TRANSPORTATION PRACTICE
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’s Tallahassee office is currently seeking a qualified Traffic Engineer to join our growing Transportation team.
Working closely with our Florida and Southeast Traffic Engineering teams, this role will support a wide range of FDOT and local agency projects throughout North Florida and the Southeast. Our work spans roadway design and rehabilitation, ADA-related improvements, Active Transportation projects, and other traditional public improvement efforts such as signing and pavement markings, traffic signals, and roadway lighting.
The Traffic Engineer will be responsible for developing plan and specification packages based on engineering criteria, notes, sketches, and detailed drawings to ensure designs meet client expectations and regulatory requirements.
- Develop engineering designs and prepare preliminary and final plan sets using MicroStation.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering team members to ensure coordinated, high-quality designs.
- Apply standard drafting and design principles to complete technical assignments accurately.
- Reference applicable technical manuals to ensure compliance with company standards and industry regulations.
- Interpret and work from orthographic (2D) and isometric (3D) design drawings.
- Review shop drawings for conformance with contract plans and specifications.
- Support scope development and assist with estimating man-hour requirements.
- Contribute to proposal development and marketing initiatives.
- Assist with monitoring project schedules and budgets to support timely, cost-effective delivery.
- Coordinate with design technicians to ensure accurate and on-time deliverables.
- May serve as a task manager, overseeing specific project discipline activities.
- Maintain and expand technical knowledge through training, seminars, and internal development programs.
- Engage with local professional organizations and support the continued growth of Michael Baker’s traffic engineering presence in North Florida.
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering.
- 5–10 years of experience drafting and preparing engineering drawings preferred.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license in Florida
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
- Experience with MicroStation; familiarity with Civil 3D is a plus.
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
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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.
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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.
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Michael Baker International is a leading provider of engineering and consulting services, including design, planning, architectural, environmental, construction and program management. The company provides its comprehensive range of services and solutions to support U.S. federal, state, and municipal governments, foreign allied governments, and a wide range of commercial clients. Michael Baker’s more than 3,000 employees across nearly 100 locations are committed to a culture of innovation, collaboration and technological advancement to help solve challenges for clients and communities throughout the country.
