Transit Safety Planner

About the role

The Transit Safety Planner will lead planning activities, including data collection, analysis, reporting and presentations. They will work with clients to deliver superior results and ensure all planning activities comply with appropriate regulations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research and prepare statistical planning reports
• Manage planning related projects and task work orders
• Collaborate with clients to deliver superior results
• 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
• Develop and review conceptual project/plan design, project definition/criteria, scheduling, conceptual cost, and scope of services for long range planning efforts
• Work with major institutional stakeholders, business and community leaders, and neighborhoods to advance planning studies working to achieve consensus for recommendations that are cost-effective
• Develop and recommend innovative solutions for transportation strategies and programs
• Ensure that all planning activities comply with appropriate Federal and local regulations, policies, and procedures
• Perform technical reviews of projects and prepare reports, analysis, and correspondence
• Participate in presentations, formal and informal to Boards, staff, consultants, governmental agencies, and public

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Planning, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, or related discipline
• Minimum 5 years of experience in planning projects

Qualifications

• Excellent oral and written communication skills for preparing and presenting planning reports and projects
• Knowledge of planning principals, best practices, and techniques of planning
• Working knowledge of planning software programs, including Microsoft Office applications, Internet applications, and may include GIS mapping
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to work independently as well as in multidisciplinary teams

Skills

• Knowledge of planning disciplines, such as transportation planning, policy analysis, highway finance, bicycle/pedestrian planning, emerging mobility and transit planning

Benefits

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

Pay

The approximate compensation range for this position is $90,000-$112,000 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.

Schedule

Compensation details provided above.

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 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.

Why Choose 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 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.