Project Manager - Transportation
About The Position
Michael Baker International is seeking a Project Manager - Transportation to join its Minneapolis team. The position combines project management, technical leadership, client relationship management, and business development. The Project Manager will deliver medium to large transportation projects for MnDOT, counties, municipalities, and Design-Build clients while leading multidisciplinary teams and mentoring staff. The role manages transportation and roadway projects from proposal through delivery, including roadway design, plan production, quality reviews, and technical analyses. It also includes developing scopes, schedules, budgets, staffing plans, and fee proposals; coordinating engineers, technicians, and subconsultants; monitoring project performance and financials; maintaining client relationships; and supporting business development. The successful candidate will provide technical guidance to engineering staff and support transportation design using OpenRoads Designer and digital delivery tools. Michael Baker International provides engineering and consulting services across more than 100 offices nationwide. It describes its work as supporting safer, more accessible, sustainable, and prosperous communities.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering.
- Minnesota Professional Engineer (PE) license.
- 10+ years of transportation engineering and project management experience.
- Proven experience delivering highway and roadway projects for MnDOT, county, municipal, and other public-sector clients.
- Strong leadership, client relationship management, business development, and communication skills.
- Experience managing project scopes, budgets, schedules, quality, and multidisciplinary teams.
- Proficiency with OpenRoads Designer, MicroStation, ProjectWise, Bluebeam, and Microsoft Office.
- Experience with roadway design, corridor modeling, plan production, and digital project delivery.
Nice To Haves
- Design-Build experience.
- PMP certification.
- Multi-state PE licensure.
- Staff mentorship experience.
Responsibilities
- Manage transportation and roadway projects from proposal through delivery.
- Lead project teams in roadway design, plan production, QA/QC reviews, and technical analyses.
- Develop project scopes, schedules, budgets, staffing plans, and fee proposals.
- Build and maintain client relationships while supporting business development efforts.
- Coordinate engineers, technicians, and subconsultants to deliver projects on time and within budget.
- Monitor project performance, financials, and resource utilization.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineering staff.
- Support transportation design efforts using OpenRoads Designer and digital delivery tools.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401k Retirement Plan.
- Health Savings Account (HSA).
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
- Life, AD&D, short-term, and long-term disability coverage.
- Professional and personal development.
- Generous paid time off.
- Commuter and wellness benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
