Senior Active Transportation Lead

Job Description

At Michael Baker International, we're redefining mobility across Southern California, and we're searching for a visionary Active Transportation Planning Lead to help drive that transformation. You'll partner with an inspired team of planners and engineers to reimagine how people move—designing environments where walking, biking, and transit aren't just possible, but preferred. In this role, you'll guide project delivery, cultivate emerging talent, and shape new opportunities that push active transportation forward across the region.

Innovation fuels everything here. You'll work alongside people who see community impact as a mission, not a tagline. Expect competitive compensation, flexible work options, and the chance to leave a lasting imprint on Southern California—one bold corridor at a time.

What You'll Do

• Lead, motivate, and mentor a multidisciplinary team focused on designing vibrant, people-first mobility corridors.
• Take ownership of the full project lifecycle—planning, design, and delivery—for initiatives ranging from pedestrian and bicycle networks to Safe Routes to School and multimodal transit integration. Serve as the trusted expert and forward-thinking project manager on complex, high-visibility transportation challenges.
• Develop clear scopes, reliable budgets, and achievable schedules; build client confidence through exceptional communication and execution.
• Drive business development efforts—present innovative concepts, write compelling proposals, and cultivate lasting client relationships.
• Collaborate across teams, agencies, and communities to expand what's possible in active and multimodal transportation.
• Mentor and elevate junior staff, fostering a culture that celebrates creativity, inclusion, and innovation.

What You Need to Succeed

• 10–15 years of professional experience.
• Bachelor's or master's degree in civil engineering or a related discipline.
• Professional Engineering (PE) license preferred but not required.
• At least 10 years in roadway and highway design, with strong command of construction documents.
• 5+ years managing projects or leading design teams, with a track record of growing impact.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD or Micro Station, plus Civil 3D or Open Roads.
• Strong understanding of utility coordination, right-of-way processes, and streetscape design. Genuine passion for active transportation and multimodal systems.
• Expertise in geometric design, accessible public spaces, grading, drainage, and transformative corridor elements.
• Experience crafting successful grant applications to turn visionary ideas into funded projects. Background working with disadvantaged communities or advancing Vision Zero initiatives.

Compensation:

The approximate compensation range for this position is $143,000-$247,000 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

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 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…