Engineering Director

STV Incorporated; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 175,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) Plan

Paid Time Off

Professional Licensure Support

Continuing Education Program

Job summary

STV Incorporated seeks an Engineering Director in Louisville or Owensboro, KY to lead our Transportation & Infrastructure practice. You will mentor staff, grow the Kentucky practice, and drive project delivery with senior staff support.

The role emphasizes leadership, communication, and business development with state and federal agencies, plus collaboration across offices to maintain high technical standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or Planning; Master’s degree is a plus.
• Minimum 15 years of Transportation and Infrastructure experience.
• Kentucky Professional Engineer (PE).
• Direct experience delivering transportation projects.
• Strong leadership for multi‑discipline projects with high technical complexity.
• Experience with transportation agencies (federal, state, local).
• Proven practice development and management in Transportation & Infrastructure.
• Business development and operations management experience.
• Experience with Owensboro area agencies, KYTC, and Kentucky agencies.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Practice building, mentorship and skill development of staff.
• Lead business development and proposal efforts for Transportation & Infrastructure projects.
• Manage multi‑discipline technical teams to deliver projects to clients.
• Negotiate budgets, staffing, coordination to deliver services.
• Coordinate with other directors to maintain technical standards.
• Lead diverse tasks requiring planning, communication and management.
• Develop and nurture client relationships for future work opportunities.
• Collaborate with leadership on client development and industry participation.
• Assist with public involvement efforts and presentations.

Skills

Leadership experience

Project delivery

Mentorship

Business development

Communication

Budgeting

Multi-discipline teams

Client relations

Microsoft Office

Public involvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or Planning

Master’s degree a plus

Tools

Project management tools

Office software

Job description

STV has an immediate need for an Engineering Director in our Louisville or Owensboro, KY office for our Transportation & Infrastructure division. This position will include office leadership, and other firm-wide roles. The successful candidate will support our current staff while assisting in growing the Kentucky practice to better service our clients statewide. This position offers a leadership role at an Engineer News-Record (ENR) Top 50 rated firm. This individual would assist other senior staff in collaborating with various agencies in Kentucky and the surrounding area. The ideal candidate is an individual who desires to lead through example, is professionally respected, an excellent communicator, and possesses a vast understanding of project delivery. The candidate will be managing projects under supervision from senior managers and work with junior staff members for successful project production and execution. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to grow a Transportation and Infrastructure practice, work with various clients in Kentucky, and lead business development efforts for Transportation and Infrastructure pursuits. This is an excellent role for a creative, self-motivated and detail-oriented professional that enjoys being a part of a team environment and growing a team!

Responsibilities include:

• Practice building, mentorship and skill development of professional staff.
• Lead business development and proposal efforts for Transportation and Infrastructure projects.
• Management of a multi-discipline technical teams to deliver projects to clients.
• Negotiating and establishing project budgets, staffing, project coordination and productivity necessary to deliver exceptional services to our clients.
• Coordination with other directors/leaders to ensure a consistent level of technical standards and applications on projects.
• Performs and manages diverse and complex discipline work tasks requiring extensive planning, communication and management skills.
• Collaborates with multi-discipline professionals within the project team and includes the ability to integrate a series of independent and often interrelated professional actions to attain desired project goals.
• Develop and nurture key client relationships and leverage existing client relationships for future work opportunities.
• Working with practice and office leadership, focus on client development, business development and industry participation.
• Assist with public involvement efforts and presentations.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or Planning (Master’s Degree a plus).
• Minimum 15 years of Transportation and Infrastructure experience.
• Kentucky Professional Engineer (PE).
• Direct experience in successfully delivering transportation projects.
• Direct experience in assessing leadership for multi-discipline projects with high degrees of technical complexity and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Experience working with transportation agencies including federal, state and local authorities.
• Demonstrated Transportation and Infrastructure practice development and management capability.
• Experience with Business Development and Operations management.
• Experience with Owensboro area agencies, KYTC, and other Kentucky-based agencies.
• A strong reputation with major clients, knowledge of market opportunities in Kentucky, and a facility for business development and winning project work.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Proven project management skills, with experience overseeing complex transportation projects.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Compensation Range: $175,234.85 - $194,705.39

STV offers the following benefits:

• Health insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care and Transit and Parking where applicable)
• Disability insurance
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• 401(k) Plan
• Retirement Counseling
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Back-Up Dependent Care
• Parental Leave
• Continuing Education Program
• Professional Licensure and Society Memberships

STV is committed to paying all of its employees in a fair, equitable, and transparent manner. The listed pay range is STV’s good-faith salary estimate for this position. Please note that the final salary offered for this position may be outside of this published range based on many factors, including but not limited to geography, education, experience, and/or certifications.

STV is one of the top infrastructure-focused professional services firms in North America. Founded in 1912, STV advises, plans, designs, engineers and delivers the infrastructure that powers local economies, including transportation systems, buildings, water and other facilities. Headquartered in New York City, the company has more than 65 offices and 3,400 employees who reimagine the solutions and structures that connect our communities. The firm is ranked 32nd in Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms survey and is 10th in its transportation category.

STV is deeply committed to investing in its people and creating a world-class employee experience. We are passionate about mentoring, coaching and cultivating our talent because we know they are destined to become the next generation of industry leaders. We’re also committed to delivering formative career experiences – and we do that by providing challenging and unique work experiences, by mapping multiple ways to advance (beyond the traditional career ladder!) and by recognizing those who successfully chart new and exciting paths for the firm. We value a wide range of perspectives and experiences, without regard to any factor or characteristic, regardless of whether it is a category protected by federal, state and/or local law, making them an integral part of how we work. Our approach ensures that every individual is respected, heard, and given opportunities to contribute meaningfully. We remove barriers and create pathways for growth, embedding fairness into our daily operations. Learn more atstvinc.com. STV exists to make communities better through innovative solutions that connect people, places and the present to the future. Our local teams throughout the country deeply understand the needs of their communities and have the expertise to provide solutions. We are also committed to giving back to our communities and our neighbors through volunteering and philanthropic activities; fundraising events; scholarships, internships, and mentoring; and sustainability and community improvement projects. Learn more.

STV provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.