Military Planner - Military Veterans
at Michael Baker International
DESCRIPTION
Michael Baker's Federal Planning Practice is looking for an experienced Military Planner to lead comprehensive planning projects for the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Space Force. Our practice's planners, landscape architects, and project managers are dedicated to helping our Federal clients across the U.S. and overseas. The ideal candidate will be driven, intellectually curious, committed to excellence, and demonstrate a desire to make a difference in the communities we serve.
The Military Planner's Responsibilities Include:
- Develop and maintain/update master plans, infrastructure plans, climate resilience plans, facility space utilization studies, and other written reports that clearly communicate findings, recommendations, and implementation steps to clients.
- Facilitate planning charrettes for Federal/Military clients as both a lead facilitator and as a member of a multidisciplinary facilitation team.
- Analyze facility requirements according to DoD guidelines for buildings, infrastructure, ranges, and training areas. Identify and develop courses of action to address or mitigate facility imbalances. Conduct field evaluations and assessments in support of these assessments. Analyze and interpret the impact of military doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership, and education, and personnel on facility requirements.
- Apply knowledge of, and mentor others, in the use of data and reports sourced from Department of Defense Real Property business systems (e.g., RPLANS, GFEBS, HQIIS, ASIP, AIA, CPP, iNFADS, etc.). Direct experience working in these systems is strongly preferred.
- Provide project updates, metrics, communication, and documentation to clients and collaborators.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Please note that this position requires 25% travel.
REQUIREMENTS
- At least six years of direct experience in military installation planning and/or base operations.
- Bachelor's degree in Planning, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, GIS/Geography, Engineering, or a related field.
- Proven ability to work in multidisciplinary teams to create realistic and actionable facility and infrastructure plans for Federal/Military clients.
- Knowledge of Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) 2-100-01 and other relevant DoD Planning Criteria.
- Familiarity with military requirements, standard designs, and other installation planning guidance such as Installation Energy & Water Plans, Infrastructure Capacity Assessments, Basic Facilities Requirements, facility utilization surveys, and Installation Climate Resilience Plans.
- Experience with data sourced from DoD Real Property business systems.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills; strong technical writing skills.
- Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Teams, Outlook).
- This role requires U.S. citizenship.
- AICP, PE, or PMP.
- Experience with the military construction process, including completing DD Form 1391s.
- Software skills, such as GIS and AutoCAD.
The salary range for this position is $82,326-$118,000. This will be dependent on the experience and expertise of the incoming candidate.
BENEFITS
We offer a comprehensive benefits package including:
- 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
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. 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.
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 EEO STATEMENT
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. 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.
EEO is the Law. Applicants to and employees of Michael Baker International are protected under Federal law from discrimination.
United States / Remote
Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting has been partnering with communities since 1940 to solve their most complex infrastructure challenges with a legacy of expertise, experience, innovation and integrity.
Supported by more than 6,000 employees in 90 offices worldwide, we provide a full continuum of life-cycle engineering consulting, specialized global construction, base operations, security management, systems integration and intelligence solutions. Our clients include federal, state, and municipal governments; foreign allied governments; and a wide range of private development and other commercial partners.
When Michael Baker Jr. first established his engineering firm in 1940, he envisioned a company that would serve as a property surveyor or designer of roads, bridges, buildings and sewage systems, and also as a trusted, long-term partner with local communities and distant nations. His employees strove to transform communities, companies, states and even nations, adopting dual roles as both caring neighbors and innovative nation builders. Baker instilled in his employees the drive to deliver improved quality of life and the desire to make a difference.
Baker built a lasting legacy that today forms the foundation on which we continue to serve and grow. Today, we continue to leverage our collective expertise and experience to make the communities we serve better. We strive to make them safer, more accessible, more environmentally sustainable and more livable. We facilitate their transformation supported by differentiating innovation, technologies and dedicated employees. We are change agents, leading our partners around the world into the future.
Our greatest differentiator, though, is our employees who demonstrate a world-class ability to solve complex problems. That’s why we engage our people, educate and train them, develop their careers, and invest in their futures. We give them opportunities around the world to exercise and expand their skills and expertise. We reward innovation and collaboration that lead to the best solutions for our clients. As a company, We Make a Difference.
To most effectively serve our clients, Michael Baker International is organized into three distinct business units: Engineering & Consulting; Sallyport Global Holdings; and SC3, which are described below.
ENGINEERING, PLANNING AND CONSULTING
The Engineering, Planning and Consulting business unit encompasses the complete life-cycle of planning, environmental assessment, engineering design, construction management, and facilities maintenance for projects in more than 38 countries on five continents. We provide a full continuum of solutions for a broad range of markets, including highways, bridges, airports, rail and mass transit systems, domestic and overseas government and commercial facilities, water and wastewater infrastructure, energy infrastructure and urban planning and development.
Professional Services – As part of Engineering, Planning and Consulting, this business unit provides high-value, differentiated engineering and professional services around the globe, including specialized construction services, cost management support and engineering support.