Engineering Director

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) Plan

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Life Insurance

Job summary

STV, Inc. seeks an Engineering Director in Louisville or Owensboro, KY to lead Transportation & Infrastructure projects, mentor staff, and grow the Kentucky practice for statewide client service.

The role collaborates with staff and agencies, delivering multi-discipline projects with strong technical standards. The successful candidate has 15+ years in transportation, a Kentucky PE, and proven business development capability, with excellent communication and leadership skills.

Qualifications

• 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 delivering transportation projects.
• Experience with transportation agencies (federal, state, local).
• Strong leadership for multi-discipline teams and project management.

Responsibilities

• Practice building, mentorship and skill development of professional staff.
• Lead business development and proposal efforts for Transportation and Infrastructure projects.
• Management of multi-discipline technical teams to deliver projects to clients.
• Negotiating and establishing project budgets, staffing, and productivity.
• Coordinate with other directors/leaders to ensure technical standards on projects.
• Performs and manages diverse and complex discipline work tasks requiring planning, communication and management.
• Develop and nurture key client relationships for future work opportunities.
• Focus on client development and industry participation with leadership teams.
• Assist with public involvement efforts and presentations.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Business development

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or Planning

Professional Engineer (PE) in Kentucky

Tools

Microsoft Office

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.