, policy analysis, highway finance, bicycle/pedestrian planning, emerging mobility, including autonomous and Connected vehicles and Mobility as a Service, and transit planning

Ability to conduct research and prepare statistical planning reports

Collect and compile a variety of quantitative and qualitative data to prepare reports and maps

Conduct field evaluations and assessments

Research requirements and standards

Develop reports under the direction of the project manager

Reviews and evaluates transportation construction plans or studies in regard to bike/pedestrian and multimodal accommodations

Participates in the development of Long
- Range Planning efforts, studies, including major investments studies, environmental assessments, preliminary engineering studies, and other related activities.

Develops and reviews conceptual project/plan design, project definition/criteria, scheduling, conceptual cost, and scope of services for long-range planning efforts, including development and review of project options and recommendations base upon input of major stakeholders and the community input.

Works with major institutional stakeholders, business and community leaders, and neighborhoods to advance planning studies working to achieve consensus for recommendations that are cost-effective

Develops and recommends innovative solutions for transportation strategies and programs

Ensures that all planning activities comply with appropriate Federal and local regulations, policies, and procedures.

Performs technical reviews of projects and prepares reports, analysis, and correspondence

Participates in presentations, formal and informal to Boards, staff, consultants, governmental agencies, and public

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Planning, or related discipline

10+ years of experience in planning projects including transportation technology, traffic planning, modeling, safety, land use, transit, or policy planning

Excellent oral and written communication skills for preparing and presenting planning reports and projects

Knowledge of planning principals, best practices, and techniques of planning

Strong analytical skills and the ability to work independently as well as in multidisciplinary teams

Ability to accommodate occasional travel

PE, preferred

AICP and/or PTOE preferred

The approximate compensation range for this position is $150,000 to $198,000. 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.

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

Job Identification 309823

Posting Date 09/04/2026, 05:53 PM

Job Schedule Full time

Locations 810 Hester's Crossing, Round Rock, TX, 78681, US (Hybrid)