Transportation & Community Planner

MICHAEL BAKER INTERNATIONAL IN ALASKA

Michael Baker International’s first office in Alaska opened in 1942. Since then, we have played a key role in some of Alaska’s most renowned infrastructure projects, including groundbreaking projects on the North Slope and the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System. We continue to focus on cold regions engineering—pipelines, transportation, civil, architecture, hydrology, and geotechnical, and specialty professional services, permitting and regulatory compliance, and GIS and LiDAR mapping. We have offices in Anchorage and Fairbanks and constantly network with our lower-48 colleagues, providing workshare opportunities across the company and leveraging our extensive skills sets to grow in Alaska.

What We're Looking For:

Help Alaska communities turn ideas into action. Michael Baker International is seeking a Senior Transportation & Community Planner to support public-sector infrastructure planning across Alaska. You will work with local governments, Tribal organizations, regional partners, and state agencies on transportation safety plans, corridor and multimodal studies, community planning initiatives, grant funding strategies, and infrastructure investment.

This opportunity is well suited for a curious, organized, and adaptable professional who enjoys solving problems, working directly with communities, and using data to support meaningful decisions. No two projects are the same, and the work may span urban centers, rural communities, and remote villages across Alaska.

You will collaborate with planners, engineers, GIS specialists, environmental professionals, and project managers while building your skills through mentorship and hands-on project experience.

What You'll Do:

• Support public-sector transportation, safety, mobility, multimodal, corridor, and community planning projects.
• Gather, analyze, interpret, and visualize data to support infrastructure and planning decisions.
• Develop maps, presentations, technical reports, grant materials, and public-facing communications.
• Assist with public meetings, workshops, interviews, and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Collaborate with local governments, Tribal organizations, regional partners, and state agencies.
• Research public funding opportunities and support grant applications and implementation strategies.
• Participate in field visits and community travel throughout Alaska.
• Support project coordination, proposal development, and business growth initiatives.

What you Need to Succeed:

• Bachelor’s degree in planning, Geography, Public Administration, Environmental Studies, Engineering, or a closely related field.
• 5+ years of experience in transportation, community, regional, or infrastructure planning, ideally supporting public agencies, municipalities, Tribal organizations, or DOT-related programs.
• Strong writing, communication, research, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments, priorities, and deadlines.
• Interest in working directly with communities, stakeholders, and agency partners.
• Ability to travel to communities and project sites within Alaska as needed.
• Collaborative mindset, intellectual curiosity, and a willingness to take on new challenges.
• Commitment to improving mobility, safety, infrastructure, and quality of life in Alaska communities.
• Experience with GIS, mapping, data visualization, graphic design, or presentation tools.
• Experience with transportation safety plans, corridor studies, multimodal planning, community plans, or public engagement.
• Familiarity with public-sector grants, funding programs, or proposal development.
• Experience working with Alaska communities, Tribal organizations, local governments, or state agencies.
   

COMPENSATION

The salary range for this position is $115,000-$160,000. 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. 

BENEFITS

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including:  

• Medical, dental, vision insurance  
• 401K Retirement Plan
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (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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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.
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. _*There is no current application deadline. Michael Baker will continue to accept applications on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or no longer needed.
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