Department Manager, Community and Economic Development (Finance)
DESCRIPTION
Michael Baker International's Harrisburg, PA office is seeking a Community and Economic Development Department Manager to support the firm's dynamic and ever-growing planning practice.
The successful candidate will be responsible for managing and delivering a diverse portfolio of technically challenging community planning and economic development projects for our public and private clients located in Pennsylvania and beyond. The successful candidate will also be responsible for coordinating and collaborating with Michael Baker's national network of planning and engineering experts located in various offices throughout the United States to help promote and deliver the firm's planning services.
The Community and Economic Development Department Manager position reports to the Harrisburg Office's Director of Planning and will perform the following typical functions:
- Responsible for leading the Harrisburg Office's community and economic development services that includes a diverse array of state, regional, county, and municipal planning projects including comprehensive planning, land use and zoning, housing, multimodal, economic development, public funding, parks and recreation, etc.
- Performs advanced professional work related to variety of complex planning assignments on a local, county, regional, and statewide basis
- Conducts meetings with public officials, citizens, and project stakeholders
- Assists with the Planning Department's marketing and business development efforts to include proposal development and interview presentations
- Supervises staff and provides professional development mentorship
PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS
The successful candidate will require the following knowledge and capability characteristics:
- Bachelor's Degree in Urban Planning or Economics; Master's Degree preferred
- Minimum 10 years of relevant experience
- American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) preferred
- Well-developed knowledge of and demonstrated technical proficiency in municipal planning, community and economic development, and multimodal transportation planning
- Working knowledge of Pennsylvania municipal codes
- Project Management, staff supervision, and development skills and experience
- Excellent oral and written communication skills for preparing and presenting reports and projects
- Knowledge of principles, methodology, practices of research and data collection
- Experience with computer programs and applications, which include Microsoft Office Suite, economic impact modeling, and database management
- Strong critical thinking and analytical skills and the ability to work independently as well as in multi-disciplinary teams
- Ability to accommodate moderate travel including valid driver's license
COMPENSATION
The approximate compensation range for this position $104,980 - $163,948 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.
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
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.
*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.Michael Baker International's Harrisburg, PA office is seeking a Community and Economic Development Department Manager to support the firm's dynamic and ever-growing planning practice.The successful candidate will be responsible for managing and delivering a diverse portfolio of technically challenging community planning and economic development projects for our public and private clients located in Pennsylvania and beyond. The successful candidate will also be responsible for coordinating and collaborating with Michael Baker's national network of planning and engineering experts located in various offices throughout the United States to help promote and deliver the firm's planning services.
