Federal Programming Planner

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

This Federal / Military Programming Planner will join a collaboration of experienced planners, landscape architects, and project managers dedicated to having a positive impact through effective planning.

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 Federal Programming Planner will serve as lead project planner on multi-disciplinary planning projects and will be responsible for the preparation of DD Form 1391s, requirements development, master planning and strategic planning documents for Federal/Military (primarily Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force) clients and other State and Local Government Clients as needed.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES


* Analyze and interpret the impact of mission, military doctrine and regulations, organization, training, materiel, leadership and education, and personnel on facilities requirements.


* Identify and develop courses of action to address or mitigate facility imbalances.


* Facilitate planning charrettes for Federal/Military clients as both a lead facilitator and as a member of a facilitation team.


* Act as liaison between government agencies and other organizations in developing analyses and plans.


* Provide project updates, metrics, communication, and documentation to clients and stakeholders.


* Conduct field evaluations and assessments.


* Access the PAX DD Form 1391 Processor System to develop and submit programming documentation.


* Demonstrate strong understanding of DoD funding streams such as MILCON, FSRM, R&M, etc.


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