Federal Planner - Navy (Remote or Hybrid)

INTEGRATED DESIGN & ADVISORY + FEDERAL PLANNING PRACTICE

At Michael Baker International, we bring together decades of federal planning expertise and integrated design thinking to deliver innovative, high-impact solutions for our clients. Our Federal Planning Practice has supported the U.S. government with award-winning services in master planning, emergency management, sustainability, and facility programming—often under tight deadlines and across the globe.

Our Integrated Design and Advisory vertical enhances this foundation by uniting architecture, engineering, and strategic consulting into a powerful delivery platform. With over 850 professionals nationwide, we serve a diverse range of sectors including defense, aerospace, healthcare, higher education, and the federal government. We leverage early stakeholder engagement and cross-disciplinary collaboration—spanning MEP+S+FP engineering, planning, and advisory services—to deliver holistic, resilient, and future-ready solutions.

From strategic consulting and digital twins to energy resiliency and operational continuity, our team is committed to solving complex infrastructure challenges with agility, innovation, and integrity. Together, we are shaping high-performance environments that support mission success and long-term growth for our clients.

DESCRIPTION

Step into a role where your planning expertise directly supports national defense missions. As a Federal Planner – Navy, you’ll be part of a collaborative team of planners, landscape architects, and project managers who are passionate about creating meaningful, lasting impact through innovative planning solutions.

In this role, you’ll take the lead on multidisciplinary projects for NAVFAC and Marine Corps clients—shaping strategic and master planning documents that guide critical infrastructure and operational readiness. We’re looking for a driven, intellectually curious professional with strong analytical skills, real property expertise, and a demonstrated history of supporting the U.S. Department of Defense, including NAVFAC.

If you're ready to lead high-visibility projects, engage with stakeholders across the U.S. and abroad, and contribute to a mission that matters, we’d love to hear from you.

Anticipated work includes:

• Conducting master planning services for NAVFAC or Marine Corps clients primarily and other Federal clients as needed.
• Engaging with clients and stakeholders through the organization and facilitation of on-site charrettes, workshops, interviews, and site visits, in both leadership and support capacities.
• Managing projects and personnel effectively to ensure successful outcomes.
• Preparing comprehensive written and supplementary content for project deliverables, which may include Master Plans, Installation Development Plans, Vision Plans, Area Development Plans, District Plans, Transportation Management Plans, Installation Planning Standards, Requirements Analyses, Planning Charrette Reports, Facility Space Optimization Plans, DD1391s, and additional federal planning documents.
• Contributing to business development initiatives, including the preparation of SF330 and similar Federal proposal documents.

The ideal candidate will possess:

• The ability to coordinate, work with, and advise members of NAVFAC and other DoD clients on how to achieve their desired planning and infrastructure end-state.
• A strong desire to work with members of the DoD onsite and virtually throughout concurrent project lifecycles.
• Proficiency in task-oriented oral and written communication for preparing and presenting reports and projects.
• Quantitative and qualitative analytical skills.
• The ability to work independently, as well as in multi-disciplinary teams.
• Knowledge of planning principles, military installation configuration, and how to apply planning best practices to DoD real property assets.
• Experience analyzing DoD missions sets and communicating the real property implications involved during decision making processes.
• Ability to conduct research and write planning reports on land use, physical, social & economic conditions, and mission requirements.
• Demonstrated experience and appropriate training in employing strategic planning and space planning techniques to develop long- and short-range plans. 

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in urban planning, project management, landscape architecture, architecture, civil engineering, environmental science, geography, or related field. 
• A minimum of 5 years of experience working with or for the U.S. Department of Defense, at least 3 years of which should be supporting NAVFAC specifically.
• Direct experience leading U.S. Department of Defense master planning projects, developing programming documents for the U.S. Department of Defense, and/or experience with military real property management.
• Familiarity with Naval and Marine Corps data systems and guidance, such as iNFADS, iNSIPP, FRAME, NAVFAC Consistency Guides, etc.; please specify which systems and guidance in your application.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams) and comfortable with learning and leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as Microsoft Co-Pilot.
• Availability to travel to client sites in the U.S. and overseas (25% of time).
• This role requires U.S. Citizenship, due to project requirements. 

Preferred qualifications:

• Credentialing, such as AICP, PMP, PE, GIS-P, or RLA.
• Experience with Esri ArcGIS Suite and/or AutoCAD.

COMPENSATION

The range for this role is $85,619 – $112,375; this will be dependent on the experience and expertise of the incoming candidate. 

THIS POSITION CAN BE REMOTE, OR HYBRID; Periodic On-site Travel to Client Sites (25%) is Required.

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About UsMichael 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.