JOB DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION

Michael Baker International is seeking a Surface Transportation Department Manager to continue to grow and oversee our Jacksonville Surface Transportation Practice. As Surface Transportation Department Manager, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining trusted adviser relationships with clients throughout North Florida as well as determining direction and leading market awareness, including involvement in professional associations, technical articles, conferences and boards. The Surface Transportation Department Manager will work closely with the Office Manager, Office Executive and other local staff in the development of targeted client service action plans for FDOT, counties, and cities. You will coordinate staff workload with other transportation departments within Michael Baker International. In addition to being responsible for successful contracting and project execution, the Surface Transportation Department Manager will lead and participate in developing pursuits and strategic positioning for major Transportation project opportunities, including alternative delivery projects.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• The Surface Transportation Department Manager will be responsible for the growth and success of the Transportation Practices for the Jacksonville office.
• Leading and growing a dynamic team of engineers and designers in all aspects of design and plan preparation for roadway, highway, traffic, and interstate improvement projects for FDOT and other local clients in North Florida.
• The successful candidate will deliver projects per agreed to plan, budget, program and quality objectives. They will lead, assign, and review work of the project delivery team and provide technical guidance and oversight for the design for transportation projects; check work and progress and identify changes of scope and additional services.
• Staff mentorship and development is a responsibility, as well as the development and overseeing of budgets and schedules.
• Provide strategic planning while building and maintaining relationships with key client decision makers, keeping ahead of upcoming project advertisements and changes in the clients’ organization.
• Additionally, the Department Manager will lead proposal strategies, content, etc. and participate in the business development process to win work as well as they will be a visible and an active member of the Transportation community through professional organization involvement.

PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in Florida.
• 15+ years of highway, roadway, traffic or structural design experience with increasing levels of responsibility.
• 8+ years in a supervisory role.
• Direct relationships and contacts with FDOT Districts Two and Three, regional MPO’s and municipal clients.
• Demonstrated supervisor and mentoring skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including proposal writing and presentation skills, public speaking ability, and problem-solving skills are required.
• Experience overseeing successful project delivery with a drive for quality product and financial excellence.
• Proven track record of leading winning proposals.
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment and conduct multi-tasking efforts.
• Ability to travel up to 25%, primarily within North Florida region.
  

COMPENSATION

The salary range for this position is $94,017-$232,659. This will be dependent on the experience and expertise of the incoming candidate

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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 80 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 Affirmative Action/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. As a covered federal contractor, Michael Baker International is required to comply with Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, and its implementing guidelines. If the federal vaccine mandate is found to be valid and enforceable, this will include ensuring that all covered employees are fully vaccinated for COVID-19, except in limited circumstances where there is a legal entitlement to an accommodate. In addition, you may be subject to current or future state or local COVID-19 vaccine mandates that could become a condition of your employment based upon your work location or involvement on a project. Accordingly, Michael Baker encourages you to provide satisfactory proof that you are "fully vaccinated" for COVID-19 so as to ensure compliance with any potential applicable federal, state, or local laws. 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.

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