What We're Looking For:
Michael Baker is seeking a Travel Manager to oversee the daily operations of our corporate travel department. This role will align and update travel policies across the enterprise, manage the department budget, and ensure that everything runs smoothly and meets company standards. The manager will further streamline procedures, assist in choosing the most desirable vendors, and review how vendors are doing to suggest improvements.
What You'll Do:
- Leads and manages the daily operations of the Corporate Travel Department at one location, ensuring all travel activities run smoothly and support business goals.
- Develops, maintains, and updates travel policies to ensure they are cost-effective and competitive, including regular reviews of vendors and rates.
- Manages the department's budget, tracking spending and finding ways to reduce costs while meeting travel needs.
- Monitors performance metrics, focusing on productivity, cost control, service quality, and meeting department goals.
- Creates and enforces clear and effective procedures, and ensures staff follow best practices for consistent service.
- Takes part in negotiating with vendors, choosing the best partners, and building strong working relationships.
- Reviews vendor performance regularly, suggests improvements, and implements changes to ensure the best value and service.
- Handles other duties as needed to support the department and company objectives.
What You Need to Succeed:
- A minimum of 5–10 years of relevant experience is preferred.
- Proficiency with Egencia is desirable.
- Experience with Worldspan, a leading Global Distribution System (GDS), is also preferred.
Compensation:
The approximate compensation range for this position is $90,000 - $100,000 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
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.
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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What We Do
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.
